tip up hooks

  • livetofishmn
    Mankato, Mn
    Posts: 296
    November 4, 2006 at 5:31 am #1297903

    What size/kind of hook does everyone use on a tip up? for mainly northerns and walleyes

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    November 4, 2006 at 5:39 am #495916

    I like a quick strike rig for pike and a plain # 6 hook tied below a spoon for walleyes.

    lundgeye
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 1209
    November 4, 2006 at 9:14 pm #495986

    Thanks for the pictures Derek, that makes it very explicit.

    livetofishmn
    Mankato, Mn
    Posts: 296
    November 4, 2006 at 9:17 pm #495987

    yes thank you! looks like it will work well

    jonny p
    Waskish, MN
    Posts: 668
    November 5, 2006 at 11:30 pm #496193

    The qiuck strike is my hook of choice. Better hook-ups and you greatly reduce the chance of gut hooking a trophy class pike.

    UncleGrump
    Dodge County MN
    Posts: 221
    November 6, 2006 at 1:16 pm #496338

    Doesn’t a quick strike need a spinner blade or something of that nature to make it “Minnesota” legal (a lure)?

    UG

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    November 6, 2006 at 2:10 pm #496353

    Quote:

    Doesn’t a quick strike need a spinner blade or something of that nature to make it “Minnesota” legal (a lure)?

    UG

    Yes, most quick strike rigs sold in MN will have a small blade on the leader.

    jonny p
    Waskish, MN
    Posts: 668
    November 6, 2006 at 4:26 pm #496437

    That has been a debate for awhile. I make my own rigs and I put a spinner on them just to be safe, even though pike hate something flashy and moving.

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    November 8, 2006 at 2:44 am #497109

    I make my own also and put a spinner on and much cheaper making your own. I have also used a mepps with a shiner and that worked good too!

    One of our friendly conservation officers watched me pull up a fish and asked me if I made the rigs myself. When I told him yes he thought it was a pretty good idea. I bring out the tools to fix them on the ice and will cut the hook out if the hook does not come out easily.

    One thought I have been toying with is using circle hooks just like we use for sturgeon. I’ll try it out and keep you all posted.

    mnfishhunt
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 521
    December 26, 2006 at 8:38 am #515089

    i have been trying circle hooks with limited sucess this year. 50% landing is all the better I have had so far! any tips or tricks to up this percentage? I know I have to remember not to set the hook, (that error has lost me a few already) but is there any thing else? and what size treble are you guys useing on your quick-strik rigs? I have had more flags with circle hook then rigs so I don’t know if that makes any difference

    mnfishhunt
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 521
    December 31, 2006 at 8:13 pm #516863

    just as an update I tried my circle hooks under my tip-ups again and after haveing 7 flags and 7 fish landed I was out of bait I love them hooks now

    mnfishhunt
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 521
    February 10, 2007 at 4:59 pm #535221

    ok I just that this was a good thread so I am bringing it back to the top again

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