Dead Bait Tip Up Set Up?

[charski]

Most or all tip up set ups for walleye sound like live bait. In Saskatchewan there is no live minnows allowed. Has anyone had luck for walleye on a tip up with dead bait? If so what is the set up? The secret? Is it do able?

[Hagigun]

Here in Minnesota we can use live bait. However I have many times stuck on dead shiners in the hopes that if no walleye hit it, ol Mr.Pike will come get dinner.

I wish I could report some success, just 2 small pike when I have done that. I'm not much of a reference point as I have NEVER had good success of tip-ups, either my own, or anyone we are with. I have never personally seen a walleye caught on a tip-up. We only get them on deadsticks and jigging.

With that in mind, maybe hook the dead bait up to a deadstick and jig next to it, that way you can give it a little tug every now and again so you can try and sell the fish on a moving minnow/shiner, etc.

I just can't figure out why our tip-ups have such low success, yet other people crush fish on them. I hardly bring them with anymore.

[jimmyclaude]

I think it is just a matter of trying different things. Over the years we all stick to what we have had the most success.  I know on my favorite lakes I go to my favorite spot first thing to do the deed.

[Bullelk34]

Success is reduced, but yes we do catch walleyes on dead minnows. We hang them 1' off bottom and hooked so they hang horizontally. We got a 12lb 7oz walleye that way a few years ago. Not sure it was coincidence or not, but we had just lifted it up a a foot or so, and within a minute or so the fish hit it.

[jgouldin]

I have caught perch and walleye on dead bait under tip-ups. One day i could not find bait and a guy gave me frozen minnows and put them by the heater and used them it was only one day and have not tried it again but they will bit.  I always go and lift my tip-ups every 15 or 20 min. and think that might help even will live bait i go and lift it just to get the minnow moving again or have had fish sucking on my bait and they are aready hooked when i check it.

[5loaves2fish]

i have caught walleye on dead smelt fished right on the bottom in open water before....don't know why it would be much different thru the ice.  as mentioned, it would be a good idea to keep your lines moving on occasion, and i would either lay it right on the bottom, or like bullelk said, right off the bottom hanging vertically. hope you can get into em!