Idea for keeping holes open

[phishandpheasant]

The strikemaster hole heater is awesome and works very well. Sometimes too well!!!!! I use it in my permanent to keep the holes open. I just move it from hole to hole if they skim over. Unit extends for those that have sleeves instead of drop downs. Runs off a vex battery. Works awesome outside as well. Kept my hole ice free all day at the Brainerd Extravaganza. Much easier than charlcoal/can and no mess when done.

[minnbowhunter]

lol, right on, nothing keeps the hole open like a constant flow of game fish thru it.

[Mike L]

A larger scale version is what us old fart have used for years to heat water at deer camp.

[Mike L]

refering to yer spitter

[Gator Slayer]

I had a heat pump--great idea--poor execution. the plastic is very thin and can break if you hit it with the tip-up spool pulling it out. or if you don't set it aside "gently" I am going to try a 25 watt aquarium heater this year. Just working on how to rig it.

[minnbowhunter]

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An oldtimer showed me what he called a "spitter" that worked well

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My mind must be in the gutter also, got this far and right away thought of Irishwalleye's post.

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lol I must be gettin old, that thought never crossed my mind. wink,wink

[Shack]

A little alcohol never hurts .

But seriously, in the past I have used candles in perm and porty to keep hole open. You have to be very careful not to burn line though .

I am going to be using fans in porty this year and hope this will help. If so, I will add them in perm, under floor boards.

I use a Finicky’s Fish Factory for tip up and as long as I change heater fluid or candle, it will keep a hole open for days on end.

[chris63]

I heard they treat their employees poorly so their all going to work at Target! Ice skimmer?

[Lisa Almquist]

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I use a Finicky’s Fish Factory

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We use one of these too. Neat little boxes. But not cheap!