Hooks on a Tip Up

[Down to Earth]

I have a set of Fish Brother tip ups coming to use at the Backwater Brawl. I haven't fished tip-ups for probably 15-20 years and that was on a Wisconsin River Slough. What type of hook do you recommend outfitting them with? I know as a youth I always hooked a shiner minnow through the back with a treble. I believe the treble would be illegal in MN, but is it allowed on border waters? What size hook whether it be a single or a treble should I use and how should I be hooking the bait? Thanks for the help.

Andy

[catchnmall]

I use treble hooks topped with beads. As long as there is something above the trble it is legal.

[Rip_Some_Lip]

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I use treble hooks topped with beads. As long as there is something above the trble it is legal.

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It has to have a spinner (any size) within 3" of treble according to the C.O. I talked to. I'm not sure about border waters.

[Willy]

I always use #2 Gamakatsus and have good luck with them. When you use a treble hook, the fish are more likely to spit the bait.

[Farley]

There has to be a jig otherwise the treble is considered 3 hooks. just got checked last tuesday.

[Down to Earth]

Willy,

With the single hook then do you hook the bait through the lip or through the back? Or even the tail? Thanks. I'm such a beginner when it comes to ice fishing.

Andy

[Stratosman]

I politely told some guy on White Bear a couple weeks back that his plain treble set-up on his tip ups was illegal, just trying to give him a heads up, he totally blew me off and acted like I was an (Contact US Regarding This Word). After that I prayed that a C.O. would come by an check him. Didn't happen but hopefully someday.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

What will you be fishing for? I use a quick strike rigs (you can buy them pretty cheap or make them) for pike and a plain hook on a mono leader for walleyes.

[RandyR]

Try a circle hook. You don't "set" a circle hook, you just increase pressure and the circle hook sets itself, almost always right in the corner of the fishes mouth.

On a pike I kept this winter,I found the bait (I was using a large shiner) all the way in the gut when I filleted my catch, but the pike was hooked right in the corner of the mouth and was completely unharmed by the hook. I had not checked for a flag in a while and the pike had quite a bit of line out. A normal rig would have certainly resulted in a gut hooked fish that I couldn't have released even if I had wanted to.

[Willy]

When using bigger shiners ook em through the back but not too deep. But I guess if you are using small minnows like fatheads, then you could hook them through the tail.

[Sgt. Rock]

I'm with you RandyR. I switched to all circle hooks and have had nothing but lip and corner of the mouth hooksets. No issues with guthooks at all.

[EBass]

I love circle hooks for any live bait. Oh otherwise I like a demon or similar jig for added weight to keep the minnow down.

[Baldy's Baits]

I only fish tipups for pike...

The hook depends on the bait I am using.

Dead bait I go with a quick strike, this is mainly just to keep the bait in the right position in the water. Live bait I use a single treble in the back near the dorsal fin.

No need to wait on the fish at all with either of these rigs.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Ive been using circle hooks for walleyes lately too. I like it because I dont need to worry about the mono leader breaking on a hookset.