Author Topic: Tip ups or tip downs (Read 8424 times)

cnypanfisher · « **Reply #30 on:** Dec 22, 2007, 08:22 AM »

Gadam hillbilly fishermen and their coat hanger sets. You the man percheyes, you the man. Gimme a call bud, I need to fix this fishing jones.

:-)

PERCHPULLER · « **Reply #31 on:** Dec 28, 2007, 06:20 AM »

my brother made some with small pvc pipe for the stick 1/2 or 3/4 very compact you can stick a bunch of them in a sleeve of bigger pipe.They are great for trips with alot of people especially kids we set out a ton and let the kids chase em

vipercat64 · « **Reply #32 on:** Dec 28, 2007, 08:45 PM »

I know this was discussed last year, and I can't find the right thread...are tip-downs considered hand lines or tip-ups?

SPARKYICE · « **Reply #33 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 04:17 PM »

Quote from: vipercat64 on Dec 28, 2007, 08:45 PM

I know this was discussed last year, and I can't find the right thread...are tip-downs considered hand lines or tip-ups?

i've wondered that my self.
i think i read something about free-wheeling versus a drag system being the difference.
i've had the DEC check my stuff a couple times and nothing was said about my tipdowns.
well, actually the back side does tip up!!

since i went to tiipdowns, my catch has improved 30-50%, for panfish.
tipups are better for larger game fish, i think

IrishIce99 · « **Reply #34 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 04:20 PM »

Quote from: SPARKYICE on Dec 29, 2007, 04:17 PM

i've wondered that my self.
i think i read something about free-wheeling versus a drag system being the difference.
i've had the DEC check my stuff a couple times and nothing was said about my tipdowns.
well, actually the back side does tip up!!

since i went to tiipdowns, my catch has improved 30-50%, for panfish.
tipups are better for larger game fish, i think

Right on the Money.

rgfixit · « **Reply #35 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 06:45 PM »

These are my home made tipdowns Work pretty well.

This is my Home Made compact tipup (sort of)
Thesework well also.
RG

goosehonker · « **Reply #36 on:** Dec 30, 2007, 05:48 AM »

We used to make tip downs with the boyscouts as a fund raiser.... But honestly with the newer tipups and really fine trip mechanisms/adjustable drags, I find tipups to be the only thing other than a jigging stick to be in my bucket! I do have a good friend who is a terrible shot with his bow.... bent/destroyed arrows make great tip downs too!

elmerross · « **Reply #37 on:** Dec 30, 2007, 09:10 AM »

I use tipups for perch,i use 4lb line for a leader.The funny thing is when i'm after perch with tipups i will usally catch a pike or pickerell on that lite leader.

bucketbass · « **Reply #38 on:** Dec 30, 2007, 11:14 AM »

tip ups lose to many perch i believe that when it tips up it pulls the bait out of their mouths
pike and bigger caliber fish maybe not so much
with tip downs there should be no pressure on the bite i just think i witnessed more fish will return bite a second time
on tip downs

dbsturd · « **Reply #39 on:** Dec 30, 2007, 09:20 PM »

Just reading your post and it makes me laugh at these guys that have never tried tip-downs but they still think they won`t work. I do prefer tip-downs for smaller pan fish like perch and crappie but if you are catching jack perch or eyes I prefer tip-ups

newiceking · « **Reply #40 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 12:08 PM »

Quote from: dbsturd on Dec 30, 2007, 09:20 PM

Just reading your post and it makes me laugh at these guys that have never tried tip-downs but they still think they won`t work. I do prefer tip-downs for smaller pan fish like perch and crappie but if you are catching jack perch or eyes I prefer tip-ups

The same here dbsturd.

BIGFISH · « **Reply #41 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 01:45 PM »

its the only thing i use on lake erie

bigfish

howesfc · « **Reply #42 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 03:26 PM »

Hard to beat tip downs for Crappie fishing.

snowman3406 · « **Reply #43 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 03:59 AM »

Its hard to beat tip downs for crappie, perch, walleyes, pretty much you name it through the ice, excpet for pickerel and pike! I think people are afraid to try new stuff, and realize how much they lost due to those tip ups in the past. I iced over 50 fish the last time i was out with my tip downs and jigging rod. The 2 guys i went with were using tip ups, and got 4 between the two of them. Thats a hint to the ones hesitant to try them!

IrishIce99 · « **Reply #44 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 11:17 AM »

Quote from: snowman3406 on Jan 01, 2008, 03:59 AM

Its hard to beat tip downs for crappie, perch, walleyes, pretty much you name it through the ice, excpet for pickerel and pike! I think people are afraid to try new stuff, and realize how much they lost due to those tip ups in the past. I iced over 50 fish the last time i was out with my tip downs and jigging rod. The 2 guys i went with were using tip ups, and got 4 between the two of them. Thats a hint to the ones hesitant to try them!

