10-20-2003, 03:30 PM
I would tend to agree with Kent. I did not try the rods in below zero, but I did try them at close to or at freezing. I didn't have any trouble, but I usually put up the long rods and go to the short ice poles around that time. If I am jigging or trolling at the Gorge after November, I'm usually using other rods than these. I like a little softer rod for winter fish. I use a 6-7 foot spinning outfit for jigging (easier to clean out the eyelets than my casting rods) and my 8.5 foot downrigger rod for trolling.
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