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Author:
icefishinsupreme
Date:
Nov 08, 2012
Subject:
rigging tip-up for trout
Message:
This winter I am going to ice fish a lot more, so I need to know how to rig a tip-up. Also, does anyone fish mt. tom in Litchfield I think it is? What are the good baits/lures to use there? Thanks, Dylan
Author:
Michael
Date:
Nov 08, 2012
Message:
The best line for tip ups would be braid because of the cooler water temps and the edge of the hole. Hooks for trout would be a size 10. Bait is small to medium sized minnows. One thing important when setting up a tip up is knowing how deep the water is around the area you're drilling. If you don't have a depth finder to insert into the water after drilling a hole, take a heavy sinker attached to the line on a tip up. Have your arms stretched far while holding line starting with the sinker in one hand and the line in the other. Let the sinker drop in the water and then start counting how many times you stretch your hands and arms out as you let more line out. Once you feel the sinker hit the bottom, multiply how many times you did an entire arm span by the total length of your arm span. That will tell you how deep the water is. If the last arm span wasn't a full one, get an estimate of how long the span was and add that to the other full spans.
Author:
NorthEastFisherman
Date:
Nov 08, 2012
Message:
I feel like someone already made a topic like this? But what i do is use 4lb test leader about 5-10 feet long depending on water clarity. The longer fishing line the better so the trout cant see the tip up line. Then i usually use worms or minnows just alittle bit under the ice (0-4feet). The hook doesnt really matter but i use a size 6 i believe but the smalled the hook the better (not too small though or the trout will bend the hook or even break it!). Yes, i have fished mount tom and when i was using worms it wasnt very affective but i watched people with minnows catch fish one after another. I enjoy mount tom but its a pretty far drive for me.
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