tip up light?

[MIDNIGHT777]

What tip up light does everybody like to attach for night fishing? Going to get a few and was wondering which ones seem to work the best.

Thanks, Matt

[gvg_uwec]

I use the frabil tip up lights that are about 10 bucks, really like em so far.Only thing i would change is that the batteries are the button style which are harder to find than say a AA or AAA. I will be picking up a couple extra tipups for the gf this year and will most likely outfit them with the new frabil lights. They run off a 9v battery and are still only 15 bucks a piece.

[icemac33]

Not a light, but I love my pagers. The nasty cold nights you can put a five gallon bucket over the tip up with a candle inside. Wait for the beep.I would highly recommend these over a light.Little more cost right off the bat, but pay for themselves.

[Bruce Mosher]

I just picked up some really nice ones that are pretty cheap and work well. Call Darren at bbPie Electronics, Inc.

906-228-9095. Quality made. Bruce Mosher

[PikeTipper]

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Not a light, but I love my pagers. The nasty cold nights you can put a five gallon bucket over the tip up with a candle inside. Wait for the beep.I would highly recommend these over a light.Little more cost right off the bat, but pay for themselves.

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How do you keep the candle lit? Do you have holes drilled in the bucket?

[R_B]

Check out Lighthouse Enterprise tip-up lights. I have tried many different types and like these the best.

[icemac33]

I've never had a problem with the candle going out. I'm not sure why that is but it just keeps on burning. Must have just enough oxygen getting in through the snow.

[gvg_uwec]

Has anyone picked up one of the new frabill Arctic Siren tip up light/alarms yet? Have ya played with it yet? Likes/Dislikes? Like I said before I like my other frabill ones but the 9v batteries would be so much easier to get ahold of. I'm curious to see if they caught anyone elses eye.

[Ron Vroom]

I picked one up on Sat. and I think it is going to be good. The siren is plenty loud to hear from a distance. Not sure how visible the lights will be when there is a lot of snow around the hole. Mounted mine on my round Frabil tip up with the supplied velcro. Only complaint is with the slide switch to shut off and change modes which slides too easy and may turn on accidently unless you keep the pin in. To be extra sure, I kept the packaging plastic material and cut around the box part which I put little strips of velcro on to place around the unit to prevent the switch from being moved. They could have used a more positive switching system.

[perchking]

I have the new artic siren that I put on 2 of my tip-ups and they seem pretty nice. I just wonder how long the battery will last durring those -20 below nights. I agree the led's are pretty useless because they only sit about 1 inch off the base of the tip-up but if the battery holds up the siren is pretty loud. I think you could easily hear it from 50+ yards.

[metrojoe]

I just use the HT Omni Strike Lite. Simple design and cheap.

They do have a new one, new to me anyways, called the NightStar. I might have to give that one a try.

[Ron Vroom]

Use a lithium 9v battery, more expensive and hard to find, but they are not effected by cold temperatures like other batteries. I tested the LED lights tonight in the yard and they light up and reflect off the flag nicely, but the siren is the ticket for me so you don't have to keep checking for a flag.

[tunrevir]

I went the whole route with the little flashlights ect. I would really look at the way you fish tip ups. Are you typically in a shack and playing cards, fishing and having a beverage? I'd highly recommend spending the money on a set of strikesensor transmittors and pager. I think they go for about 60 bucks for one pager and one transmittor but they are worth it. I have had mine since the early 90's and they work as well today as they did 15 years ago. The instant your tip up goes off the light on the transmittor goes on and the transmittor sends you a signal to a small pager that you have in the shack. I like that you know instantly how long that fish has had the bait and a quick scan and you know which tip up is up due to the light. Great system, takes up little space and it is easy to use. I have had mine out in 20 below and still had them work.

Tunrevir~