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A week or so ago, I posted a few images online of my 10-year old grandson, Liam, proudly posing with a couple of the almost two-dozen giant yellow perch we caught jigging lures on a recent cold, frosty day.
Interestingly, in the background of the one of the images was a tip up—one of the unique HT Ice Rigger models—which sparked a great question from Outdoor Canada reader and friend, Ted Cawkwell, from Saskatchewan.
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In his message, Ted mentioned it was unusual to associate panfish, such as yellow perch, with tip ups and so, he asked if I would provide a few details about how I use them while fishing for non-traditional tip-up species.
As I mention in the short video below, since you’re allowed two rods while ice fishing in most provinces, I almost always set a tip up over the second hole, whether I am fishing for walleye, lake trout, yellow perch, black crappies, and even whitefish. But, unlike most other ice anglers, I almost never use live bait. Instead, I jig both lines.
It is a unique system that, to be honest, I haven’t seen any other ice anglers use, as most folks jig one hole and set a live bait/static line in the second one. I know that system works, but I’ve had much better success over the years using the two jigging rods set up that I’ve detailed in this video.
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Anyway, give it a watch and let me know what you think.