I love first ice and all the action it brings! I finally got a chance to spend some time chasing flags from the NEW IFishPro Tip Up 2.0 and am very happy to say its a KEEPER! Has anyone else had a chance to play with it yet?
How’s it substantially different than mine, to which I added a thick layer of insulating spray foam to the underside?
Trying one this year for the first time. Used the Finicky Fooler in the past. My IFP is the original version.
@BassThumb- how much did the spray foam help? Worth doing before season starts?
How’s it substantially different than mine, to which I added a thick layer of insulating spray foam to the underside?
Not sure how much more effective than the spray foam but I do know it works as good or better than the 2in foam tip up hole covers I cut to size and stuffed in my originals last season! If you don’t already have some IFishPro originals I would say this is a better investment upfront.
Does the foam even do anything with the big hole and slot in the middle?
The foam I added helped a bit, on -10 days or colder I scoop the skim ice off every 15 minutes or so.
Does the foam even do anything with the big hole and slot in the middle?
I made my own like someone else mentioned and I thought it was pointless for this reason.
Dave can you do a video of a pair side by side with play-by-play reports of ice formation?? 
Don’t forget a third empty hole as a control 
Dave can you do a video of a pair side by side with play-by-play reports of ice formation??
Don’t forget a third empty hole as a control
Actually not a bad idea and easy to pull off! 
The spray foam helped quite a bit. I placed an empty cardboard toilet paper tube down the middle and foamed around it. When the foam dried, I tore out the tube and cleaned up the hole with a boxcutter. Worked better than expected and made a nice clean hole.
The original IFP is pretty much worthless without some sort of insulation when it’s below 20 degrees or so, unless you want to constantly be fiddling with it. You can also set an IFP on top of the foam tip-up hole covers. Works about the same as an IFT with spray foam insulation.
The main flaw in the IFP is that the line contacts the water in an unprotected open area that’s prone to freezing, no matter the foam/insulation configuration. There’s no substitute for a quality tip-up, like a Beaver Dam, when it’s cold as He** out. I only use the IFP on those really warm days. 90% of the time, my second line is a Beaver Dam with a hole cover. I’ll bring the IFP out from time to time as a gimmick. It’s a blast on those rare times it’s warm enough to be effective.
Finicky Fooler hole covers work awesome. I’ve fished in -10 to 0 temps. without having to skim a hole all day. And you can’t beat the tip-up. Simple to use, ultra sensitive and very compact.
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