Tip Up Brand/Style help

[FWFeecherman]

Hello all!  I'd really like to try and do some Tip Up fishing this year and am looking to purchase a couple of Tip Ups to chase Northern Pike with here in Indiana.  There are so many styles and brands to choose from I thought I would see if anyone could help me out with some advice based on their experiences.  For instance, I was thinking about buying the Frabill Round Tip Up.  Any thoughts, experiences,  or suggestions?  Thanks and Tight Lines and Screamin Drags to Ya!!!   

[fishingking]

I hear the round ones are good but kinda pricey right? $10 or more each? here in new york your allowed 5 or 15 if your fishing Champlain so price seems to be a factor i Dont use tipups anymore but i do have 5 decent wooden ones that cost $6 each and they worked just fine for northerns

[Barleydog]

I agree with Fisherking.  If your just starting out, maybe think about picking some up on Ebay?  You can get some deals on 5 or 6 at a crack.  "Stick" tip ups are fantastic for any situation.  If your wanting to head right into spending some $$$$, I'd stick with a real midwest favorite.  The Beaver Dam or Arctic Fisherman is the cadillac of tip ups, (at least Barleydog's version of a Cadillac eh!)

[coldbum]

I like big heavy wooden tipups rigged with 100lb test right to a steel leader for the monsters in the Sacandaga
get the big spools they love to run

[laker7744]

frabill makes a nice round tip up that covers your hole.It is insulated on the bottom to prevent your hole from freezing.Also keeps snow out.Blocks unnatural light.also it has a small tackle storage space built right into it.I have had mine for 7 or 8 years now and it is super dependable.A solid choice for tip ups.

[Chucker]

The only thing I don't like about most of the round styles is that the flag is fairly short.  Can be kind of a pain when there's a lot of snow on the ice. 

[ny_angler]

They make flag extensions for the round frabils and they are great ... i got my round tip ups  clearenced at bps last winter $8.00

[ice dawg]

I have a round tipup that has a flag on it that extends like a car antenna. I'm thinking it is a Frabill but not sure.

[MXFISHER656]

I love my polar tip-ups , I wouldn't trade them for anything. I've never used the round ones though. The only thing I would say is DON'T buy the 3 stick tip-ups. Had 5 of the given to me brand new, and I can't stand using them. WAY to much unfolding to do with or without gloves on.




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[LoneWolf]

You may want to check out JackTraps. They make quality tip-ups and also help support our tourney. 

http://www.jacktraps.com/

[Mongo]

Heritage Lakers
I love these tilts and would recomend them to anyone....

[Adrock]

i built my own but they are similar to the style of the Jack Traps.  My friend owns some jack traps, very nicely constructed, one set will most likely last a life time if you care for them.

[FWFeecherman]

Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys!  I really appreciate it.  My birthday was Friday and my wife went to Gander Mountian and purchased a couple of the Frabil Round Tip Ups for me.  I'm going to give them a try this weekend.  I've already got them rigged and ready to go.  I'll let you all know how they perform.  Thanks again for all the help!  Tight Lines and Screamin Drags to Ya!!!

[Pasquatch]

I love my Polar tipups, they are very durable, and never fail me. Plus, I love being able to see the trip spinning when I got the big one on.

[pike hound]

I use spindle types that I bought at wally world for $7. I like them because you can see if the fish is running with the bait or not and usually what kind of fish it is. If it's spinning slow it's a bass, if it's spinning fast it's probably a pike! I'm not sure of the brand I think they are just called polar tip-ups, but they work great

[roverowner]

Heritage Lakers for me.  I like the way the reel hangs in the "proper" orientation.  I've got 10 frabill bigfoots and the spool hangs down "sideways" and the line sometimes falls off and gets tangled.  The Lakers stand up nice and tall which is a huge plus.  Flag extentions are nice, but I like to look out across the ice and see my tip ups, even in 2 feet of snow.  Unfolding the legs is no trouble at all, so I'm not sure where that comment came from.  Lakers also have a nice size spool with hook holder slots integrated.  Also, Lakers take up about as much space in the sled, but they are less cumbersome to use.

Heritage lakers are expensive at around $20 each, but they will last a lifetime. 

[killitandgrillit]

I have some of the Frabill insulated tip ups, some of the frabil disk type with antenna style, and some beaver dam tip ups. I'd either go Frabill insulated or Beaver Dam. You are almost certain to break those antenna style- fragile!

[Spud_bar]

I've got a couple of the x style tipups that were great when I first started fishing but leaves the water exposed and so I really prefer to use polar tipups that are round and cover the hole. my absolute most favorite tipup is a box I made myself. it's about 18" long but about a foot wide and a foot tall. I have the spool of line rigged so that after I get my depth set I can set a flag and that flag is also wired in a way that it sets off a little light that I put on the side of the box. This is extremely useful at night one other thing that's really handy is to have a a small candle in the box which usually creates enough heat to keep the hole open in almost any temps! it's a fairly simple design that I still use as effectively as any other tipup regardless of how cold or windy it might be. message me if you'd like some tips on design...

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