Tip-Down Designs

[Dogger]

Anybody have any plans for home-made tip-downs? Looking to build some for this season... I figure I can mimic a design from the chain's without spending all the $$$

[IceBalls]

Scroll down all the forums until you reach "Tip Ups".....I'm sure you can find something there.  Or, you can do a "Search" for tip up designs using the "Search" bar.  Have fun !!

[BIGFISH]

here the I been using for years they work great  but lot of bending down in the process of making new ones no pic   BIGFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IceBalls]

Nice design Bigfish, but wouldn't it be simpler to just put a "pin" through the handle of a spinning rod instead of that stick on top??

[BIGFISH]

was a low budget this was all scrap lumber from work all I had to buy was the line and a few nuts and bolts my new has some old ice rods with a pin thew them  bigfish   

[BIGFISH]

here my new design very compact is comes apart and fits right in the tube and there no bending down all the time I call it the painless tipdown  its easy on the back still  a few more  things that have to be worked out it    and very cheap to make           BIGFISH                                   

[Sodusitous]

Hmmmmmm? Seems like ive seen this design somewhere else?
All kidding aside - great replication job and i'm sure you spent considerably
less than $32 plus shipping. Very nice craftsmenship. The concept is a good
one.

[BIGFISH]

about six dollars and change with out the pole  which I have few old one laying around       BIGFISH 

[Sodusitous]

I bought 2 from www.tipdowns.com and aside from the $, very excited to try them out.
I bought them in August so the sting hss subsided. Plus now I have a great model to " replicate" 4  more. Like I said, great concept!

[BuffaloIceMan]

That link is broken it takes you to a search engine

[rgfixit]

www.tipdown.com

Rg

[Reel trouble]

Jigger totter, Mister jigger replica I think They were around 2.50 to make made out of 3/16 hot rolled secured to pole with harbor freight Velcro roll




 

[slamminsam]

Her Reel Trouble, How do you attach the cross piece...weld it?  Piece that goes on reel, could you please show (pm me) a pic of that as well.  NICE job btw.  I make my own tip downs, but would make a few of these for my pole and reel combos.  On my tip downs I use a wooden dowl and schooley reel.
Thanks Slammin Sam

[Reel trouble]

Her Reel Trouble, How do you attach the cross piece...weld it?  Piece that goes on reel, could you please show (pm me) a pic of that as well.  NICE job btw.  I make my own tip downs, but would make a few of these for my pole and reel combos.  On my tip downs I use a wooden dowl and schooley reel.
Thanks Slammin Sam

 The cross bar has a fender washer welded on each end and attaches to the rod with velcro.  Then it just balances on the lower holder. They work fantastic here is a thread i did on them a few years ago with photos . Thank you I think you will like them

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=233996.0

[Clint S]

PVC for the frame.  A wooden dowel for the pole.  A piece of coat hanger  holds the pole. $3 reel or you can just use 2 small nails to wrap the line,  top from a can makes it self jigging. I had some old eyes for the end or you can use a paperclip formed like an eye.
   Folds flat or they come apart.  To balance it out for nice self jigging I tie a piece of line on the end and add split shot that way I can use various size lures.  About $5 to make.

[bart]