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I recently purchased a set of 5 "Jigger Totters" ($25) and I thought I'd post a review.
Basically I'd say they're worth ever penny, and as I understand it it's an Idaho guy that makes them so its pretty cool to support somebody local. I've had them out several times now, (though every time I go out I somehow manage to forget my camera [blush]). They work great, take all of 3.5 second to figure out how to use them, and at $25 for 5 of them they're pretty cheap too.
It was immediately obvious the first time I used them that they were really effective at picking up normal bites, but I just got back from a quick trip with my daughter where the bites, even from the trout were unbelievably light so I figured this would be a good test. The action was fast enough that I only could get three rods out, but like I said every thing was REALLY light. I put out two rods on Jigger Totters and held one rod with my flasher and a spring bobber. I caught just as many fish on the Jigger Totter rods as I did with the one I was holding, including a really nice crappie, so they're sensitive enough even for panfish bites.
The only thing that I could even come close to complaining about them is that when I set the hook in a hurry sometimes the top bar goes flying (though it comes with a foam piece for flotation just in case it lands in a hole), though this varies with the width of the handle of each rod, and the issue could certainly be fixed easy enough.
All in all I would totally recommend this product, mostly because it works great, but also because they're made by a local guy (I'm pretty sure).

Here's the web site:
http://jiggertotter.webs.com/
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[quote iliketofish]The only thing that I could even come close to complaining about them is that when I set the hook in a hurry sometimes the top bar goes flying (though it comes with a foam piece for flotation just in case it lands in a hole), though this varies with the width of the handle of each rod, and the issue could certainly be fixed easy enough.

All in all I would totally recommend this product, mostly because it works great, but also because they're made by a local guy (I'm pretty sure).

Here's the web site:
[url "http://jiggertotter.webs.com/"]http://jiggertotter.webs.com/[/url]
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I've never had that issue, but Untangler had it happen to him with one of mine this week end. I think maybe you just don't have them set tight enough on your rod.

The JT's are made in Nampa by a great guy. He tries to stay pretty low key, but he comes on here and posts from time to time. You'll find he has a stronger presence on a competing forum. His sign-on name is Icehogger84 on both this site and the competing site.

Glad you like yours. [fishin]

Icehogger84 recently promoted me to "ProStaff". I've always wanted to be a pro-staffer.
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my brother in law and I got some for christmas this year and agree, they are amazing at detecting bites. The only issue I've had isn't with the jigger totter really, it just having trouble finding the balance point on my rod and getting it to stay there. The rod keep tipping and slipping in the holder bar (d/t the handle size). Definitely not something to hold against the jigger totter.
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I know nothing about icefishing but used Jigger Totters this Saturday and they are slick. The bites we were getting were light and at a specific depth range and with these rigs we could keep our jigs working in the strike zone and see even the most delicate taps.

I also met the guy who makes these and bought a set of 5 for myself. He is a good guy.
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Belasko,

Are you adjusting your pivots to fit your rods? If not, try making the opening where the rod is held a little smaller by squeezing the loop closed a little bit. If you do that, I don't think you'll have issues with the rod sliding. After doing that, if the pivot doesn't fit in the dle just right, you can squeeze the dle together a little as well, but it probably won't be necessary. I have to adjust them a tiny bit almost every time I use them, but that's one of the things that makes them versatile, is that they are adjustable. They do seem to work better on the rods with foam handles than ones with cork handles, but I find they work well on both if you adjust the pivots.

Maybe I should make a video on how to adjust them. Or, better yet, I could film Hogger and then we can post it on his web site. I'll talk with him about it.
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