HOW DO YOU TIP UP FISH UM

[Higgins]

Would love to know how you guys rig your tip ups for these tasty guys

[jabers69]

I put on large smelt 6 to 7 inches or a large live minnow put to the bottom and sit and wait .

[Whitefish Slayer]

you shouldn't need a leader or anything for these.. no expensive jigs b/c the swallow the bait.. put a good sinker on your line and a hook set anything on the bottom really and wait..
fresh fish works best i think

[Haywood]

Glow jig and a minnow right on the bottom. 

[lucky06]

set a smelt on the bottom and check often they swallow it and its hard to get out

[4cator]

I stay near bottom within a foot or so

[jacksmelt71]

live bait esp. smelt works better than dead. i clip the tail on it so the cusk can get it easier. no more than a ft. off bottom.

[perchking4ever]

When you guys say right on the bottom do you mean 1' off the bottom or have your bait lying right on the bottom?

[lucky06]

lay it right on the bottom or around 6 inches off the bottom works

[perchking4ever]

What kind of bait works best? Live or dead? I have heard dead suckers cut open but I have never tried fishing for Burbot. I plan on going up to Sebago lake in Maine next week and would like to target some. Any info I can get would be real helpfull.

Thanks PK

[jabers69]

large  live  Minnows  6 to 8 inches long work best for me ,but dead bait will also work

[perchking4ever]

large  live  Minnows  6 to 8 inches long work best for me ,but dead bait will also work

Do they prefer any specific type of minnow,(shiner,sucker,smelt, etc....)

[Higgins]

Do they prefer any specific type of minnow,(shiner,sucker,smelt, etc....)

I have heard they aren't too picky but from what i gather sucker and smelt are the best, but as long as they're biting than they hit most any fish as long as it's fresh.

[MasterPikeSlayer]

What depth is best? deepest part or shallow?

[bluecaddisfly]

 cusk hangout in the deeper water during the day and move up on top of humps or flats as it gets dark.

[Higgins]

Can any one give advice as to what kind of hooks and what size also what pound test line should I get, do they fight real hard or are they like a carp  Should I hide the hook into the bait real well or does it even matter  Any info you give would be appreciated, THANKS

[Haywood]

a 10# pout fights like a 20# pike.  They don't have teeth, so you don't need steel, but I wouldn't run less than a 10# mono leader for them.  They have a flip top head, so you aren't going to find many jigs they can't handle.  I have had a #7n pimple (2 3/4") with a fat head on a rod and had a 2# pout hammer it, taking the hook and minnow and another 3" of line into it's mouth.  I have actually used saltwater jigs when fishing them.  You don't want a hook with a lot of flex in it. 

[Higgins]

a 10# pout fights like a 20# pike.  They don't have teeth, so you don't need steel, but I wouldn't run less than a 10# mono leader for them.  They have a flip top head, so you aren't going to find many jigs they can't handle.  I have had a #7n pimple (2 3/4") with a fat head on a rod and had a 2# pout hammer it, taking the hook and minnow and another 3" of line into it's mouth.  I have actually used saltwater jigs when fishing them.  You don't want a hook with a lot of flex in it. 

Thanks for the info, should I hide the hook into the bait real good or does it even matter cause I heard that they just swallow it any ways.