Bob Patton wrote:

Questions:
Will anything slow down the ice build-up?

Periodically dunk your rod in the water. That should clear the ice from
the guides.

What do you'uns use for gloves? (I have a pair of wool fingerless gloves
that I got from LL Bean fifteen years ago)

They're probably as good as anything else.

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