Andy January 10, 2012 at 3:49 pm Reply Gord, Now that looks like fun! Its 50 degrees here in Wisconsin today. One question about the hanging board. With the hanging board above water and the line running through the hole, I would think it would be prone to freeze ups? With a tipup, the spool is underwater and spools freely. Just curious. Andy
Gord January 10, 2012 at 4:46 pm Reply You are correct Andy, there is the chance the hole will freeze up if you are not checking occasionally. However, unless it is really frozen up a laker will generally set the hook on itself by pulling the frozen line free. This issue is minor compared to the hassle of reeling up tip ups at the end of the day, I think. Tip ups work fine in shallow water and on smaller fish. My real preference is to catch all my fish on a jigging rod.
Perchmaster January 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm Reply Nothing like tube steak over an open fire! Sounds like a story in it’s self!!!!! Now getting to the fishing part, I am filled with envy as I look at those pics bringing back memories of last season. Like Andy stated 50 above zero here in Wisconsin and not the greatest ice around but I am going to find ice one way or another this Saturday. Turning colder Wednesday night and finally some snow on the way which will help in the aid of walking the ice since I don’t need any extra challenges right now. Trout fishing looks fun but I would rather be running for tip ups with northerns/walleye and jigging for JUMBO PERCH. As for your invention I think I will stick with tip ups but your idea works on the order of a “TIP DOWN” that is easy to pack up and go. They do make little handles for the tip ups these days Gord which let’s you wrap up twice as fast…. Anyways nice report and look forward to some northern/walleye fishing reports using those hot rigs I sent you.
Andy January 17, 2012 at 5:18 pm Reply I was just reading about an angler that was rescued off the shore of Green Bay that was unaware of the fact that the ice he was on had broken and was drifting away. The fire chief reported that this was the second consecutive year that this angler found himself in this predicament. Mark? Kurt? Was that you?
Gord January 17, 2012 at 5:47 pm Reply If the angler wasn’t catching anything, then it is very possible it was Kurt! Andy…your photo disappeared?
Perchmaster January 17, 2012 at 6:46 pm Reply NO NO Andy it was not either one of us… And to boot on that report did you see that this time they are going to make this guy from IL pay for the cost of the rescue? Hey Gord I don’t get skunked often when I fish I think maybe once last season during ice fishing was it.
Perchmaster January 18, 2012 at 4:36 pm Reply I was just looking at the pics again and was thinking deep fried lake trout I don’t think I have ever tried lake trout deep fried. Going to have to give that a try on one of those smaller ones…
garlic ring man January 21, 2012 at 8:37 pm Reply Great looking catch Gord and Suzanne. What size hole are you guys drilling, 8 or 10 inch? And are the minnows fresh or salted. I’m just trying to gear up for hard water fishing and I have never tried lake trout through the ice.
Gord January 22, 2012 at 8:18 am Reply I believe an eight inch hole. We were using live minnows. Thanks GR man!
Perchmaster January 24, 2012 at 6:37 pm Reply Boy you just open yourself up these days don’t ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!