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Windlass tip-up freezing

Author Subject: Windlass tip-up freezing

Dan Posted At 20:13:55 01/18/2002
I was wondering if any one has a remedy or trick for preventing the line from freezing up in the hole on my H-T windlass tip? Today is the first day I used one and other than the fact that my line kept freezing up it seemed to work okay.

Thanks,

Dan

JP Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 10:53:29 01/22/2002
When it's really cold, there isn't much you can do. Afterall, when water freezes, it freezes.

On those borderline days when ice is in fact forming but you can still fight back a little, try a roof shingle. Note that the sun has to be out of this to work.

Slit it from the edge inward, and run your line through the center. It will draw in enough heat to keep the temp that critcial few degrees higher, keeping your hole/line trouble-free longer.

Block slush from blowing in and gathering on the line and in the hole by setting a wind-break on the windward side of. It doesn't have to be more than 10-12" high, as all the snow is close to the surface of the ice. A piece of rectangular wood paneling works fine. Heaped snow works also.

Keep using the Wind-Las: they're super-deadly. Best of Luck.

snag Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 15:24:21 01/23/2002
Try a little tablespoon of cooking oil in the hole. but if it is sub zero...forget it.

Chris Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 15:00:43 01/31/2002

Tom Grunewald has published a few books on ice fishing.
In at least two of his books he profiles the Windlass. His solution to your problem is to take a piece of plastic pipe/tubing and run it through a piece of wood so that 1/2 is protruding from either side of the piece of wood. Let the wood float in the hole and run your line through the plastic tubing. Supposedly this prevents freezeups. The windbreak trick JP describes helps too.

Author	Subject: Windlass tip-up freezing
Dan	Posted At 20:13:55 01/18/2002 I was wondering if any one has a remedy or trick for preventing the line from freezing up in the hole on my H-T windlass tip? Today is the first day I used one and other than the fact that my line kept freezing up it seemed to work okay. Thanks, Dan
JP	Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 10:53:29 01/22/2002 When it's really cold, there isn't much you can do. Afterall, when water freezes, it freezes. On those borderline days when ice is in fact forming but you can still fight back a little, try a roof shingle. Note that the sun has to be out of this to work. Slit it from the edge inward, and run your line through the center. It will draw in enough heat to keep the temp that critcial few degrees higher, keeping your hole/line trouble-free longer. Block slush from blowing in and gathering on the line and in the hole by setting a wind-break on the windward side of. It doesn't have to be more than 10-12" high, as all the snow is close to the surface of the ice. A piece of rectangular wood paneling works fine. Heaped snow works also. Keep using the Wind-Las: they're super-deadly. Best of Luck.
snag	Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 15:24:21 01/23/2002 Try a little tablespoon of cooking oil in the hole. but if it is sub zero...forget it.
Chris	Re: Windlass tip-up freezing (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 15:00:43 01/31/2002 Tom Grunewald has published a few books on ice fishing. In at least two of his books he profiles the Windlass. His solution to your problem is to take a piece of plastic pipe/tubing and run it through a piece of wood so that 1/2 is protruding from either side of the piece of wood. Let the wood float in the hole and run your line through the plastic tubing. Supposedly this prevents freezeups. The windbreak trick JP describes helps too.