Top 16 cheap Ice Fishing – Rods, Reels, & Tip-Ups

Dan Tinting uncle al here. We got the 13 fishing Black Betty fail why do. They keep making fail videos for uncle L to report on so right off the bat let's look at the literature. This should be the first clue welcome to the 13th family as uncle L knows. Now someone's always about to Jackie O. This reel is built to perform blah blah blah nice beef service every six months to a year by a professional. And here's the next fail Clearwater Florida. That doesn't sound like a ghetto. It sounds pretty pricey so. And then they got warranty on the workmanship maybe. You have an older and it's. You want to get rid of. You don't like this might be a loophole so the magnetic drop system I've been trying to work on. What I'm going with so the other reels there's a little rubber stop. What happens is that makes contact with the surface. You can adjust and out so. That little rubber stopper makes. You make your tension so. It doesn't go all over the place so. This is a true free fall. Because the magnetic system the B F 24 has. Nothing to grasp on so. This magnet right here truly show. You it's a good magnet. Another magnet will go down think right about Wow so decent magnets. Both of these, and we'll try to pick up a spool barely in the center do. Any contact on the outer edge nada so to infuse metal into aluminum as expensive process.

And maybe the Taiwan factory just forgot to do. This is like a brake pad system to get. Any stoppage that has to make contact with the spool. Something has to make contact with the spool. And since they're touting this to be magnetic. That magnets supposed to grab onto. Something so let's go over. This real quick that's at maximum which is. Another fail because water is gonna get in there. And you're not gonna be able to adjust. This so that's at maximum put. This back on pretty decent quality, so we're locked up. And let's see that there's. Any stoppage no stoppage. And there's the second fail so you're driving along. You need to make a stop. You just want to use your transmission only. You would have to throw. It in reverse you would stop so same system with. This that's like a little transmission. You want to stop you throw.

It in reverse well let. What happens just back off so there's your gears. You push it in that's. What makes it unspool. You bring it back in there's. That soft brass what it engages on. It has two little tabs right there so what's gonna happen those two little tabs are gonna deteriorate. Icould see it forced against like the natural braking system it's supposed to be but. They just have those two tabs to lock into those which what's gonna happen is that's gonna wear out see. We can focus camera anyway trust. Me there're two tabs right there overall good field see. We can get the magnets to yeah see the magnets are strong enough but the other. One so no issues with the magnets it's just there's no place anywhere except the middle which is not gonna gravitates towards to grasp on their total fail maybe they'll give. You a new spool or figure out.

Something but there is no place for the friction to apply. Or the magnetic to grab. Idon't know yeah pretty cool box pretty cool. Everything sadly uncle Al's gonna have to return. Even think I'm gonna use. That whole system right there was. What I was planning on using that's about 80% 90% of the function of the rail. You push the button your line drops. All the way to the bottom so. You need the tension yeah long story uncle Al's out.

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Hi there I'm Doug from Milwaukee trophy trout fishing and today. Iwant to do a little instructional video on how to set up an automatic a lot of my clients have asked. Me for this information. Ifigured I'd I go about setting out the product for different applications. Iuse as well as you know trout fishing northern fishing pan fishing a. Few of the little hacks. And modifications that I've figured out over the years so. Igot a brand-new automatic fisherman kit here got the base unit rod reel. Everything and I'm going to show. How to set this up okay for all intents and purposes. And for saving time. This brand-new drought. And real society that I've already got I'll show. How your pretty good. Everything it's the exact same draw in real. That comes with the unit first step swinging the side here. And take our trigger off our little trigger tool here so. What we're gonna do is yeah two different holes here. You can use the top hole. Ilike to use with shorter odds 33 inches. And shorter and look longer. Or the bottom I use for my log arrives at 34 inches a longer basically. What we're going to do is take the lock nut off a trigger here might have to lose. This tool sometimes those things are in their pretty good almost got. All right there we are so with. This kit came the 33 medium heavy rod, so I'm gonna set. This base unit up for the 33 medium heavy so. That means I'm using top bolt.

