Favorite tip-ups

[pikie]

A second vote on the 40 ups.  I own close to 40 tipups (I take lots of people fishing), and my favorite by far are the green 40-ups with the bar trip mechanism.  Never failed me.  One of this sites sponsors, fish307.com (NY site sponsor) had a deal on them just before Xmas.  5 for $69, pre-spooled with line.  Bought 5 for my boys for xmas, and I've been "borrowing" them each time I've fished this year so far without them.

[ckashner]

I have a half dozen 40-ups still in my spread that I bought when I was in high school in 1977...and they work just as good as the new ones....you need to tune and repair them sometimes but they are an awesome USA made tipup

[downriverbob]

I really like my Finicky Fisherman they were pricey, but they really catch fish.  They keep your bait moving, keeps you hole open.

                                                                                                                     



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[jayy]

Polar style tip ups are good.  You can see the fish run from on top of the ice.  Down side is they generally have small spools and a low profile.  I have a couple cheap ones( berkly)that work fine.   i just use them in shallower water and keep them near home base to make sure i can see them.  Beaver dams are the nicest polar style I have used. 

The high boy cross beam style is also good.   It is harder to see the fish running with this style but visibity is great allowing you to cover a lot of ice. They generally have larger spools so you can use them for lakers, etc.    I have heritage lakers and have used jack traps and 40 ups.  I like all three. 

[Vtgooseman]

I love my Lakers!

[tundra1]

   i have been using polar pop -ups  (lite-bites) for years love them they never freeze up....

[highvoltagejigger]

If you are targeting panfish then if I were you I would save the money and buy a decent flasher. You will catch way more panfish than you ever have in the past.  If you already fish with a flasher than I would give Indian Hill a careful consideration. I own many of them but mostly fish'em for bass and pike. Looking for pannies I always jig!

[dlroadkill]

It depends on many things but the traps all work.....I have a artic fire, a couple round thermal HTs,a frabil thermal, and many old wooden tipups from many years ago and they all work......Personally I like the spools that I can set for big bait that wont trip easily.....that means a bait clip on the spool so I prefer the frabil and ht thermals

[pikeking]

It really depends on the type of fishing that I am doing and the weather. Indian Hills for Pike of course, Polars for the really cold days, Jawjackers for trout, I also like to use my Arctic Warriors for Pike...

[reddog11]

High fliers.