Me & couple buddies recently did a number on some northern pike with tips ups. This Northern Michigan lake has an over population of pike that is affecting
the pan fish population. This trip was great in the fact that we were able to help take a few pike out of the system & had a lot of fun doing it. Pike are also very good table fair as long as you know how to remove the Y bones. Typically I’m a big proponent of catch & release when it comes to large esox such as pike & Muskie. However there are several Northern Michigan lakes with overpopulations of northern pike that the DNR has lowered size limits on. These are great lakes to target pike on with tip ups & can stand to have a few taken home to the table.
Very nice! I saw and interesting snip from and outdoor life book recently about hand made tip ups when your in a pinch. It consisted of laying a larger stick across your fishing hole and saddle tying a second to the center of it leaving about two thirds of the second stick on one side and a third on the other. You would then carve in a v notch or if you picked a stick that forked all ready your good to tie your line on and bait your hook. When a fish takes the bait the stick will tip up and you'll know one is on the line. Thought it would be simple easy and effective if you run out or forgot your tip ups. Especially in a survival situation it could be a great tool.
That’s is a cool idea for a tip up