Arrived home after a weekend of not seeing any deer only to find a surprise in the mail, my Fish Brothers TipUps. As the season develops, I and others at FM, will be field-testing this product but thought I’d give you my first impression...pretty cool TipUps.
The rectangular plastic transporting case unsnaps in half. Inside are two TipUp supports and reels. Each TipUp support and reel slides into a rectangular hole in each half of the transporting case. So far, we have one plastic case that holds two tipups inside for both protection and preventing them from being tangled up with other gear. Each case half provides the base for each TipUp. So far, I like the compactness of these TipUps.
The Fish Brothers TipUp does fit into a 5-gallon bucket or, what I like, lays flat and can be easily strapped to the rack of an ATV. Or, stashed into a gear bag like many are using nowadays. The black plastic base should soak up the sun’s rays to help keep, or slow down, the ice from forming under the TipUp. Also, the base won’t slide down the ice hole. Each TipUp is colored and should be quite visible on the ice, so vehicles will see the TipUps and not accidentally run them over. The reels also have an adjustable drag.
Any drawbacks? The only thing I see where one might have a problem is the instructions state that for a freeze-up free use, monofilament line must be used. I’ll experiment with that and let you know the results as the ice fishing season opens. Also, I’ll post some close-up photos of the unit at a later date.
For now, you can see the Fish Brother TipUps here.
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Arrived home after a weekend of not seeing any deer only to find a surprise in the mail, my Fish Brothers TipUps. As the season develops, I and others at FM, will be field-testing this product but thought I’d give you my first impression...pretty cool TipUps.
The rectangular plastic transporting case unsnaps in half. Inside are two TipUp supports and reels. Each TipUp support and reel slides into a rectangular hole in each half of the transporting case. So far, we have one plastic case that holds two tipups inside for both protection and preventing them from being tangled up with other gear. Each case half provides the base for each TipUp. So far, I like the compactness of these TipUps.
The Fish Brothers TipUp does fit into a 5-gallon bucket or, what I like, lays flat and can be easily strapped to the rack of an ATV. Or, stashed into a gear bag like many are using nowadays. The black plastic base should soak up the sun’s rays to help keep, or slow down, the ice from forming under the TipUp. Also, the base won’t slide down the ice hole. Each TipUp is colored and should be quite visible on the ice, so vehicles will see the TipUps and not accidentally run them over. The reels also have an adjustable drag.
Any drawbacks? The only thing I see where one might have a problem is the instructions state that for a freeze-up free use, monofilament line must be used. I’ll experiment with that and let you know the results as the ice fishing season opens. Also, I’ll post some close-up photos of the unit at a later date.
For now, you can see the Fish Brother TipUps here.
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Has anyone else used these TipUps already?
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