Korkers Polar Vortex 1200’s
Those Korkers look pretty cool. I have Mickeys and my feet get cold. I have Ice Kings and they keep my feet toasty but are definitely bulky. I also have Klim Adrenaline for snowmobiling and they seem to do well albeit far too stiff to walk.
Curious how you would compare the Korkers to the Ice kings in terms of warmth?
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>John Kennedy wrote:</div>
My version of an easy on/off slip stop. It floats in room temp water, but not sure what it will do in cold water. I can always add a small dab of the foam from the bobber. If memory serves the Ifish stop wanted to sink and slide down the line.
I saw this earlier before using mine and thinking I was all ready to go when I realized I had to thread this damn thing on. I wondered why they couldn’t have made s clip on. Then i cut the line, threaded it on Tied up and got ready to set it. Cussed it out when the stop slid down the line and sank. Kind of a PIA to feed all the line by hand. I want to use my rod like I normally do with all aspects, not just reeling. Coincidently I just bought 2 of these foam bobbers this morning without realizing they were the same thing you used here. I think I’ll make up a couple of these and leave a little foam attached so it floats.
Sorry I messed up trying to edit the quote.
Don’t feel bad I put a bead above the bobber stop in a classic “duh” moment. reels don’t like this…
On the slip stops I found that they float in room temp water, but at ice fishing temps they sink. I’m going to add a bit of the foam back onto mine to help it float just a bit.
On the holes I used a heated nail rather than a drill to penetrate the plastic, but this same method melts the foam instantly so use caution.
My version of an easy on/off slip stop. It floats in room temp water, but not sure what it will do in cold water. I can always add a small dab of the foam from the bobber. If memory serves the Ifish stop wanted to sink and slide down the line.
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Tie your own slip knot on the line and carefully trim to remove.
I had a nice conversation with Levi at Ifish.
I’m going to make my own slip stop using the end from a foam bobber and a zip tie for the loop. The foam bobbers easily snap on and off the line yet hang on without falling off. With my present setup the captured slip stop and leader length conflict when storing. With the slip stop removed I can reel the swivel through the tip eyelet no problem.
I also plan to file one of the triggers flat on top to hold the housing a little better while still maintaining light sensitivity.
Lots of good info in this thread. I just picked up a couple for the little guys. I feel the same way about the trigger being a bit stiff if behind any of the notches. I set as pictured but found that it false tripped on me. My guess is the imprecision of the plastic. My initial thought was to alter or remove the small notch. If I mess this up, I potentially end up with junk so I’m kind of thinking I may try to remove a bunch from teh back side of a trigger as they are easily replaced.
The other thing I wonder is if anybody has ever come up with an easily removed slip stop that did not require threading the line through. Easier said than done I know, but should be doable.
