Nor'easter

[Fish Whistler]

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[Chucker]

I can't say that I've fished with them, but I heard something interesting last weekend.  While I was at Chapman's on BLack Lake, they had some of them in.  The woman there said that last year the tripping mechanism was a little flaky, and people in the shop were constantly whacking themselves in the face while experimenting with them.  She said that after the season was over, Spruce Acres took all of last year's leftover stock back (from every store that had them, as I understand), and refurbed them.  If nothing else, that's pretty good dedication to quality. 

[baginwal]

Fish Whistler,

I wanted to stock up on some parts for my Heritage tip ups and contacted Fish307 by phone.  They indicated that most people were not happy about the nylon spool and have been having problems with it.  He suggested to anyone interested in the Heritage tip up, to buy the replacement spool (original).  Of course, this raises the cost.  He went further to highly recommend the Nor'easter indicating that it had a better drag system than the Heritage. 

I own 20 tip ups of which 10 are Heritage.  They have worked flawlessly  over the years.  I did replace the wingnut with a lock nut, but other than that they are stock.

Hope this helps!

[richstick]

Do you guys do alot of walleye fishing with the heritage or noreaster tipups?  I'm curious how they compare in terms of smooth tripping for light biting walleyes, when compared to the Beaver Dams or Polar II's.  thoughts???

[baginwal]

Sorry RichStick,

I mainly use the Heritage tip ups for Pike.  I have some cheaper tip ups that are similar to the Heritage (not nearly as beefy or as nice a drag system) and use these for finding the perch. 

[richstick]

Actually, that does help me out alot.  I like the fact that the Heritages and Nor'easters have such a tall shaft, the flag stands so high.  Very good in the deeper snow we get up here in northern WI, I would think.  My main concern is whether or not the trip mechanism is as good as the BD and Polar.  But, if the flag snaps that hard, that's not good either.  First thing I do on a new Polar is cripple the flag spring so that the flag raises much slower - less jiggling, less spooked fish! 

[Chris Raymond]

I didn't see this thread earlier and I too am interested in the Nor'easters...especially in comparison to the Jack Traps (since the Heritage Lakers have plastic reels now).

[Icefishinfool]

I have owned noreasters since their inception and i can honestly say " I wish they had been around years ago!!" excellent product. I bought my 5 when i was sick and tired of trying to repair my old ones and and i purchased my sons for christmas 2 years ago...he is 15 now (doesnt take care of anything) and i havent had to fix or replace a tipup for him as of yet. i would highly recommend these to anyone interested in making this your last purchase of tipups.... WWW.NOREASTERTIPUP.COM   or FISH307.COM
              1-877-TIPUP4U

**and I dont expect anyone to believe me check out the product revue in Fishing the Wildside magazine  I believe they are available for free at pro bass stores  or www.fishingthewildside .com

[WVBoy]

I actually recieved 2 Noreasters for xmas this year and they are great! My buddy fishes all heritage lakers and he would rather have the noreasters.They are built stoutly and the wood is varnished and there are no greased parts.A little pricey though

[Bob_D]

There must be a couple of "Noreasters" brands out there. I saw ones with that name last week and I was not impressed at all. Looked like someone built then in their basement. Fit and finish was bad and the quality of components was not good either.