Tip-Ups, What to buy?

  • fish4blue
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 162
    #1017335

    To work on the Frabill’s was easy. Take the rubber nipple off, a pair of pliers to hold the jam nut and loosen the T-bar, then the jam nut, the plastic spacer and the spool/shaft comes right out. I found it easy to take one of the red spool/shaft guides off and take the grease tube and fill from there. I kept squeezing fresh grease until the old grease, water, and possible rust came out. At this time look at your spool/shaft for rust and clean w/ fine sandpaper. Reinstall the spool/shaft. You can add Quantum Hot Sauce at this time. Put the spool/shaft guide back on. Then the red spacer. Here is the tension part. When you put the jam nut on, allow for just a hair seperation. Add the T-bar. Add the rubber nipple and done. Should take about 6 min if everything doesn’t go well. 608-792-0711 anytime.

    jim_hudson
    Bayfield, WI
    Posts: 113
    #1017381

    For straight tip-up use, I am a HUGE Beaver Dam fan… Smooth and dependable are reasons, but the number one reason is summed up by their website quote:

    “The Original Beaver Dam Tip-Up is ALL hand made, and assembled, one at a time. They’re made in Beaver Dam, WI with pride.”

    So, yeah, a bit more in price, but giving a few extra dollars to a home grown company and one that is still home based – I can do that on occasion..

    timmy
    Posts: 1960
    #1017417

    Quote:


    For straight tip-up use, I am a HUGE Beaver Dam fan… Smooth and dependable are reasons, but the number one reason is summed up by their website quote:

    “The Original Beaver Dam Tip-Up is ALL hand made, and assembled, one at a time. They’re made in Beaver Dam, WI with pride.”

    So, yeah, a bit more in price, but giving a few extra dollars to a home grown company and one that is still home based – I can do that on occasion..


    X2 Jim. Thanks for summing it up for me.

    T

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