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just curious if there is some special, or 'neat' way to mark depth on the tip up line. I usually use a rubberband, or tie a light knot (that will pull out with any hard pressure). Im thinking a slip bobber bobber stopper might do the trick...so what do you use??
Also bobbers cost about ten times more than buttons or bans. Just my 2 cents.
Buttons but its pain whe you switch from 60 fow to 10 fow If you dont slide the bottom back down to mark a shallower depth then the line may get caught on it when a fish runs your line out then "snap" and the fish is broke off
I used to have buttons on my tip-ups but had the same problems as FK. Now I just use the little bobbers if I need to
They say the only dumb question is the one never asked so here it goes...I have never used any sort of markers on my tip up line and I can not figure out what the point would be. Could someone please explain why they would use these. I usually fish the bottom so I let out enough line till the weight sits on the bottom and the line doesn't go out any more.Thanks
Not a dumb question at all...I set my bait for pike at 4 feet off bottom as a good starting point. I sound the depth, set my button 4 feet below where my line enters the water, put on my bait and the button either sets on top of the reel or just below it, and after catching a fish I don't have to reset my depth, the button tells me where my line needs to be.....Esox
My buddy, a local, showed me how to tie a bit of wooden matchstick or toothpick into the line. I've watched him, and it really makes a difference. I've tried it a couple years now, but all I do is get frozen fingers trying to tied it, or put knots in my dacron. I'm thinking there are buttons in my future.
I use small pieces of garbage bag twist ties. (the ones that are plastic with a thin wire in the middle) I have thought about trying the buttons but I fish from 3 to 100 fow.
(Image removed from quote.)There ya go, quickest and easiest way there is, and they go in your pocket. They last 1-3 seasons and there is no breaking the bank for them, heck the change in the truck.