New ice fishing device: Feedback?

Not me, but a friend of mine. He's been developing it for a while.

Pros I see:

-folds up and you can put two in your pants pocket
-cheap ($15.00 US)
-adjustable for different rod lengths
-never have a fish pull anything down the hole
-made in the USA
Edit: IT FLOATS!!

Uses Eskimo ice anchors. He sold 100 at an ice fishing show on the weekend recently

Looks like a good set up. We make a similar device out of scrap 2x4 and wire but for the guys who would rather buy than build its great. And at 15 bucks that's a steal of a deal compared to other devices out there.

Thats what I thought. Price is great.

I have seen tons of videos of a rod going down the hold with those jaw jacker ones. The fact that it screws down is mint

Great idea...more time for beer drinking .....or Beer Shoes..

I like it and will do well with that product.

I mean, the theory is the same as the jaw jacker. But its lighter, more compact, cheaper, and more secure.

More time for beer indeed Nessy!

great idea-I am going to buy a couple and try them out.

Interesting idea.

But, I think I'll just stick with my Beaver Dams.

Oh..and it floats!!

I wish those ice anchors weren't so dang expensive at $10 each. I just bought a new shack that has 5 grommets around the shack for anchors and comes with 2 straps to keep the walls from collapsing in the wind, guess how many anchors it came with. 6. That math isn't mathing for me.

This looks like a simple alternative to the jaw jacker, automatic fisherman and the new clam predator. I wish the video would've shown it in action, it looks like the rod could still get pulled down the hole if it comes out of the rod holder, no?

I agree, too complicated to set up compared to my Beaver Dams.

Those are just tip ups, no?

If so, it's a different product category as this sets the hook for you much like the jaw jackers that have taken over the sport

With species like walleye, I find they won't swim around and wait while you run over.

Yup, Beaver Dams are just tipups.

I've been reluctant to try any of those gizmos because it seems like they'd be a pain in freezing or drifting conditions.

But, these look to be as good an option as any I've seen.

if you had some of those ice screws that would go in wood you could make simple T 2x4 frames to put the same thing on if you wanted to run them in your ice house

if you pre drilled a hole they would probably go right in then cut the excess off the bottom

make sure the T is wider than the hole

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.

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

I'm sure all serious ice fishermen know about them. For various reasons, I'm reluctant to use them.

Some states don't allow an auto-hookset...maybe MN.

I like what I see Hutchy-Jaw Jackers are used all over the place here and I have personally seen them go down the hole many times LOL.

Needed to show a fish on. That should work on our 65 degree ice, too.

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!

Looks great but we get very little safe ice

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

I'd like a couple at the lower (current) price, please...

Exactly, those would be perfect for brown trout and steelhead in Kenosha and Racine harbors.

I would like to buy some, where do I order from?

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.

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

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.

Your the Man !! I can’t stop laughing..

I think I'll stick with my home made tip-ups with an under water reel.

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.

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.

Looks kinda like this setup from HT Enterprises