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beaver dam, anything that has been properly maintained should work for a long time
how does one "properly maintain" a beaver dam? Some have said on this thread you need to change the grease yearly, others said the seal should be good forever...
grease and clean spool shaft with artic tip up lube. make sure all components are in proper working order
Yeah, i just watched the video, there's a lot more to it than that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=850iICoBZIQI can't believe an angler should be expected to do that to each individual tipup every year or two. WHAT A JOKE
Tbh it's kind of fun..like...cleaning your guns after a good day of shooting fun. I do it after hunting season and it gets me in a ice fishing mood. Also retie my leaders and hooks with fresh stuff. It's basic maintenance. I havent watched that video, but all i do for my polars is pull the shaft out, wipe off the old grease, put some new grease in the tube and youre good to go. Takes 5 minutes a tipup.
It involves melting the old solder off the spools, then re-soldering them. I have no problem with doing the basic stuff, I redo my hooks and leaders on my traps and jigging rods every trip. The whole soldering part is just a bit much. Don't you think?
Worked at a fishing shop used alot of brands and the best is the Frabill insulated round tip up. stores small easily stack 7-8 in a bucket...has multiple settings for trigger pressure from strong for big bait- to light as a feather trigger pressure... hole never freezes (without buying extra hole covers), no light penetrates the hole so it doesn't spook fish, it has attachments for lights. They are the only ones I ever use anymore. Only time i take out my heritage tip-ups anymore (which i have a whole set) is on Nice days (Sunny no wind).
Mine randomly started freezing up so that the shaft wouldn't turn.
How about frabil classic wood tip ups ?? Similar to the beaver damn tip up.. but half the price I think the classic wood tip ups are better then frabil or ht brand polar tip ups cause those got the plastic spool on them.. were the classic wood has a all metal spool.. 200 foot to be exact for capacity.. Jacks traps are nice to cause there light and packable same with hearitage lakers..
I have never re-greased mine. I have a tube of Beaver Dam No Freeze Grease. I did do one for a buddy. Stored his vertically in a west window. The solder Came off easy with a Propane Torch. Re soldering was easy too. That is the only one i ever had to do. Don't know anyone else that has had to do it ether.
i got 5 heritages that are 25 yrs old. I've replaced the flags and sometimes the trip plate but I've never had to regrease the trip shaft on them and never had one freeze on me even at -25-30f! they've took a beating but still work as good as new. polars are great but our deep snow limits us to taller tip ups.
Anyone make their own?