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but i do own other styles of high flyers, and wind trips can become an issue,
I don't tipup fish a ton, but the first time I was shown how to set up a tipup, I was told to make sure the wind "blows the flag back on" in terms of how the tipup is oriented with the wind. I've never had a problem with wind flags.
40 ups with the bar, not the hook are my favorite. I've had polars, round frabils, beaver dams all fail on me. I still use a lot of old school fish crafters too.
Gotta go with the fish crafters. I've got a set for everything that swims. Been collecting for a few years now and have 35 rigged up in various ways. Gotta be prepared!!!
I love my green Hi-flag/40 up "Green ones", but they have to have the correct flag trap on them. You want the ones where the flag is set to a hook off the tipup and not the ones where the flag sets to the metal arm. Because that metal arm can get bent and not allow the flap to trigger when the spool spins and hits it.
40 ups with the bar, not the hook are my favorite. I've had polars, round frabils, beaver dams all fail on me.
Totally agree with Hess. I have HT Polars and being able to see the fish running is great. Looking for some new wooden tip ups that have the same type of setup
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pikie- I have to ask. How did the Beaver Dam tip up fail you? I have had mine for over 35 years and they have never, not once, as in never ever fail me.
any of you guys that use the polars and beaverdams, all mine eventually get water in the shaft and start freezing up when its cold out. Had this happen with original beaverdams, ht polars and ht polar therms. I've since swore off any of the submerged shaft tipups completely off because of this.
these are sealed shafts they can't take on water