Tip Downs

  • brycenannenga1
    Dubuque Ia
    Posts: 173
    November 15, 2013 at 10:02 am #1358838

    What is a good tip down to buy for crappies, brand? Cost?

    Geerdes
    Brandon, SD 57005
    Posts: 791
    November 15, 2013 at 10:14 am #1364306

    Contact IceNutz. He made some for me and they work well. Pretty inexpensive as well.

    Todd

    icefanatic11
    Nelsonville, WI
    Posts: 576
    November 15, 2013 at 10:17 am #1364309

    X2 I’ve heard nothing but good things about IceNutz tip downs, I’m sure it won’t be long before he sends ya a PM.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 15, 2013 at 11:14 am #1364318

    Quote:

    Contact IceNutz. He made some for me and they work well. Pretty inexpensive as well.

    Todd

    X3! I’m ordering 2 this year for sure! I was going to buy them last year but I held off.. NOT THIS YEAR!

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    November 15, 2013 at 12:58 pm #1364356

    Yup iceNutz Got 2 when I first moved to Wi. Now I have no time to jig. just chase the tip downs!

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    November 15, 2013 at 1:56 pm #1364369

    Hey Nutz, how much do you sell them for? You can PM me.

    ejmerdan
    Posts: 4
    November 16, 2013 at 12:16 pm #1364469

    What exactly does a tip down do and what is the advantage of it over using a noodle rod in a rod holder?

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 16, 2013 at 12:31 pm #1364471

    I’m sure a noodle would do the same thing… but here are a few differences.

    A tipdown will have about 2-3 feet of travel at the same resistance to the fish (virtually none), a noodle would be about 6″ before it hits backbone and the fish feels it.

    A tipdown would be easy to see from 30-40 yards away when a light bite happens, I know I couldn’t see a noodle tip from 40 yards away.

    Tipdowns are cheap if a big catfish or something grabs it when you are far away, a noodle rod + reel is a heck of a lot more expensive!

    Tipdowns count as tipups (at least here they do) so we are allowed 2 rods plus 3 tipdowns on the Miss river. A noodle in a rod holder is counted as a rod.

    bullcans
    Northfield MN
    Posts: 2004
    November 16, 2013 at 5:02 pm #1364486

    You have me curious
    In inland waters in Iowa then, how many tip downs can you have along with 2 rods?
    I always played 1 rod and 1 tip down figuring 2 lines were the max you can have in the water?
    I didn’t know rules were different with tip downs or is that just a river thing?

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 16, 2013 at 5:44 pm #1364493

    Just a river thing.

    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2540
    November 17, 2013 at 5:26 pm #1364596

    Tip Downs as said give a Crappie, Perch, or Walleye about 2 ft of line with almost no resistance. The ones we build and sell come with a safety line that clips to an eye screw in the butt of the rod and is tied to another screw eye in the stand.

    I have had several northerns pull the pole down the hole when I was not watching closely and the safety line saved my pole. The Bass that is in my picture was caught on a Tip Down at the GTG on the St Croix.

    If you have any questions about them feel free to PM or call me.

    715-379-2376.

    Here is a good video that James did on Crappies using Tip Downs.

    http://www.idofishing.com/videos/viewvid.php/Number/946591/finesse-techniques-for-heavily-pressured-crappies

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