Well getting the gear ready for winter and ran into these problems.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Poles on the Fish Trap Voyager are getting a little rusty on the bottom.

Not sure what is best to do. I bought some graphite dry spray to lube the poles up & figured dry graphite won't freeze on it. Should a guy run some light sand papper over the rusty poles first?

Arctic Siren Tip-Up is missing the pin that the flag pulls out to set it off.

Where can a guy get a replacement for the pin?

Last, My cousins Aqua Vu Scout charged up and turns on but just shows a very blurry screen and can't get the camera to show a pic. Anyone have some tips on anything I can check out to get it to work.

[Tom7227]

I had decent luck with the aluminum poles by going over it with very fine steel wool - 000 or so. Just wrapped it around the pole and went back and forth. I think that they gunk up if you use any type of lubricant. If things are really bad you could also try to run a brush down the insides from your gun cleaning kit. Not sure of the gauge though.

[Ed Carlson]

Poles on the Fish Trap Voyager are getting a little rusty on the bottom.

Not sure what is best to do. I bought some graphite dry spray to lube the poles up & figured dry graphite won't freeze on it. Should a guy run some light sand papper over the rusty poles first?

Arctic Siren Tip-Up is missing the pin that the flag pulls out to set it off.

Where can a guy get a replacement for the pin?

Last, My cousins Aqua Vu Scout charged up and turns on but just shows a very blurry screen and can't get the camera to show a pic. Anyone have some tips on anything I can check out to get it to work.

1 - Aluminum wheel cleaner and fine steel wool, wipe down after, coat with silicone spray.

2 - The Frabill Arctic Siren Tip up pin...you can make your own out of an eye-hook commonly found at the hardware store, or use a cloths hanger wire cur into sections and bent to form the eye. The Pin just breaks the magnetic circuit in the switch hole...sample a few pin materials to get a tight fit, and fab up your own pins, and make up a few spares.

3 - Try another battery first, be sure it has 12 V full in. If it is weak the picture quality will suffer. The 12 V plug pin and 12 V power supply commonly used on a computer or computer speaker audio power supply will work to power the camera to test this. Be sure it is 12 V before you plug it in. I suspect a bad/weak battery.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

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Try another battery first, be sure it has 12 V full in. If it is weak the picture quality will suffer. The 12 V plug pin and 12 V power supply commonly used on a computer or computer speaker audio power supply will work to power the camera to test this. Be sure it is 12 V before you plug it in. I suspect a bad/weak battery.

I unplugged the camera and plugged in a different camera to the tv and it worked great. not sure if it is a problem with the pins in the plug or if the camera has a problem will have to figure it out toninght.

[mntim]

Aluminum does not rust, so if you are trying to sand away rust you may cause more of an issue if you scratch the paint off the rod and expose more bare metal. Make sure when you store your poles you keep them off the floor of your sled. Take an old towel or cardboard and place them underneath, that will avoid future problems