Tip-Up
AdvancedBeginnerFreshwater
An ice fishing device that suspends bait at a set depth through a hole and trips a flag when a fish takes it, letting one angler tend several lines at once without holding a rod. It turns ice fishing into a waiting game covered across multiple holes instead of one line at a time.
Profile
- Depth: 9/10
- Speed: 1/10
- Murky Water: 6/10
- Snag Resist.: 4/10
- Castability: 1/10
- Noise: 1/10
Conditions
RetrieveStill / Drift
DepthBottom
WaterAny
CoverLight Cover
Works well for
Recommended Knots
Technique tips
- Spread tip-ups across a range of depths and structure until you find where fish are holding, then reset the others nearby.
- When the flag trips, give line a moment before setting — an early hookset often pulls the bait away from a fish still mouthing it.
- Check bait liveliness regularly — a dead or sluggish minnow under a tip-up draws far fewer flags.
Find out what really works for you
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