MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Been fishing eyes since the middle 50s....... I always jig for them so I can't help ya on tipup tips BUT I can say with some certainty that almost everyone that fish eyes usually fish way to deep.........I can't remember the last time I caught an eye in over 15 fow.........and that's real deep for me.My best luck is after dark in 3 to 5 fow...only 2 feet or so below the ice...usually by midnight the eyes are all shallow chasing minnows etc....which is the best time to catch one.......and there's nothing better than sitting in 4 fow and catching a 5 lb eye.........you'd think you have a steelhead on.......they ain't got anywhere to go but sideways and they do.......lol....The eyes are extremely sound shy in that shallow of water so the best way to do it is figure out where you're are going to fish after dark in shallow water and drill the holes well before dark.....and after dark sneak up quietly as you can and sit down and prepare to have fun.......I use jigging raps with minnow head and/or buckshots w/minnow head..........and the hits are usually quite savage as they are already moving quite fast chasing minnows..........Anoth er tip I try to use just enough light just to see unless the ice is super thick and/or a lot of snow on it..........I see no reason a tipup wouldn't work the same way....Try it you'll like it..........