My tip-ups are not setting off the flag when a fish is hooked. I have the drag set to the bare minimum. The tip-up’s are explorer wood from icefish.com. Should i have some kid of lube on the reel and flag shaft?
It wouldn’t hurt to take them a part and lube them up if that is happening. What do they feel like when you spin them by hand? Should spin smooth. For a lube, I’ve been using Lucas. Been happy with it so far.
They don’t spin freely. I was just worried about oil in the water where I was fishing. I wasn’t sure if this would repel the fish?
I wouldn’t worry about that, most tip ups come lubed up already.
And if there is lube already on it, clean that off good and put new stuff on
Usually my tip ups trip easier on one side vrs. another and I ‘x’ the side that works better. Also not sure all lubes are the same, Beaver Dam tippies always turn smoothly in the coldest weather, you could try their lube, or buy the TU. Good luck
They were dry as a bone. I put silicone all temp lubricant on them and the flagpole which is in a tube. Now they spin! Thanks for the help!
Great, but that won’t work for long. I’m not a fast typer so somebody tell him the right way.
LOL!
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