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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Topic started by: BlueSnow on Dec 30, 2022, 10:27 AM
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After the pole locker adventure I decided to try something different with an auto hookset. This isn't anything fancy, but we will see if it works when the ice is back.
I saw a few other threads where the trigger mechanism wasn't an eye and I played around with a few different options and this one seemed to be the easiest to fabricate and I didn't see much different in performance (admittedly it was in the kitchen). Some of the pictures are blurry, but should be sufficient to show how I tried to put it together
* trigger - went with a twisted eye
* several other versions have legs or have a wide base V. I went with a smaller base for ease of transport and storage and if it is real windy I don't think this would work with the sensitivity of the trigger
* my 'anchor line' is just some mono - figure it will be easy enough to swap out if I use a longer or shorter pole.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBcKPknz/image-2022-12-30-112514326.png) (https://postimg.cc/ZBcKPknz)
(https://i.postimg.cc/K38cJ93k/image-2022-12-30-112523741.png) (https://postimg.cc/K38cJ93k)
(https://i.postimg.cc/QVfdHrvp/image-2022-12-30-112534018.png) (https://postimg.cc/QVfdHrvp)
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If you want to look at or try something different , I built these. Work great.
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I had one of the first style of these to hit the market in our area years ago. I added a slip bobber to mine (line slide under water) and left a few inches of slack before the trigger would release............... increased hook sets a lot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Mnsfc74g/IMG-2265.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mnsfc74g)
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I had one of the first style of these to hit the market in our area years ago. I added a slip bobber to mine (line slide under water) and left a few inches of slack before the trigger would release............... increased hook sets a lot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Mnsfc74g/IMG-2265.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Mnsfc74g)
Thanks for the slip bobber idea. I will be putting them on mine tomorrow. ;)
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Trying something different so I can limit the crap I take out. Not sure if there will be enough travel in the pole to reliably set the hook, but this was a pretty easy mod.
20# test between the trigger and a 'needle' to hold inside of the bucket. a hole drilled near the top of the bucket to accept the butt of the pole and a small one to slide the needle into. This way I don't have anything permanently attached to the outside of the bucket and it is easy enough to change the length of the line if I have a different length pole. Hopefully will have a chance to give this a shot this weekend!
(https://i.postimg.cc/nCfnmswb/image-2023-01-12-122219124.png) (https://postimg.cc/nCfnmswb)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YvqKNQ6V/image-2023-01-12-122241647.png) (https://postimg.cc/YvqKNQ6V)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3d1zwWsZ/image-2023-01-12-122308376.png) (https://postimg.cc/3d1zwWsZ)
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And there is this. I have one and use it summer and winter. Works absolutely great!
https://fishamatic.com/
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Nice, I just broke down and bought a ht one after I found I gave my homemade ones to my son.
(https://i.postimg.cc/bDDrFM61/master1-101002393-alt2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bDDrFM61)
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Well it worked! Only false sets were when I had small perch pecking away at my bait. Otherwise landed three fish this weekend on it. sweedish pimple with some spikes for bait and a nice addition for slow days on the ice.