I’m selling Tip Downs again this year. I have changed from a wood frame to a PVC frame, which weighs almost exactly the same, is roughly the same size, but it is completely water proof so I feel it is an improvement.
I liked the wooden ones but we ran out of the lumber from the trees that my Dad cut and he is no longer with us. I have tried to keep the price as low as possible and still make a couple dollars for my labor. Cost is $22 each and I can ship them quite reasonably or I also get to the cities now and again.
They work great for Perch, Crappies, Walleye, and even an occasional Northern if you don’t get broke off. As you can see there is a safety line that attaches the pole to the stand, this saves your pole when a large Northern, Walleye or Bass decides to grab your minnow. The Bass in my photo was caught on a Tip Down at the St. Croix get together. They come completely rigged and ready to fish.