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Thanks.I'm going to use crawlers on the tipup. Yeah, just one. I'll be jigging. The tipup is extra.I'm thinking I'll also rig up a rod or two with crawlers and leave it, keeping a close eye on it.Gotta start somewhere.
i beleive spot still uses hand lines also.
ever heard of whips? A whip is a homemade rig using a 5 to 8 foot willow branch about the same look as a fly rod.just anchor it in the ice at a 45 degree angle and drill a hole where ever the tip meets the ice when you pull it over and down.Attach line to the tip with a sinker and bait it up.when you get a bite the whip will bounce up and down and since it is so long and whippy if you get there quick enough you can land your fish
To keep the tip up from tangling up with everything else in the bucket (like other tip ups when you've got them) wind the line onto the spool, leader, hooks and all and then wind an old shoelace over it to hold it all in and tie it off. This extra step will save you from a nightmare of tangled line and hooks.
I made something like the green ones at the bottom of this page. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=239470.0 I bought a 3/4 inch velcro spool from amazon and a 1/2 inch grommet kit. They work great.Here you can see them stuck to my pants. Works great when setting up and breaking down.