Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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It probably works fine, but Im a little old school and I think setting the hook and reeling the fish in is what its all about.... I love seeing the flag go down and watching the spool turn on the ice. The run over to the tip up! And I like jigging lakers and playing the chase game, catching a ton of soft biting crappie... And watching a jacker snap off and then the rod bend to the water and drag start going as you frantically run over is fun too! I've actually met very few tactics in fishing I really didn't like!
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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Price is good , but marketing can be a funny thing sometimes.
About 30 years ago an artist friend of mine was making those small hand blown glass figurines that were very popular at the time. Little things like animals , flowers and bunch of different shapes and colors. Very pretty.
He was selling them for $5 a piece. They were moving slowly. A friend of his suggested his price was too low. What ?????
Got him to raise the price to $15. They sold like hotcakes. With the higher price it conveyed a higher quality of art.
That product could sell for more. It might even sell better.
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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Price is good , but marketing can be a funny thing sometimes.
About 30 years ago an artist friend of mine was making those small hand blown glass figurines that were very popular at the time. Little things like animals , flowers and bunch of different shapes and colors. Very pretty.
He was selling them for $5 a piece. They were moving slowly. A friend of his suggested his price was too low. What ?????
Got him to raise the price to $15. They sold like hotcakes. With the higher price it conveyed a higher quality of art.
That product could sell for more. It might even sell better. A very good point
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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Honest question, are you guys aware of or use jaw jackers? Or awar that their use is widespread?
Almost everyone uses them for set lines here. Some tip ups too...they work great for pike.
But the rod setting mechanism isn't new. I use them all the time and they work great. I made mine. Work good.
This one he's designed it just lighter, cheaper, smaller and more secure Exactly, those would be perfect for brown trout and steelhead in Kenosha and Racine harbors.
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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I want a much bigger setup that throws the fish up on the bank so that I can sit in my heated truck on land. That way, if I'm only halfway into a beer, I can calmly finish it at my leisure without worrying about spilling it running out to reel the fish in. My buds were already talking about setting the holder and release real far apart and setting up a downrigger or 9 foot noodle rod on the ice haha
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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Price is good , but marketing can be a funny thing sometimes.
About 30 years ago an artist friend of mine was making those small hand blown glass figurines that were very popular at the time. Little things like animals , flowers and bunch of different shapes and colors. Very pretty.
He was selling them for $5 a piece. They were moving slowly. A friend of his suggested his price was too low. What ?????
Got him to raise the price to $15. They sold like hotcakes. With the higher price it conveyed a higher quality of art.
That product could sell for more. It might even sell better. Just like the guy that put an old wooden desk at the end of his driveway .....with a free sign on it....no takers. Then he put a 100.00 price tag on it....someone stole it...lol Now he didn’t have to pay the landfill ...to get rid of it.
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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I want a much bigger setup that throws the fish up on the bank so that I can sit in my heated truck on land. That way, if I'm only halfway into a beer, I can calmly finish it at my leisure without worrying about spilling it running out to reel the fish in. Your the Man !! I can’t stop laughing..
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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01/24/24 12:36 PM
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Good idea but I don't see it working very well with a jig and minnow especially the way that one is hooked. There is no movement and most fish could just pull on the minnow and set the thing off without even getting the jig in their mouth. Or worse yet, pull the minnow off the jig and not even set the thing off.
I can see it as a pretty good application for a bobber and a minnow though. Pretty limited application, but in the right circumstance it might be the right tool for the job. Good luck to him. I was thinking the same thing if the fish grabs the minnow just by the head. The hook is set prematurely and you lose the fish and minnow. By the time you get to a tip up the fish has had enough time to get the hook in its mouth. All you have to do is tighten up the line and set the hook. i don't miss many that way.
Remember as a kid we played army and you gave up the fort so the other side got it? Of course you don't. Little kids aren't that stupid.
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Re: New ice fishing device: Feedback?
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Price is good , but marketing can be a funny thing sometimes.
About 30 years ago an artist friend of mine was making those small hand blown glass figurines that were very popular at the time. Little things like animals , flowers and bunch of different shapes and colors. Very pretty.
He was selling them for $5 a piece. They were moving slowly. A friend of his suggested his price was too low. What ?????
Got him to raise the price to $15. They sold like hotcakes. With the higher price it conveyed a higher quality of art.
That product could sell for more. It might even sell better. Just like the guy that put an old wooden desk at the end of his driveway .....with a free sign on it....no takers. Then he put a 100.00 price tag on it....someone stole it...lol Now he didn’t have to pay the landfill ...to get rid of it. We did something similar with a garage sale and a washer and dryer that didn't sell. Put them out by the road with a sign that said, FREE, BOTH WORK. No takers after a couple days. So, we put a sign on them $15 EACH, BOTH WORK. They disappeared during the night.
Remember as a kid we played army and you gave up the fort so the other side got it? Of course you don't. Little kids aren't that stupid.
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