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Offline trainwreck

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Fish Elevator
« on: Jan 16, 2006, 04:48 PM »
Has anyone tried one of these? To me it seems like the fish would get caught on the thing under the ice and get tangled up. Their ad picture shows the fish coming in from the side of the hole opposite from the device but if you get a wild one it will hang up for sure. Seems like a waste of thirty bucks.
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #1 on: Jan 16, 2006, 06:41 PM »
It looks like a good candidate to become a hemorrhoid. ;)
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #2 on: Jan 17, 2006, 11:20 AM »
Looks to me that it would be another easy item that would go down the hole.  Save a step and just throw your money into the lake..

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #3 on: Jan 17, 2006, 05:47 PM »
Quote from: Icehunter on Jan 17, 2006, 11:20 AM
Looks to me that it would be another easy item that would go down the hole.  Save a step and just throw your money into the lake..

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Offline Russellman

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #4 on: Jan 17, 2006, 06:57 PM »
I'll bite - what the heck is a fish elevator ?  Anybody got a link, or a photo ?
I like to see what the marketing geniuses come up with from time to time.

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #5 on: Jan 20, 2006, 08:23 PM »
ANY PICS?
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #6 on: Jan 21, 2006, 02:47 PM »
http://www.thefishelevator.com/   looks really stupid to me


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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #7 on: Jan 21, 2006, 02:59 PM »
Seems like once you got the fish in the hole it would work allright but all the good fish Ive caught circle the hole before coming in.  As they went around they would get wrapped in the elevator seems like a good idea not thought thru.
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #8 on: Jan 21, 2006, 03:01 PM »
im sure it was thought through well enough for them to know people would actually buy it and make them rich quick :tipup:
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #9 on: Jan 21, 2006, 09:34 PM »
It looks like an other thing I'd have in the sled but not use .... If I can't pull the fish through the ice by hand I'll use the gaff   :-X
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #10 on: Jan 21, 2006, 10:42 PM »
Actually when my buddies and I were fishing URL in N MN we would lose a lot of the bigger crappies at the top of the hole.  We got to thinking and came up with the same idea.  We were going to build one and perhaps persue a pantent.  We did a patent search and the idea had already been patented in 1972.
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #11 on: Jan 23, 2006, 09:46 PM »
Thanks to Billybono for the weblink.

Looks to me like a guy would need one for each hole that he's fishing (that could be up to five here in Maine).  I'm not sure that an additional $125 in gear would make Mother happy (not one bit happy...).

Has anybody actually used one of these babies ?

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #12 on: Jan 24, 2006, 09:52 AM »
Quote from: Smeltecca on Jan 21, 2006, 02:59 PM
Seems like once you got the fish in the hole it would work allright but all the good fish Ive caught circle the hole before coming in.  As they went around they would get wrapped in the elevator seems like a good idea not thought thru.
I agree Smeltecca, getting a big fish started up the hole is usually more of a  problem then getting it on the ice once it's in the hole.   Having something like that device hanging down there would only complicate things.  I have had a couple good sized fish come unhooked while they were IN the hole, but I don't even think twice and will plunge my arm down and scoop them out before they have a chance to wiggle back down.  I also am one that will save my money, even though I'm a gadgetaholic!  ;D
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #13 on: Mar 08, 2008, 08:52 PM »
:BUMP:

Did anyone use one of these this year???

Any comments...good or bad?

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #14 on: Jul 05, 2008, 12:15 PM »
Quote from: shawno on Mar 08, 2008, 08:52 PM
:BUMP:

Did anyone use one of these this year???

Any comments...good or bad?



Yup, used it several times. Never had any problems with fish wrapping up. Worked very good actually. The only problem I could forsee with it is if your in one spot long enough for the hole to start to freeze up a bit,you will not get it back out.I used the 8 inch model in a 10 inch hole and never lost a fish. Everything from crappies to 8lb cats using 2 to 4 lb line. Ice was 30 inches thick.

Oh, and prety much impossible to lose down the hole .
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #15 on: Jul 06, 2008, 06:59 AM »
Does look like 1 more thing to fall in the hole. Better to just throw the thirty dollars away.  :tipup:
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #16 on: Jul 06, 2008, 11:16 AM »
Not a bad idea for when your going for them huge hogs that always manage to wrap the ducer or break off in the hole .


I dont think you will lose this device down the hole . If you can read It says it has a floating handle and just  from looking at it I can see it would be impossible for it to make it completely down the hole .


For 25 bucks its worth a try .
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #17 on: Jul 06, 2008, 06:41 PM »
Quote from: icefisher-45 on Jul 06, 2008, 06:59 AM
Does look like 1 more thing to fall in the hole. Better to just throw the thirty dollars away.  :tipup:

The ONLY way it will go down a hole is if your hole is bigger than 11 inches.
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Offline Xpressman

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #18 on: Sep 11, 2008, 11:44 AM »
"It's a caged animal"

That is my favorite quote from the video.  ;D
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Offline jayswimmer09

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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #19 on: Sep 11, 2008, 07:30 PM »
ehh looks like a waste to me, use your hands
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #20 on: Sep 12, 2008, 05:01 PM »
My brother-in-law made one about 10 years ago before we ever heard of the manufactured one. It actually works pretty good. Seemed we would loose a big fish right in the hole. This blocks off the bottom of the hole if your line breaks. If you are fishing on 6 - 10" of ice I wouldn't bother with it, but we go on an annual trip late in the season when there's 3 ft of ice. One guy plays the fish while another guy uses the fish saver (what we call it) and keeps it out of the way for you. Actually we don't put it down the hole until the fish is almost to the hole. Here's a picture of it strapped to the side of a dog sled.

         

The thing that looks like a big skimmer with an orage handle.

We talked to a warden about it being legal or not. He said it was no different than a guy netting a fish for you from a boat.  :thumbsup:
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #21 on: Sep 12, 2008, 09:36 PM »
That thing looks huge, what size hole does it fit?
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #22 on: Sep 13, 2008, 04:00 AM »
Quote from: stumper on Sep 12, 2008, 09:36 PM
That thing looks huge, what size hole does it fit?
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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Re: Fish Elevator
« Reply #23 on: Sep 13, 2008, 07:03 AM »
Quote from: stumper on Sep 12, 2008, 09:36 PM
That thing looks huge, what size hole does it fit?

10" hole.
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