i found out this weekend that micro guides are useless when the temps are below freezing. i couldn't get the jig back to the boat b4 they froze solid and i wasn't able to reel anymore. i switched to a rod with regular guides and had to pick ice out of the guides every other cast or so but could fish. they never froze solid.
+1 Same problem
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by paw paw »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">i found out this weekend that micro guides are useless when the temps are below freezing. i couldn't get the jig back to the boat b4 they froze solid and i wasn't able to reel anymore. i switched to a rod with regular guides and had to pick ice out of the guides every other cast or so but could fish. they never froze solid. </td></tr></table>
I don't know how cold it is where you are but if it is going to be cold enough for that to happen here I have found that spraying your guides heavily w/ Reel Magic or the like before you make your first cast will most often help stop the icing. Not a foolproof way but it does help a little.
Cottonwood seeds and junk like that are also too much for them.
try rubbing a crayon in the guide, the wax keeps ice from forming
I guess I am old school. I do not own micro guides and have no plans to change that.
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