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Title: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: Martian on Feb 16, 2013, 08:16 AM

  we fish lakes with panners, and pike as much as often, but with flags, it is usually, 7-12, , 3 till dark. With a lull in between. tonight we are considering, going with lanterns, after some specs, should we keep traps in?We seldom catch gills after dark, just wondered if pike shut down also. I ask this , because of all the threads on lights for traps lately, thanks

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: bearbgone on Feb 16, 2013, 08:53 AM

Walleye are good after dark but Northern don't have the night visions of a walleye and they shut down.

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: Rick Larson on Feb 16, 2013, 09:17 AM

Quote from: bearbgone on Feb 16, 2013, 08:53 AM

Walleye are good after dark but Northern don't have the night visions of a walleye and they shut down.

I generally agree, but I have caught northern after dark too.

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: beeverfishing on Feb 16, 2013, 09:52 AM

walleye is my target after dark.  Crappie can also be very productive targets..
One suggestion I would make is to have some way of determining if the flag is up !  I prefer lil' shiner tip up lights.  You can make your own lights (do a search here, several post on making your own).
Others prefer to use some type of reflective tape and shine a light on them occasionally.  Either way works.  I just prefer lights as I get to see the "flag" immediately and theres nothing like seeing that flashing light waving in the darkness.   :tipup:

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: Edm87 on Feb 16, 2013, 11:16 AM

I caught my first waldo at night on windlass tipup.

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Post by: mealworm on Feb 16, 2013, 05:49 PM

i'v caught quite a few northerns at nite, a few good ones too.they not a good fish to target at nite but i have had some hot pike bites at nite.so imo i would deff set traps  for pike while you fish for specs

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Post by: Whopper Stopper on Feb 16, 2013, 06:21 PM

We love setting out a string of tip ups for walleye at night. We play cribbage and take turns checking the traps until the sun comes up.

                     WS

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: icehook17 on Feb 16, 2013, 08:57 PM

I've also caught northerns in the dark.  :tipup:

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: Rick Larson on Feb 16, 2013, 09:17 PM

Just in case you missed my post under the video section, I recently caught a pike after the sun set:

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: eriksat1 on Feb 17, 2013, 11:05 AM

We have caught some very respectable Pike so far through the ice on tip ups after dark, but on a very clear water lake. I don't think you will do good on pike after dark on a darker water lake. I would say in general a clear water lake will always be better for night fishing than a dark water lake.

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Post by: J_Edwards on Feb 17, 2013, 11:13 AM

I've left mine out all night, came back before sun up and had a pike on.   Not very common though.  Usually if I leave them out all night and there's a flag in the morning, you can count on it being a walleye.

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Post by: reddog11 on Feb 17, 2013, 03:42 PM

No.

Title: Re: anybody tip up fish after dark?
Post by: Oldfart on Feb 17, 2013, 03:59 PM

I'd set up for big cats in the dark.