And typically with a 33-inch rod you're gonna want to leave up about anywhere from a third to a half of an inch of thread poking out behind the nut. And see a I have my trigger installed. Ihave about a half of an inch sticking out behind the not here the next thing to do is going to be a set your trigger I'll use the robbie Kane with the semi-trailer. Now the triggers not gonna be right. And right out of the box you're gonna have to play with. It a little bit one thing to remember is never put your face above. This rod that comes off it's gonna whack. You it's not gonna feel. One thing a quick tip. Ilike to do was like to take my rights in. This is automatic fishing rod so. These are guaranteed for life. You can bend them here.

He ain't gonna break them. Icould take my rights have been bend. It out just a little bit. And you'll see why I hear. That's because it just matches up at the trigger a little bit better. That in there let's start working on setting the trigger we're gonna try. And find out actually. That one's pretty close right there. You can adjust you take. This little tool here. You can adjust this pin back. And forth times my finger here. That straw now to go over. What I got going on here. Ihave 10 pound fluorocarbon line. This is a place set up, so I'll show. You exactly what I do for pike my main line ten pound fluorocarbon off between the first.

And the second eyelet. Iput the little balsa bobber. That comes supplied with. Now the bolsa bomber weighs a little bit. It works better for larger bait like medium to large shiners. And suckers and stuff like. If you're paying fishing you want to use the lighter boom bobber. That comes with your unit off of there. Istraight up my stopper bobber. One of the greatest things ever invented here keeps your whole from well doesn't keep the wolf from free zone so keeps your line from freezing in the hole freeze around. You can still grab the rod. And fight the fish and it'll the whole freezing overall prevent the product from working I put.

Itied a little barrel swivel honor of course. You see my weight well barrel swivel helps to keep. This fluorocarbon from stretching and twisting up with your fighting fish off the bottom of the fluorocarbon line. Irun a 40 pound fluorocarbon leader which comes to a number-10 trouble hook a lot of. You guys I know like to run bigger troubles. Iprefer the smaller travel hooks my personal flavor so there. He goes we're set that's driving our bass. Now loop our line over the end of the trigger so. One of the fish pulls on. It's gonna set it off at night you're fishing stuff so basically. We got our trigger adjusted correctly we're set up. Everything the purpose of. This bobber is to allow the fish to grab your beat. And have some run with. It before it sets off. You don't have this bobber soon as. That fish makes any type of pull against your line against. This trigger here it's going to snap off with pike fishing walleye fishing and crappie. Ilike to have a little bit of extra run for.

That fish so the fish can catch. You on the bait a little bit get a little bit deeper in their mouth. You sometimes know a pike. They like to play with. It just seems to help for better hookups. You can take all the way down to the base. You want I have to plot. Some extra line here. Now you've got about two feet of run line. That the fish can take. You gotta flip going about down. This way you got about. Another foot going down. This way it's that fish can run for two feet under the ice before. It sets off this device. And then once your line gets tight wow. You got him right there the hook is set the fish is on you'll notice you're a guard.

And people hear of your hammer fall. When you're out there on the ice hopefully you'll look over to be able to see. That your hammer fell on the ice. Now you're not done so that's my basic northern pike setup. And I'm gonna show more setups. Ilike to use with the automatic fisherman save time I've already got other bases. That are subtle cutter rods. And reels about this here is my panda shut up. You grab one thing real quick. Now let the pan fish set up. You notice a couple things are different number. Ihave a longer rod in here so my trigger gets out in the second hole number two. You screw this not on for the longer rod in the bottom hole.

You don't want this much thread sticking out. You want to keep it about a quarter inch. This one's already adjusted to the sensitivity of. This rod everything this is my crappie setup so. Some six pound co polymer line on here. Iopted for a yellow just to make. It a little bit easier to see. You can use whatever line is preferred there. It comes down to a line to line not here. That goes down to I got four pound clear fluorocarbon leader. That runs about two. And a half three feet never my split shot weight. And on the end of I am running I want to say. This is a size 12 yeah I'm katsu an octopus hook. You can use whatever ice Jake. You want this is just. What I was fishing with last.

