something else I forgot to mention that i have been doing for 45+ years... i wrap upright with black electrical tape from the cross bar to a few inches or so above the spool.. reason being... the black absorbs any sunlight and keeps ice from forming on the wooden upright.. on those cloudy days, the ice easily slide off the tape with a getle tap of the ice or a slight wiggle of the up right.. with out it you have to contend with an ice ball... it's a trick i learnd from an old friend of my dads back when I was a young-in...it's served well...
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