Comments on: How To Use An Ice Fishing Trap To Catch Fish http://icefishingsite.com/2008/12/04/how-to-use-an-ice-fishing-trap-to-catch-fish/ Join the revolution in ice fishing! Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:51:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: twincv1 http://icefishingsite.com/2008/12/04/how-to-use-an-ice-fishing-trap-to-catch-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-31 twincv1 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:40:58 +0000 http://icefishingsite.com/?p=129#comment-31 I have seen the new tip ups including the "artic tip up" and similar disc shaped set ups. I still use the one that I have had for 5 years and last year I purchased a Beaver Dam tip up. I think the two key advantages to the disc shaped tip ups are keeping the hole from freezing and keeping the light out. Given this, I have been trying to make sure to use a carboard cut out to accomplish the same things. The cutout absolutely keeps the light out, allowing for a more natural look for the fish. It seems to work reasonably well at keeping the hole open, but I've heard the thermal disc shaped ones do a slightly better job. The main reason I haven't switched is that I normally use 1 jigging rod and 1 tip up. My Beaver Dam runs extremely smooth and to me this is the biggest reason certain tip ups do better than others. When the fish takes the bait you want as little resistance as is possible. Thanks for the comment! I have seen the new tip ups including the “artic tip up” and similar disc shaped set ups. I still use the one that I have had for 5 years and last year I purchased a Beaver Dam tip up.

I think the two key advantages to the disc shaped tip ups are keeping the hole from freezing and keeping the light out. Given this, I have been trying to make sure to use a carboard cut out to accomplish the same things. The cutout absolutely keeps the light out, allowing for a more natural look for the fish. It seems to work reasonably well at keeping the hole open, but I’ve heard the thermal disc shaped ones do a slightly better job.

The main reason I haven’t switched is that I normally use 1 jigging rod and 1 tip up. My Beaver Dam runs extremely smooth and to me this is the biggest reason certain tip ups do better than others. When the fish takes the bait you want as little resistance as is possible.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Moore McLaughlin http://icefishingsite.com/2008/12/04/how-to-use-an-ice-fishing-trap-to-catch-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Moore McLaughlin Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:16:49 +0000 http://icefishingsite.com/?p=129#comment-30 There seems to be some new types of tip-ups available. What is your opinion of the disk-shaped tip-ups and the plastic tip-ups? Also, do you typcially use hole covers when using tip-ups? There seems to be some new types of tip-ups available. What is your opinion of the disk-shaped tip-ups and the plastic tip-ups? Also, do you typcially use hole covers when using tip-ups?

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