Crappie on tip ups

[raider111]

Has anyone had any luck catching crappies on tips? If so how were you setting them? Thanks.

[pituko]

I have done it and it is really a blast.  I put a lantern on a pole about 6' above the ice so you could see well about 20 -30 ' out.  Then I drilled holes around the perimeter of the lighted area.  I put lightweight line on as a 2' leader, small hook, crappie minnow, set the tip-up so it takes nothing to trip it and run and set line when it goes off.  Its a blast when they are really hitting.  Sounds like I should do it tonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jayswimmer09]

yah but never actually fished for them!!! i have one bay that when i have tip ups set for bass i always get a slab crappie, only problem is i can never get them to bite while jigging.

[Danderson]

I've pulled 1 crappie through the ice and it was on a tip up. a friend of mine got a 1 pound, 4 ounce fish on a tip up

[tipup71]

Make sure your tip-up is set very light! We use homemade tip-ups set very light and sometimes they will run line without tripping the tip-up off!! It can get pretty busy the last hour before dark with tip-ups popping one after the other!   Rob

[purduebass]

I caught my biggest crappie through the ice with a tip-up.  I was fishing for bass but I will never complain about getting a 17 inch crappie.    

[bigredonice]

tip ups work, but they have to be set so they have a hair trigger.  Some of my biggest crappies through the ice came on tip ups - back when I used to use tipups

[snohiker]

last week i tried to set a tip up twice both times as i was lowering the bait the cappie hit it  gave up and jigged that hole the rest of the day   well my daughter jigged the hole i chased traps and took the fish off

[rich81]

yes tip ups do work but i guarantee when ur in em u will get tired of pulling that trap and jig.  and i second the hairline trigger !!!  i just started catching crappie thru the ice and its a blast either way. i prefer the jig pole though

[seaweed01]

Tip ups work but if you have some tipdowns use them. Tipdowns will usually work better for
the light biting crappies. Just my opinion.

[toadhunter2]

any time i set tipups for perch i set them on the light setting because we usually get a few slabs mixed in