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01-17-2005, 05:15 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Does Cold Affect Fishing Rods?
Maybe a stupid question but I was wondering, I store my rods in an unheated area as I have no heated storage space to keep them. Will this affect them in any way?  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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01-17-2005, 05:20 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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i don't think you have to worry about it. i used to store mine in an unheated garage and never noticed any problems, 'cept for a sniffle or two  . back in the early days of graphite they said extreme cold could break a rod under stress, never happened to me personally, and i used to fish in pulaski in jan. and feb. |
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01-17-2005, 05:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,690
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I was into some gator bloos in early november... it was probably hovering around 35 to 40 degrees and on one really big bloo, the flexcoat on all of the guides cracked. I think that the cold had something to do with it, but I'm not 100% sure about it. But as far as sitting in a cold garage... Naaaa, they will be ok. |
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01-17-2005, 06:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: massachusetts
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the cold makes things more brittle
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01-17-2005, 07:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NY
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There might be some adverse effect if it went from hot to cold repeatedly, but I'm not sure what.
One thing I noticed is that keeping a rod out in the rain for extended periods of time is a bad idea.
When I'm near my girlfriends house and I have the 11' I keep it in the backyard and after a while the coating on all the wraps become opaque. I saw one guy's rod and it stayed like that. Real ugly.  |
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01-17-2005, 08:30 PM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
Posts: 8,615
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The colder it gets the more time I take freeing my guides of ice....oh rods....mine shrinks like a turtle and hides for warmer weather  . |
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01-17-2005, 09:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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So..Acording to GS...BF wont be big to much longer...  |
I'm going where I'm going... 
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01-18-2005, 09:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 842
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no, the cold has no impact on rod storage. but, make sure your rods are stored so that they are not leaning against a wall or something where a bend is in the rod. over a long period of time, the rod can have part of this bend "set" in it. this is especially true if a rod is in a vehicle with extremely hot temps in the summer. try to put the rods flat on the floor or hanging horizontally on the ceiling.
rods do not really become more brittle in the cold, but they can feel "tighter". i have noticed this in the deep fall when temps are below 30. usually most noticeably on a graphite rod. i ice fish with a solid carbon graphite rod in air temps of -40 and never noticed any problems with the rod. i am by no means gentle on ice equipment.
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01-18-2005, 09:36 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Quote:
Originally posted by Got Stripers
mine shrinks like a turtle and hides for warmer weather.
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01-18-2005, 03:32 PM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
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extream cold can make steel brittle so i guess it could do something to normal rod finishes and epoxy. as long it is not -50 i dont think you will have a problem with storing rods in a unheated space
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01-18-2005, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
Posts: 4,145
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NO.
Not while in storage.
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01-18-2005, 07:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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other than frozen guides and a frozen fisherman at the other end . No, cold does not affect fishing rods !
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