Weird Ice Fishing Electronics

[fishnowworknever]

Most of them have their place; flashers, gps, LED lights etc...

But every year someone comes out with something that makes you question their sanity. (IMO)

For instance, I just saw frabil has come out with an electronic tip up line counter...really?

Who has that on their christmas list?

[20lbSloughShark]

Fishing is one of those things that you can take to any extreme, it just depends on the person. People on this site are usually die-hard's so they need ice suits, flashers, super-tough super fishing rods, and so on. . The only real "needs" are a line, a hook, and bait. Those that like to make fishing, home away from home, need permanant houses, generators for their TV's, propane stoves, you get the picture. I am very goal orientated, I have a clear idea on what I want to accomplish in fishing (applies to all things in life), and when I find a weak spot, I improve. Maybe one day I'll decide I need to know how much line is out to properly set a hook, for now the $40 price tag is too much for what it is.

[bobbymalone]

Is it really electronic? I thought it would just be a mechanical roller like a line counter reel.

When I didn't have a vex, I had numbered beads tied on dacron line every three feet, a simple bead tied every foot, and a lead weight on the end. Poor man's depth finder for about 5 bucks and hour of threading beads and tying knots. Went down to 40 feet and was wrapped up on a chunk of dowel rod.

Worked awesome for it's purpose.

[11fish1]

I saw those last winter. They tell you how much line is out and how long the flag has been up. They seem more like a novelty to me, tip-up fishing is pretty easy not much need to add electronics to them.

[servocam]

Some people like gadgets. Did you see those Blue Tipz - tip-up indicators with Bluetooth and app for your phone to notify you. I may but 2 of them.

[Brad B]

Some people like gadgets. Did you see those Blue Tipz - tip-up indicators with Bluetooth and app for your phone to notify you. I may but 2 of them.

I think Deep Freeze LLC has a potential good product with these. I am hoping to test them out this year along with their pro model hole skimmer. I know one thing the blue tipz will be nice when I am sitting in my portable and I can't see out due to a fogged wind.

[bobbymalone]

Some people like gadgets. Did you see those Blue Tipz - tip-up indicators with Bluetooth and app for your phone to notify you. I may but 2 of them.

Isn't bluetooth range something like 30 feet?

[PurpleFloyd]

Does anyone sell an automatic hook baiter yet?

[servocam]

Isn't bluetooth range something like 30 feet?

Depends upon what BT class. They say 200 yards, which seems a bit high for this device, but they must just give a fast one-shot high power pulse out.

[EngineerBob]

BlueTipz uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BT4.0), which is newer and designed for low power sensors. It doesn't require pairing or a constant connection like older Bluetooth Classic, and it's capable of blasting out brief signals at higher power, which is how it gets the range it does.