My favorite rig for a tipup is a real big piece of smelt, sucker or chub put right on the bottom. I use a large single heavy wire long shanked hook because they like to swallow it. For a jigging rod i use a medium heavy action rod with 10lb test, jiggin a chartreus swedish pimple with a piece of bait or minnnow. Check your tip-ups often, ive caught so many burbot by checking bait thinkin there was nothin there, they jsut swallow and sit there. Good luck!