Tip Ups?

[Hookedup]

Going to get back into ice fishing, I have some tip ups I want to rig back up. How do you guys rig them up for pearch? Line, size hook ex. I am going to get out on Cayuta Sunday if all goes as planed. Thanks for the help. Sean Brown

[skipper19]

I use 20lb tipup ice line. Its a braid line. Then tie a loop in the braid or use a small three way swivel and leave the tag end about 4 to 5 inches below the hook for the sinker. I like a 1/4 oz bell sinker on there to drop through the slush in the hole. snelled #6 or 8 hooks looped on the main line loop or three way swivel. some times I use a double hook one above the other to target different levels at the same time on one tipup if fishing deep water for perch. Also for a depth indicator and repeatability of the dangle from the tipup, I thread the main line through two holes of a shirt button, and slide it to the point where it meets the reel after the set. That way if it needs to be reset after a fish, you can quickly repeat the proper depth for the bite. Depends on what type of tipups you use but there are ways of setting them for a lite bite of a perch. I have the old wooden stick type and I have used a piece of fishing line about 3 to 4 inches long tied to the flag end of the spring steel with a loop on the other end that goes over the catch. The line slides off easier as the trip hits it.

Mark

[chowder]

Not sure of the avg size of perch on Cayuta, but if you seem to be getting a lot of dinks, try raising your minnows up a bit. Small perch will often not come out of the weeds/cover but larger ones often will. After fishing w/ Traveling Man last year I switched to tip downs for perch, using a 2 hook rig and I stay fairly close to them, they are much more sensitive to subtle strikes from perch/crappies. I use my tip ups mostly for Pickerel now.

[perch predator]

I fish cayuta and use a 2 hook setup with a minnow on top and a waxworm below. Best of both worlds and the minnow keeps the waxie moving. Good luck and maybe I'll see you out there sunday.