Will it work?

[Peterk1234]

It is ice fishing time here in the northeast, well except for today since it is over 50 degrees out. So I decided to play. I saw folks using their rods on a contraption like a tip up. Figured I could make one. No idea if it will work yet, but I like the concept. I even made it so it packs up real nice.

 

[Jay_Disarray]

looks like it could work, but i guess id be a bit worried about putting too much stress on a cold ice fishing pole. I dig the simplicity and ingenuity though

 

[KramerJ]

Nice, looks like a jaw jacker. I've used them with pretty good success on steelhead in rivers.

You might consider using a small loop of 20-30lb mono on your tip for setting instead of the metal into eyelet. That's how the commercial versions do it. Although their release is slightly different.

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[Pooh]

I like it! In MN we can't use them. Something about the law reading the way the hook gets set, and this being a mechanical hook set.

 

[Marc W]

I have autosetters that I built that work great. I think you might want to shorten the trigger up on yours. Looks like it will flex too much being so long. I found that a stiff, quick releasing trigger has better hookups. If the lake is full of small perch they will drive you crazy!

 

[Marc W]

All caught on the ones I made. Will post a pick of one of mine in a bit

 

[Peterk1234]

@Marc W Nice pike. Looking forward to your DIY rod tip up pic. We had an awesome day today. Best one in years. We were targeting crappies and perch and finally found them. Biggest crappie was 1.5 pounds. I caught a 2.5 pound bass on the tip up I made. So much fun fighting it on such a small rod. I will be making more of these for sure. I lost a few, but I blame to size and style of hook. I gotta figure out which hooks will work best. I usually use very small hooks, but in this case I think a bit larger and maybe a circle style will work better. All fish on this setup were lip hooked.

We are having a big fish fry tonight.

 

[JAYBO]

It is ice fishing time here in the northeast, well except for today since it is over 50 degrees out. So I decided to play. I saw folks using their rods on a contraption like a tip up. Figured I could make one. No idea if it will work yet, but I like the concept. I even made it so it packs up real nice.

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Pretty awesome DIY

 

[Wirrex]

Looks like it should work. I have been using automatic fisherman for a long time. You will have to adjust that trigger but you probably already know that.

 

[Wolverinebuckman]

Nice haul, Pete!

Keep this in mind if you are out and not getting bites...
We were on a small lake in Michigan when I was a kid. We ducked into a shanty that was left on the ice. There was a large hole cut (3'x4' or so), and the water was crystal clear...we could see a good 12'-15' down. Anyway, a whole school of bluegill were under us, and they kept swimming up to our bait, looking at it, then swimming away. This went on for over an hour. No bites. We were blown away.
Anyway, come to find out we were using the wrong sized line, and the fish could see it. We went to a smaller line the next weekend and slayed them.

Just thought that was interesting... no bites doesn't always mean no fish!

 

[Marc W]

Finally back out walleye fishing tonight and remembered to take a pic. Next time I won’t make them adjustable, will just make them to what I have found to work best