21st Century Rods for cold weather

[cband]

I think it would work...That sure would be nice to have a heated grip and not worry about ice. If they can make battery powered socks that are run on a 9v batttery, then the idea should work in a fishing pole.

[b.bent66]

funny this was brought up ,cause a couple of guys and i where just talking about this at work. i think its possibly with all the new technology. i think the hardest part would be regulating the temp. with lithium ion batteries it could still be light and rechargeable.

[RapRunR]

Crazy ideas are usually the ones that get patented and make people millionaires. Sounds like an excellent idea to me !!

[Red Childress]

Some other thoughts radiating from my balding head are:

-Who cares if it is light or not? If it is functional, a few more ounces will not matter to the guy wearing 2 pairs of gloves chucking a 6 ounce bait. If you are crazy and motivated enough to battle single digits temps, another pound of extra weight will not matter.

-Cork handles will not be necessary. Make the butt section out of HD plastic and then wrap it or use neoprene so the rod does not fly out of your hand when casting.

-What if the thing plugged into a cigarette lighter and you ran it off your boat battery?? Or better yet, you wore a small battery pack on your waist like the high dollar electric socks. The battery could be placed on the same side as the hand you fish with.

-Maybe the reel itself could also be heated by putting a metal plate on the reel seat so the reel could conduct heat from the power source?

-The battery pack could be re-charged off the boat battery.

[b.bent66]

i was mostly thinking lite for other aspects of fishing most do not cast 6oz baits all day.

[Red Childress]

I did not even see your post until I was finished babbling in mine.......lol

[b.bent66]

that's fine Red, i was just saying that we all dont cast heavy baits. the lighter it was the better the rod would balance.

[RapRunR]

I could have used one of these rods last night as my eyes were freezing up every 4th cast. Was out running raps real slow for 1.5 hrs at dusk with no hits or followers. The snow sure was deep trudging through.