Author Topic: $50 dollar tip ups (Read 2386 times)

low1200 · « **on:** Dec 21, 2010, 04:45 AM »

Any one buy one of those $50 dollar tip ups at the syracuse show

Fisher Pol · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 07:57 AM »

No way. We listened to the guys presentation and he said you will ice 80-90 percent of the flags with fish. We do that now with our $10 tip ups.

trapper2000 · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:02 AM »

Quote from: Fisher Pol on Dec 21, 2010, 07:57 AM

No way. We listened to the guys presentation and he said you will ice 80-90 percent of the flags with fish. We do that now with our $10 tip ups.

i tend to agree with ya why spend 250 bucks on 5 tip ups to catch pike?

filetandrelease · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Dec 21, 2010, 08:02 AM

i tend to agree with ya why spend 250 bucks on 5 tip ups to catch pike?

hey trapp don't you make yours out tree limbs and twist ties ?

trapper2000 · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:06 AM »

lol fillet when we were kids we used long willow branches and red cloth when it was waving ya had a perch lol ....times have changed huh

harrops26 · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:16 AM »

I'm using old tip ups with all brass hard ware and a grease filled brass tube for the trigger wire. I have absolutely no problems with them. I use them till they no longer work. No need for $ 50 tip ups.

filetandrelease · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:52 AM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Dec 21, 2010, 08:06 AM

lol fillet when we were kids we used long willow branches and red cloth when it was waving ya had a perch lol ....times have changed huh

you got that right brother , that reminds me a few years ago a guy came out on the ice with his buds and for got his pole , his friends laughed at him ,he went over to tree and snapped of a branch ,barrowed some line and started to fish everybody was laughing at him ,at the end of the day i calmly walked over to his pals and said how smart do you feel now that old guy just kicked all your behinds ,me and that guy had the last laugh ,remined me when we were young trapp

trapper2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 09:14 AM »

braided line a bullhead sinker 2 hooks with minnows and a bucket of perch lol , i made tip downs and remeber watching 2 go down holes from pike ...then there was the rat traps on 1x2's lollll

GDominy12 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 09:16 AM »

I paid $250 for a set of tip ups and have caught more and bigger fish on my old set i paid about $40 for.. hmmm!

filetandrelease · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 09:16 AM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Dec 21, 2010, 09:14 AM

braided line a bullhead sinker 2 hooks with minnows and a bucket of perch lol , i made tip downs and remeber watching 2 go down holes from pike ...then there was the rat traps on 1x2's lollll

i used wire coat hangers for tip downs worked slick on craps still have them to ,when i croak you guys better come a running

jrtbaits · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 10:20 AM »

that was a shock

... i'd seen those on-line and thought they looked pretty cool so when i saw them at the show i got excited then when he said the price it was all i could do not to laugh in his face i would say that conservatively i put 80% of my flags on the ice already so spending 5x as much for only 5% more fish really didn't seem like a good deal!!

adam2000 · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 10:23 AM »

i got 5 HT polars for 50 bucks, and they work great for me

esox slayer · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 10:39 AM »

50 dollar tip ups?

Those are made for hooking something bigger than fish....

IceLabrador · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 01:04 PM »

Last year Gander put all of their tip ups on sale in the store for 9.99.......I was a smart cookie and grabbed the remaining 5 Beaver Dams in the store.....normally 34.99....I paid 9.99 each for some of the best tip ups money can buy! What a deal !

I also saw the tip ups at the show....I kept walking after I heard the price.

SmellsLikeFishNH · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 01:18 PM »

What was the Brand name guys? I would like to see what they look like and WHY they would cost that much. Ive got Indian Hills and paid $35 each for them, but to me they way they are built and designed, they are worth every penny.

NNYIceangler · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:09 PM »

I have some buddies that would pay 50 dollars a peice for tip ups....as long as they were Fish Crafters in good shape... LOL Seriously they are some of the best tipups made and they are hard to find anymore unless you go rummaging through your grandfathers old stuff.

Phatpeoplerock · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 10:10 PM »

I purchased three as a test run at a discounted price. Im am getting into guiding next year and if the tip up sets the hook automatically then I can foresee a lot of my clients who have never caught fish or tip up fished before being happy with them. If they work out well I will let ya'll know. I will be putting them to the test chasing tigers, Northerns, Landlockeds, and lake trout all winter! A happy client is a happy guide!

kchamp · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 10:19 PM »

I had one for a couple years now, they work some times not all the time, I stop using tip ups more of a pain that they are worth to me, but once in a while I will use them, if anybody lives near me and wants to try it no problem here is old man freddie showing this tip up in action when he was a lot younger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrlj0pOorO8 http://www.hooksettipup.com/

filetandrelease · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 05:47 AM »

if that tip up was any farther away it would need it's own zip code

Fisher Pol · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 08:00 AM »

If the tip up sets the hook on the fish, why are they running to the tip up. Fish should be hooked already, right?

Huntyeraws · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 08:29 AM »

Quote from: Fisher Pol on Dec 22, 2010, 08:00 AM

If the tip up sets the hook on the fish, why are they running to the tip up. Fish should be hooked already, right?

LOL! That is funny right there!

Phatpeoplerock · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 11:13 AM »

The fish is hooked but how much line do you have on there?

kchamp · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 12:13 PM »

it has the same amount of line as a regular tip up has or how much you put on it

MGK · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 12:17 PM »

I paid less than $50 for my 5 tip ups

Phatpeoplerock · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 12:27 PM »

Exactly, the difference being the hook is set as soon as the fish bites. Idk about you guys but when I hook a fish it tends to not be pleased and wants to take off. Especially a 40in Tiger Musky or Northern Pike. You don't want to be spooled while on the ice especially if its a big fish!

1CE · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 12:38 PM »

Who say's the economy is bad....what else can someone market & charge too much for? Be smart with your money, there are many plans for home made tip ups, tip downs........

mayfield · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 03:39 PM »

any one have a pic of the 50$ tip ups

Phatpeoplerock · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 03:48 PM »

Quote from: mayfield on Dec 22, 2010, 03:39 PM

any one have a pic of the 50$ tip ups

http://www.hooksettipup.com/

For a guide I think it would be worth the investment. He has a bunch of videos on youtube also.

mayfield · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 04:02 PM »

yea that take all the fun out of it . takes skill to landem or luck

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Author Topic: $50 dollar tip ups (Read 2386 times)

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