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My apologies, I probably should have posted what an ice stopper is for those unfamiliar. It's kind of a slip bobber thing that you fill with an antifreeze solution then you run your line through to keep your line from freezing in the hole. Here's a pic and a link to the product.https://extacklestore.com/winter/Ice%20Stopper.htm
A.) Cigar tubes are for cigars... and B.) My hole covers are truck tire inner tube pieces for all the reasons you mentioned. Plus they take up zero space and are my favorite price. Flexible solar collectors!
So..........sometimes a cigar tube is just a cigar tube!? Do you use the rubber as well as the plywood?
This... big x2! I'm out every half hour, 40 minutes checking bait liveliness, ice up, shaken 'em up Boss! And yes, I believe more flags after shaking than if I didn't.Plus I gotta have something to do besides talk smart, sip tequila and smoke cigars.
The Ice Stopper stuff is a propylene glycol solution. PG is non-toxic and common uses are as a food additive to retain moisture and cigar humidification (how would I know a thing like that ). For 10 - 12 bucks you can get a whole quart and mix your own.As far as putting anything in the water, the Ice Stopper contains probably 99.99% of the solution within the bobber. The bobber might freeze in the hole but you can effectively jig through the bobber because the PG won't freeze.
Years ago guys would use oil in the bobber. Some cooking oil. Some used baby oil.
can,t find it(sorry) but remember seeing a contraption using a coffee can, some copper tubing ,n, i think charcoal to keep hole open. any one with better computer skills able to find that thread? wire
So what happens to the antifreeze solution at the end of the day? Does it just stay in the bobber until the next time you go out? Probably not since we're looking for the best deal buying it by the gallon. So where does it go? Down the hole? Down the toilet? Said to be non-toxic but to whom? Does it degrade? Evaporate? I've bought a pair and will use them but just don't want to be irresponsible if I can avoid it.