Heated fishing rod guide apparatus

A heated fishing rod guide system, installable upon to the exterior surface of a fishing rod having a plurality of guides, said heated fishing rod guide system comprising:

• a circuit strip overlay entirely dispositional upon the exterior surface of a blank of the fishing rod;
• each of a plurality of heating elements disposed in circuit with the circuit strip overlay, each of said plurality of heating elements operable to heat each of the plurality of guides;
• and
• at least one connector disposed proximally upon the fishing rod, said at least one connector disposed in circuit with the circuit strip overlay, said at least one connector connectable to a power source;
• wherein each of the plurality of heating elements is heatable when the at least one connector is connected to the power source to prevent freezing of a fishing rod line to each of the plurality of guides when fishing in freezing conditions.