Vince, I to suffer from the rath of the steelhead gods when the temp drops below 35 or so. I was up at the puyallup fair a few years ago and bought 4 handwarmers that are a clear plastic bag about 2.5" by 4" filled with a clear liquid and have a small metallic disc in there also. You flex the disc and it causes some kind chemical reaction that makes the liquid turn to a hard crystal that gets very hot and stays that way for 4-5 hours. I put one of these on the handle just behind where my hand rests on the reel seat. I just put my hand on this for a few seconds between casts( start out early,not after your hands are too cold or you will not get the best effect.). I put one of these on the rod handle with a strip of velcro that I have superglued to the handwarmer. Easy to change out when it gets cooler. I have had these a long time and the manufacturers name is gone:(. I tried them right on the reel seat but they get too hot to handle. Maybe someone knows a source for them. Laterun