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Peteamus...I'll take you up on that 5 to 1 bet.....you live anywhere near upstate NY??How do you keep the reels from freezing after your first pike runs line out??
There's Jack Traps and then there's everything else.
Jack Traps hands down.... They are the best on the market. These are lifetime trap's , you don't have to modify them or do anything else to them. Just fish them hard.
are those beaver dams hard to see in deep snow
Funny thing. When I was younger we always used simple 2 piece balanced tip-up. So when it was time for me to buy my own I was captivated by the Beaver Dam type made by South Bend. It was luring me with it's shinny metals and lacquered wood. I couldn't resist. When it was time to set it up I had now idea how since it didn't came with instructions. After a little while I though I had it figured it out... Only to find out this week after browsing this forum that I had set it up wrong! Instead of laying the support post horizontally across the hole, I made mine stand upright using auger slush. Just like you do with 2 piece balanced tip-up! Now that I see how it's supposed to be I'm glad I'm not setting it that way. The reel doesn't sit in water. The shaft will never need to be re-lubricated. I can reel up the line without moving the whole tip-up. And it is more visible on the ice. What you think?
Before anyone starts in on me about this, it is legal in Montana to leave your tipups out for 24 hours before they have to be checked. I try to check mine about every 3 - 6 hours. Just my $0.02.
This is going to my first year really targeting pike through the ice and I'm curious if you guys prefer one style tip up over the others. I was thinking about picking up some of the round ones but I'm worried that they might be hard to get off the hole / ice. What are your guys' thoughts on this? What are some of the pros and cons of the different styles?Jason
I like the HT polar therm because the spool is submerged which prevents the line from freezing when the temp is -20 and below like it often is this time of year. The Windlass is also a nice tip up when it's warmer, it's very easy to set the bait at exactly the right height and you can add some jigging action if you want.
Here is something to think about. If your line is froze in the hole, and you think you have a nice fish on, it is a pain to try to chip around the line without cutting it. Where as, if the tipup is being used properly, you don't have to worry about nicking and/or cutting the line. Before anyone starts in on me about this, it is legal in Montana to leave your tipups out for 24 hours before they have to be checked. I try to check mine about every 3 - 6 hours. Just my $0.02.
ht polar therm