Tip Up Flag Extensions

[pontiac787]

Does anyone have a suggestion for extending the flag on board style tip ups?  I just picked up a new Frabil Classic but the flag isn't very tall and seems like it will be hard to see if there is any snow on the ice. 

[TogueHunter]

How about making a flag extension by straightening out a coat hanger and duct taping it to the shaft of the existing flag, then adding a new flag on the end of the coathanger?

[northdease]

i have tried to extend the flags on some of my tip ups (polar and artic fire) a couple of things that i noticed is try to make them removable and make sure the are not to heavy or long  for the spring on the tip up. i used a roll pin (i think its called) and crimped it on the end of my tip up and then used a stainless steel welding rod for the extension. worked pretty good except for really windy days. something else you have to take into consideration is when the tip up is set with too long of flags is the flags themselves will sit in the snow or ice and could become frozen to it. it happened to me. if you play with it enough you will get it to work. i will use these set ups when setting tip up far away. good luck

[BUCKSKI]

Removable and visible, I use marking flags from the gas company, use a piece of duct tape on the main shaft and it extents it 18 inches.

[Flash_King]

Made some extensions for my Polars last year using THIN alum. tubing,made up replacement flags when extensions weren't needed with fabric and velcro strips.

[BJ]

One of the guys I fish with ( MARK BARLOW ) bought extensions for his traps and they work great. He is always on the Goatboy shanty. Pop down and ask him or send him a PM.

[Blaine]

I use the HT extensions on all of my Polars. We don't often get deep snow here in CT but it sure helps mine stand out from my friends when it pops It's also an advantage when we fish at night with the Omni Strike lights on them, there's no mistaking a flage with that bright red light waving back and forth in the night...