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Quality Tip-ups are Necessary for Ice fishing
Success
Written by
EditorsChoice
Sunday, 23 September 2007
Fishing on the ice can be pleasant and rewarding with the right
equipment. Using the right ice auger, fishing pole, tip-up, line, reel,
and wearing the proper clothing is all part of ice fishing success.
Let’s face it, if are not comfortable, you will not enjoy the ice
fishing experience. If you don’t have the proper equipment, or good
working equipment, you may not have success or very much fun!
The Tip-Up is necessary in my mind because it allows you to fish in
numerous spots all at the same time. I start with three holes in the ice
and three tip-ups all positioned about 30 to 40 feet or more from each
other so you are fishing different areas of the lake at one time rather
than sitting at one spot with a fishing pole. I like to sit in one spot
jigging with a fishing pole while keeping an eye out for all the
tip-ups, so I’m actually fishing 4 spots all at the same time,
increasing my chances of catching fish greatly. Be careful not to place
the tip-ups to far away from where you are going to be. You need to make
sure you are able to get there quick enough when you get a bite.
As far as tip-ups go, use good quality equipment because you don’t want
problems out on the ice after going through all the trouble of drilling
holes and getting your gear all together not to mention the walk to your
favorite spots. I use the Beaver Dam tip-up from the Arctic Fisherman.
This tip-up has been around for more than 60 years! Its quality is
second to none. I have discovered that fisherman and women who buy a
Beaver Dam tip-up are educated about the sport of ice fishing and aware
of its quality craftsmanship, traditions, and fish catching ability.
Unlike most other tip-ups the Beaver Dam tip-up is totally repairable if
something does go wrong with it. Everything is repairable on the Beaver
Dam Tip-up. The Arctic Fisherman company, who makes the tip-up re-grease
about 1,000 tip-ups per season with a freeze proof lubricant that is
still a family secret to this day. This lubricant works better than
anything else on the market.
The Beaver Dam tip up is a solid brass, flag-holding, spin-trigger that
is tapered on one end to release the flag rod after the lightest of
bites, which means you want to make sure you are not to far away so you
can set the hook quickly. Plus it also features anti-wind slots for
breezy conditions, and to slow down the action for heavier strikes. The
spin trigger rod is supported by an aluminum bearing and a seamless
steel tube filled with freeze-proof lubricant. The underwater mechanism
consists of a snag-proof free running spool topped by a heavy duty solid
brass line guide designed to eliminate drag by swinging into the
direction of the strike and yet heavy enough to prevent unwinding by the
live bait.
This may sound like an endorsement of this product because it is. This
is the best quality tip-up on the market and with factory support! Go
Ice Fishing and take a child with you. Here is a DNR website that gives
you a list of everything you need to go ice fishing.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/icefish.htm
Jeff Bausch has been fishing for over 40 years. He started a lake map
business with the best fishing spots marked plus a fishing newspaper
many years ago. Fishing has always been a passion, now he is sharing his
fishing knowledge about how to use lake maps and how to fish any lake
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