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That is a good idea but then how am I going to adjust my hood?
Is there something that I can coat the trigger and eyelet with that will resist freeze ups? Maybe a coating that is water repellant and slippery like a Teflon? Let me know if anyone has the magical answer for my dilemma. Thanks guys
Try some furniture polish, cooking spray or water repellent like wax, bear grease, sno-seal etc. I have some old X-country ski wax I'm going to try
Got another question for you experts out there. After fishing catching a couple fish with my automatic hook setter, I sometimes have a problem of the trigger freezing to the rod eyelet, causing excessive trigger pull for it to release. This happens because every time it goes off, the trigger falls in the water and then it freezes to the eyelet. Should I dry off the trigger every time?? I really don't want to do that, should I lube it every time? I really don't want to do that either. Is there something that I can coat the trigger and eyelet with that will resist freeze ups? Maybe a coating that is water repellant and slippery like a Teflon? Let me know if anyone has the magical answer for my dilemma. Thanks guys
Went with one of the other triggers on this trip and they worked great, Just have to watch the water freezing up on them after dark. Hooked a few pup lakers no prob(Image removed from quote.)
ilarcher, I have these same rod holders and I thought about using them but I worried about the rod falling out once the unit goes off. Thus why I think it would be better to do a similar thing from a coil spring rod holder. Please let me know when you use this on the ice if you have the problem of the rod falling out of the rod holder.
This is what I did to correct the problem with mine.Here it is set upAnd one shot of my triggerIt seems to work well but I can't get it to set up as light as my actual automatic fisherman. I will have to go use it and see if it is actually is an issue.