One other modification. Ilike to do these automatic fisherman is. You look the bottom of the hammer base. Ihave a little screw screwed in right here but. That screw does is it keeps. That hammer lean slightly back so. That way no matter you got a little snow buildup on the ice. Whatever the hammer isn't just gonna sit there. If the unit triggers it's going to drop matter. What because it's already kind of leaning. That was what I do is. Iset my line in trigger Murad on the right on the pin line. And trigger what I've done here is. Itook a little bit of 18 gauge aluminum wire. You can pick this up at. Any old hardware store um. It through my bobber. And bring it up and bend.

It with a pair of pliers so. What I can do is I can just flip. That bobber on that line. Idon't have to have. It little sense of their. Idon't have to have. It with my line run through. Ican just hook and you'll notice. This to work right now it's the same thing as with the pipe setup no technical difficulty here I'm actually gonna have to set rule like I'm going to set a little heavier for instructional purposes. Everything back to one here the rod I'm using here. This is an automatic fisherman rod. This is the 35-inch light action rod no they've got. Everything adjusted a little bit. More stout here hopefully. Ican finish this tutorial yeah much better okay so.

Ican just hang this bobber on my line. And simply leave for crappies. Idon't like to give them too much run. This works well for crappie perch. It types of pan fish. Ilike to set my slack bobber about at the top of the hammer. You can see it gives. You about 10 inches worth line. They can pull now the neat thing about. This is with the hooks. When the fish pulls. It sets the device off. It throws the bobber off so. You don't have to worry about the bobber beyond. Where you're fighting your fish. All your hammers down. You got your pan fish on there. You can fight your fish on rod. And reel just like you would. You were doing it this just gives. You extra opportunities to set up live bait. And do dead sticks and whatnot to try to get on crappies perch blue gills. Now I'm gonna show what I like to use out there on the Milwaukee Harbor.

And the tributaries. Wherever I'm at fishing for trout as. Ihave my automatic fisherman bass here. And of course I'm a trigger set up just like described. Ihave my screw in the bottom of my hammer. One other modification. Idid was I went to local hardware store. And bought some 10 gauge wire. And I've been too kind of into a horseshoe shape there's. This isn't thi. This is eighth of an inch. Itook a 1/8 drill bit. And mashed and drilled holes into the hammer here. It just took a hammer. That does is it allows. Me to run my blue tips tip up lights an automatic signal sender on my automatic fisherman so. We see it's there's no light on. Nothing and when the hammer Falls the light comes on. It alerts I have a fish not only by seeing the light but. It alerts me on my cell phone as well. And lets these numbered. It comes up in my phone as an automatic number. One just pops I don't know. That rod set up and right come out of the shanty.

Iknow right where to go. Idon't have to look around. One thing you guys got to remember is don't be afraid to drill into. These bases are made extremely well. You can come up with an idea for a modification like whom. Ihave here by all means go for it my basic setup I'm running here for 4 trowels. This is going to be automatic fisherman 38 medium light rods. Ilike the longer rod for the trout. Ilike the lighter action. It works like a good shock absorber. When the Browns get to shaking their head. It works like a shock absorber. Than their eye going straight. And getting slack in your line. It helps keep pressure on the fish you'll notice. One thing you not do here is. Ido not run a slack line bobber. When fishing for a brown trout. Some people do some people don't. Ihave better luck without. And the reason for that is simply. Because the Browns they put a hold of your bait.

If they can sense a anything's wrong will spin. All that's why tip ups typically don't work very well. Everybody using automatic hook setting devices out there so. Once again I have my ten pound fluorocarbon line I'm running a 2000 series River spinning reel by six gill fishing what I prefer to run. It comes to the big trout. These reels are extremely smooth. They hold up well automatic fisherman reels work great — I'm use those for years. Igot a lot of them in my collection so then. You must I stopped a bobber. What I like to put a bullet weight above my swivel. Once again I'm writing this we'll just like before. Iput a bullet was down there. It oh so the skinny end is up. That way when you're fighting a fish your sinker won't get hung on the edge of the hole.

