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2012/12/07 13:40:09 (permalink)

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Line do you guys use on tip-ups? I know wishful think about icefishing but just curious
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    Bogeyjoker
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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/07 13:47:37 (permalink)
    Dacron.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/07 13:56:12 (permalink)
    ^ a +1 for good ol dacron.
    Mason braided nylon is ok too.
    Tried the cortland vinyl coated stuff...it sux IMO
    Too much memory, it looks like a spring hanging in the hole.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/07 22:40:27 (permalink)
    Dacron is the stuff. barrel swivel and mono.
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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/21 15:40:40 (permalink)
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    Dacron is the stuff. barrel swivel and mono.


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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 11:07:37 (permalink)
    all of the Dacron I can find is fly fishing backing. Is that what you are talking about? Can someone recommend a brand and a weight?

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 11:13:34 (permalink)
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAIDED-DACRON-IGFA-Fishing-Line-Green-Spot-20lb-150yd-NEW-/330846128495?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d07f7496f
     
    Is this what you are talking about?

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 13:12:16 (permalink)
    No like this:
    http://www.fishusa.com/Mason-Plastic-Coated-Tip-Up-Line_p.html
     
    Or google Gudebrod tip-up line...was the best I've used back when I used to set tip-ups.  Now I just set tipups when I'm being lazy and don't care if I catch fish...
     
     

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 13:42:13 (permalink)
    Oh. ok. That's only 25yds. Do you put the whole thing on? That will get expensive. I've never used tip ups before. If I'm understanding you, maybe I shouldn't even mess with them? I was thinking about setting some for walleye if I get to fish Pymie. I'm not sure if that meat stick will handle a big walleye. What do you think? Thanks Bogey.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 13:53:05 (permalink)
    Bogey, how bout this?
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNCLE-MACS-ICE-FISHING-LINE-2-NEW-SPOOLS-TIP-UP-LINE-150YD-50LB-TEST-ASST-COLOR-/251173727550?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b1eed3e

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 14:22:33 (permalink)
    IMO, tipup fishing is for guys that are more interested in BSing or drinking beer than catching fish.  Yes, you can catch fish using tipups (and I have too).  But, frankly if you have electronics and you're fishing for walleye and panfish, if you are not catching fish jigging, you should be moving...and it's a lot harder to move when you've got a tip-up set running down the lake. 
     
    It's more gear to haul out on the ice with you...more stuff to get tangled, and more stuff that you have to put away when you are tearing down for the day.  I'd rather be fishing than pis$ing with gear.  I used to set tipups a lot before I had a flasher, just to get lines in the water and then "match the hatch" so to speak when I got a hit, or to find more productive structure or depth breaks...but that's a lazier and less effective way to fish IMO now that sonar/flashers are in wide use.
     
    Now, if you're fishing for big toothy critters like pike and musky...that's a different story.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 14:41:43 (permalink)
    So will my new rod be ok for walleye?

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 14:44:49 (permalink)
    I hope my flasher works. I'm excited to try it out. It turns on. That's all I know. Do you think you'll be on the ice by next weekend, like 1/6?

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 15:12:44 (permalink)
    slabdaddy

    So will my new rod be ok for walleye?


    Yup...might have to do a quick adjust on your drag if you get a big one...I'd be more worried about a channel cat...
     
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    I hope my flasher works. I'm excited to try it out. It turns on. That's all I know. Do you think you'll be on the ice by next weekend, like 1/6?

     
    Dude, you seriously need some decaf!

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 15:20:37 (permalink)
    HAHAHA! Yup. Cabin fever. I always get it bad this time of year. Thank God muzzleloader is in. I can't wait to get out on Saturday. I need time out in wide open spaces. I'm sorry Bogey. I don't mean to bug you duud. I just can't stand being cooped up. I haven't been fishing in a long time. I got to hunt one day of archery. I got to hunt one day of rifle. I had to work the first day of buck; I hunted the first Sat but had Greg in CT for the second Sat. I need to get outside and enjoy the tranquil solitude of winter.
     
    I hope I haven't annoyed you too much! Sorry.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 15:27:42 (permalink)
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    I'm sorry Bogey. I don't mean to bug you duud.

    I hope I haven't annoyed you too much! Sorry.


    You're not bugging me at all...I like your enthusiasm!  Just be patient and we'll have safe ice soon enough.   You'll lose some of that energy when I have you dragging gear 2 or 3 miles across a lake in knee high drifts.

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 18:23:36 (permalink)
    I hope you know CPR and love me enough to use it...

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 18:26:10 (permalink)
    I'll help drag the gear if you want another guy to bug ya both.
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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 19:09:00 (permalink)
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    I hope you know CPR and love me enough to use it...


    Oh...good lord!
     

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 19:15:08 (permalink)
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    I hope you know CPR and love me enough to use it...


    Oh...good lord!


     
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 19:38:08 (permalink)
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    I'll help drag the gear if you want another guy to bug ya both.


    The more the merrier

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    Re:What kind of... 2012/12/27 20:27:44 (permalink)
    I use Dacron  on my tip-ups and catch tons of chain pickeral on them. I've tried what has been labeled as "ice fishing line". It's mono, but seems to have way too much memory no matter what you do to it.
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