Tip-ups for Eelpout?

[Logan22]

I was wondering how you guys set up your rigs for Eelpout.  I know the basics would be to use a hook and bait and lye it on the bottom...but is there any pics/details you can give me?  Thanks! 8)

[fish_finder]

 The guys i fish with usually just put out tip ups whereever , use a big chunk of smelt or gaspereau or the likes right on the bottom.

[Whitefish Slayer]

When fishing burbot in the day i basically just set the bait right on the bottom.  there no tricks to catching burbot it's just a waiting game pretty much.
i like to chum a day or two before really well if i am going to hit them heavy.  Last year where we normally have 60-100 shacks.. there might have been a dozen and it made for great burbot fishing.  I seem to think they don't like alot of noise on the ice and shy away form that kind of stuff some.  At night i jig for them but still leave out my tip-ups just with pretty much anything, i fished a swedish pimple one night with no bait and caught a few just in about 20 minutes.  Live minnows sometimes can be deadly as well.  I've seen them take my smelt lines about 3 feet off bottom so if they life what u have they will come up off bottom to get it..
Cheers!!

[toguefisha]

I use 10 ft of either 6 or 8lb test mono leader.   I use a size 6 hook.  I use cheap hooks for cusk cause they seem to always swallow them and I throw the little ones back.   I'll take shiners or smelts, cut their bellies open and lay them on bottom with a little slack line.