It closes and it's just. One of those little things. Ilike to do this for a peace of mind. And hopefully it does help. Me catch extra fish. Or two over the years I'm coming off the swivel. Ilike to run six pound clear fluorocarbon leader approximately a foot. And a half to two and a half feet somewhere there. You don't want to get real long as a leader. If you're down in your knees fighting a fish. You have to still be able get your rod up. And land the fish nice fish you're big. You can't just snatch. It through a hole like. You do a bluegill or a crappie. You have to ice them on. One here once again. Iwell actually this is a little bit smothered well 'v must add trouble book. Ido have a stinger hook on here which. Idon't always use those but sometimes I'll run a little stinger. And basically you know is I'm gonna set. Everything up here this works just like. Everything else I've showed. You set your rods at the nerd get your line through the trigger. Now you're how to stop your bobber would be in the hole listen your fish come tonight.

And the unit goes off the hook is set I'm setting my signal to my phone time.

All right I wanted to take a. Few seconds and show. We set up these automatic fishermen a lot of people have asked. Me what's the purpose of. This sort of bobber. This is an ice stopper. And what's the purpose of. This bobber right here. We have in the middle of our rod right here, so I'm gonna try to explain. Everything as quick as possible first thing you doin weren't about 10 feet of water. And I've got a gallon got to number 8 Gamakatsu here egg hooks I've got a fluorocarbon leader here with a 2-way swivel on a split shot I'm gonna drop. All the way down to the bottom. This ice stopper actually allows my line to run through. And then it floats okay so. It allows it to go. All the way down to the bottom like. That that weights on the bottom I'm gonna reel up too here. And maybe crank it up a foot. Or so put it in the automatic fisherman okay. And I'm gonna leave. That I'm gonna take our ice stopper again. This will float in the water. And as your hole freezes up the line slides through. It that's the purpose of the ice stopper okay your line will actually slide through. It has a non-toxic liquid in. You open you have to run your line through. You can see what we do is. We put a non-toxic fluid in the ice stopper okay. And that's for when it's really cold outside. That line is very critical. When it's cold that that line it'll freeze up in the hole here an official bite the line can still slide through here. And we're gonna take ring up our depth finder here.

And I'm gonna grab a spawn sack okay. What I'm using is my good buddy Joe Schmidt. Iactually buy all my spawn from him. He ties them up and I've got a variety of different colors. And different sizes I'm just gonna grab a pink. One right here put these back. All I'm doing is taking this. And I'm hooking this up right through here like. That okay and then I'm going to drop. This down nice and easy. Igot my split shot fluorocarbon leader to a swivel I'm dropping it down again it's about 810 feet deep here, so I'm fishing probably about six feet down six seven feet down I've got my ice stopper. Now the line can slide through here. These holes gonna freeze up the line can slide through. And that's really important. Because trout are a very sensitive biter. You set up a tip up with a spawn sack there's a good chance.

That fish is actually going to hit the bait. And start to run with. And drop they can feel the pressure of the spindle so. You want to have an automatic fisherman. It sets the hook right away take the rod tip I've designed. These Rebel rods this is an ice hunter freewill rod here it's a trout rod. Idesigned for Rebel specifically designed it's got it's made of fiberglass so. It loads up good graphite rods are not going to load up good they're gonna snap really easy in the winter. When a fish hits you can watch. This bobber the line will pull through here. And the float starts to slide up. That allows that fish to eat. That bait for a split-second. And then it's a hairpin trigger. It pulls down and it's that's the hook. You have the fish on. You come over here you grab the rod give it a little hook set then.

You got your fish on so for trout fishing for pan fishing everything. That we're kind of doing these automatic fishermen have revolutionized the way we're ice fishing.