01-11-2008, 06:21 AM
well we got a complete wash out on the ice... not a cube to spare for a rum and coke tumbler...
it has given me time I needed to finish my tipup...
I did not put a flag on it, and dont know if I realy want to, I wont be leaving it unattended so I should hear it when it goes off, when the fish strikes the set-arm slams in to the base. quite noisily might I add, enough to make my pup jump out of her bed and look around to see what fell....
Here is my first attempt at building a Slammer style tipup.. "used for salmon and walleye in the great lakes"
"sorry, I did not follow the directions. you can order a kit or one pre-assembled"
[center][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8690/cat/574"]![[Image: DSCN0831.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/574/thumbs/DSCN0831.JPG)
[/url] [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8689/cat/574"]![[Image: Walleye_Tipup.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/574/thumbs/Walleye_Tipup.JPG)
[/url][/center] [center]Click to enlarge photos[/center] [center] [/center] [center]In the center is an aluminum yard stick I cut down to 30 inches..[/center] [center] [/center] [center]looks like another week and a half befor we see ice again around these parts if we are lucky, so maybe I will tackle that gas ice auger, I havent fired that up in a few years..[/center]
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it has given me time I needed to finish my tipup...
I did not put a flag on it, and dont know if I realy want to, I wont be leaving it unattended so I should hear it when it goes off, when the fish strikes the set-arm slams in to the base. quite noisily might I add, enough to make my pup jump out of her bed and look around to see what fell....
Here is my first attempt at building a Slammer style tipup.. "used for salmon and walleye in the great lakes"
"sorry, I did not follow the directions. you can order a kit or one pre-assembled"
[center][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8690/cat/574"]
[/url] [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8689/cat/574"][/url][/center] [center]Click to enlarge photos[/center] [center] [/center] [center]In the center is an aluminum yard stick I cut down to 30 inches..[/center] [center] [/center] [center]looks like another week and a half befor we see ice again around these parts if we are lucky, so maybe I will tackle that gas ice auger, I havent fired that up in a few years..[/center][signature]