tip-ups with a ice rod

[fisher]

me and some people from work have been trying to find a tip-up that has the rod with it. we sow one last year that set the hook when the fish took it but have not been able to find it.

has anyone ever used one of these tip-ups with the rod and can you help me find a good one.

I think it would be alot more fun to reel in the northern then have to hand over hand!

we hope you can help thanks

Jeff Krop

[SP180]

Now those quick strike set ups are not legal in MN i thought.????????

[Shack]

It’s called the Automatic Fisherman and it illegal in Minnesota. They do have other brands on the market as well, but they are also illegal in Minnesota.

[picksbigwagon]

Are you talking about the arctic fisherman from Clam? I have one and use it. It doesn't set the hook, the flag goes up when the fish takes the bait and the line free spools until I set the bail and set the hook.

[metrojoe]

There are a couple different models out there that hold a rod, but don't set the hook. Of course I can't remember the name of either of them right now.

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I think it would be alot more fun to reel in the northern then have to hand over hand!

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I have to agree. That was the reason I wanted to try one.

[Shack]

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until I set the bail and set the hook.

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That is the key phrase that make what you have legal.

If you are fishing with anything remotely like the image below, this is illegal in the state of Minnesota. The DNR considers the use of a device like this as a form of impaling a fish, which is illegal to do in the state of MN. I had a co-worker who bought like 6 of these things this last fall for his family off of e-bay. They are like $30-$40 each. He is out a lot of ching. The question he had the other day was could he use them if the rod was not set in the ready position, at least use them as fancy rod holders. We will call DNR once again.

If you have any question on what you are using, please call the MN DNR office.

[slipperybob]

Wow! that ice fishing pole has six line guides and tip guide. Where can I get one?

[metrojoe]

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Are you talking about the arctic fisherman from Clam?

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That was one of them. I looked at these last year and wasn't impressed.

There is another brand that I could only get by ordering through they're web site. I really liked them, in fact I sent them an email inquiring whether a bait caster would work because all the tip ups they showed on the site had spinning reels in them.

I'm having a brain fart.

[NyQuiLlama]

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Are you talking about the arctic fisherman from Clam? I have one and use it. It doesn't set the hook, the flag goes up when the fish takes the bait and the line free spools until I set the bail and set the hook.

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Bingo. It turns any rod/reel into a tip-up that you can jig. Great product. I'd post a link but for some reason that is not encouraged here.

[picksbigwagon]

shack, that is not what I was talking about, looks like you need an engineering (non choo-choo) degree to make that other one work. The arctic fisherman works really well, but you have to tend the hole and make sure it doesn't freeze shut on you....

[Shack]

I figured as such, when you said "you set the hook". But, I think you answered a question people have been asking for a couple months now. That question has been brought about where one could get a tip-up with a rod and reel on it and it still would be legal in MN.

I figure a post like this is a good thing this time of year. With all the internet shopping that goes on now and the big box stores carrying the same things from state to state, you never know what you get at Christmas that could be illegal. I can picture Grandma searching the internet for the latest and great’s new fishing item for JR... Buying it, wrapping it and giving it to him on Christmas. Then JR. uses this new thing from grandma on a Metro lake during New Years weekend and gets a hefty fine and a ticket from local DNR/CO.

I wonder how many Automatic fisherman where under the tree in MN this year and I wonder how many will be used this weekend on MN lakes ?

[Tman2]

I can tell you where to get one. PM me with your email.

[metrojoe]

I finally remembered the name of that other tip up. It's called an Ice Rigger. I'd really like to give one of these a try. This one would be legal in Minnesota.

[otis]

Isn't the one from Calm called the Arctic Warrior?? I love mine use it everytime I go out as long as it is out of the wind!!

[picksbigwagon]

Your right, I stand corrected