I dont know about tip downs for walleye, I almost lost one of mine last week down the hole to a perch, mabye your's are heavier duty than mine though.

howesfc · « **Reply #45 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 12:38 PM »

My tip downs are home made of oak,have a swing out cross bar that keeps the fish from pulling them down the hole.

IrishIce99 · « **Reply #46 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 01:18 PM »

Quote from: howesfc on Jan 01, 2008, 12:38 PM

My tip downs are home made of oak,have a swing out cross bar that keeps the fish from pulling them down the hole.

Thats a great idea, mabye I can do a retrofit on mine.

snowman3406 · « **Reply #47 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 01:32 PM »

I have some really light ones, and a pair slightly heavier duty ones. I have had a few almost go down the hole
on both big perch and a few eyes. They almost jumped off the base, and i have been tryin to think of a way to make them more stable, but a loose reel helps a lot.

scavengerj · « **Reply #48 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 01:35 PM »

I have just completed two home-made tip-downs. I thought I had seen a post some time ago about how to set your line. I am using the basic ice reels on the rods. How do you guys set the line? Do you use the line stop inserted through the reel or do you just let it free line?

I have used tip-ups for years for larger fish and was wanting to try tip-downs for crappie and gill.

snowman3406 · « **Reply #49 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 01:35 PM »

I've just found that i get a lot less "disappearing" minnows when using the tip downs for eyes than
i do while using tip ups. I can see when the fish are playing with my bait.

snowman3406 · « **Reply #50 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 01:38 PM »

If you are talking about the little ht reels that are like 2 bucks a pop, those are what i use.
I never use the pegs, i just leave the spools to spin with a little tension on them after they
drop down, to help keep my gear.

When i go to them, i just grab the spool a tad with
my hand while i lift up slightly. You don't have to lift hard to set the hook with them.

IrishIce99 · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 08:04 PM »

for perch I have a wing-nut that i tighten the reel with, so i just lift up on the pole.

scavengerj · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 02, 2008, 05:08 AM »

Thanks snowman and Irish

percheyes42 · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 02, 2008, 07:38 AM »

Quote from: snowman3406 on Jan 01, 2008, 01:35 PM

I've just found that i get a lot less "disappearing" minnows when using the tip downs for eyes than
i do while using tip ups. I can see when the fish are playing with my bait.

The reason for the disappearing minnow, I believe, is that when you set up your tipup you have the bait suspended with a sinker of some sort to get it down there. When a fish hits the minnow, it trips the flag and releases the reel. This, in turn, lets the sinker drop. Which pulls the bait downward out of the fishes mouth. It doesn't happen every time because sometime the fish has got the bait deep enough in its mouth. but if he's just barely got it, it will just have the minnow and not the hook. With that being said, I prefer tipdowns for smaller fish and walleyes. Walleyes don't usually run like a pike does. I've never lost a tipdown through the hole fishing for walleyes. Read back a couple of pages and look at flags a flyin's tipdowns. That's the style I use. I've never used the wooden dowel style, so I can't speak for how they will perform for walleyes.

honeoyejig · « **Reply #54 on:** Jan 02, 2008, 09:56 AM »

Quote from: beeverfishing on Dec 15, 2007, 11:03 PM

Easy is not necessarily more productive. The tip-down's I made are super sensitive. I got tired of losing fish, once they felt tention of the tip-up they would drop the bait. Doesn't happen with tip-downs. And yes, they definitely work for trout.

how do you make them i would like to make some could you tell me how. thanks, honeoyejig

pikemaster0607 · « **Reply #55 on:** Jan 04, 2008, 09:53 PM »

depends wat u fish for...tip ups we use for pike walleye....tip downs for crappie and the good ole lake erie perch

BigG3206 · « **Reply #56 on:** Jan 05, 2008, 11:37 AM »

Excuse my ignorance, but, what exactly is a "Tip Down"?

percheyes42 · « **Reply #57 on:** Jan 05, 2008, 04:42 PM »

Look back to page 2 of this thread. There is one style pictured there.

beeverfishing · « **Reply #58 on:** Jan 05, 2008, 06:40 PM »

I made mine similar to Little Brown Dog

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=50786.0

BigG3206 · « **Reply #59 on:** Jan 06, 2008, 08:17 PM »

Tip downs are generally used for panfish I assume? That's the first time I've ever seen a tip down. Pretty cool though.

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