Under Tip Up Rigs

[BlueSnow]

I have never really had much luck with pike or walleye under my tip ups so I decided to try something different this year.  I made a couple of quick rigs to try for panfish.  I am planning to drop a couple of small jigs a couple feet below- one with plastic and the other with a spike and see if I can entice anything. 

Making these was pretty easy, I just grabbed a spool of 20# wire, shaped and twisted.  Doesn't' look like much but it was a fairly quick project and something to do on a beautiful day with no local ice.  Also made a couple of arms and attached to some heavy mono like a perch rig, just to see how it goes. 

[flagup!]

SOOOooooo are these like spreader bars?  What's your rig for pike and walleye look like?

[BlueSnow]

Ha - to be honest these ended up being a bit of a disaster, everything became a giant tangle pretty much immediately.  I haven't been back to the drawing board, but I think I am going to stick with the crappie type rig with the two arms off of a central line, though that is still a mess...but not as bad.  If you have any ideas I'm game to try 'em out.

[flagup!]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around why you wouldn't just fish one jig or a high low set up. 

[BlueSnow]

Probably because there wasn't any ice yet and I was thinking about trying something new...

I'm still trying to wrap my head around why you wouldn't just fish one jig or a high low set up.

[river_scum]

thats the way things come about

[BlueSnow]

Every now and again ya get a hit...just not this time

thats the way things come about

[flagup!]

Probably because there wasn't any ice yet and I was thinking about trying something new...

Yes been there many times.  I'm getting older so I'm realizing that simpler is better.......But you never know, you may come up with a million dollar idea...