Slammer tip-ups question

[Deez Nutz]

Has anybody ever used them? I know they're designed for steelhead but has anybody used them for anything else like lake trout, walleye, etc.? Any info would be great.

[Carpmaster]

I have used mine for northerns with success.

[Passmeabrewski]

Imagine if you could fish with a mousetrap. Same concept. As long as whatever hits the hook is just strong enough to set off the sensitive release it's going to set that hook with A LOT of speed & force.

To give you an idea, out of water... in the basement my buddy rigged his with a couple split shot on the end of the line. From 7-10' away he tossed a penny nail at the split shot. When he eventually hit it setting off the trigger, it was strong enough to whip the pole back and with the split shot, take out the fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling above. :tdo12:

[dinoday]

I set one for pike all the time,lots more fun than a tip-up IMO !

[IRon]

Yes, my son & I use them a lot for pike. Very rarely miss one. My son gets a huge kick out of fighting a big northern on a little 5 foot rod & 8# test mono. Haven't tried them on walleye yet. I hate to mess with success on my dead rods.
This year I want to try them for lakers. I switched a couple of rods over to some 10# Fireline Ice line to hopefully get a good hook set in deep water. We'll have to see how that works out.

[brigeton]

I have a couple of the automatic ice fisherman. They are plastic versions of slammers designed to use a 30" jigging rod. My wife bought mine online but Gander Mountain now sells them. I've had good luck with them for walleye. It eliminates the problem of fish taking the minnow on a tipup & dropping it before you can get to it.

[Trophy Specialist]

I've used them with sucess for walleye, pike, lake trout, rainbows and even panfish. If you really want a grin, set them for panfish in shallow water (2') and watch them get flung through the air.

[thill]

I use mine with a screw on the moving arm and a 209 primer in the stationary part of the slammer. When the fish hits, the screw slams against the primer, which gives me a heads up that something just triggered the release.

Drill a screw in the moving arm and let it hit the body of the slammer. Then place a nut or some washers with a 209 primer at the point of impact. Just be sure to drill a hole all the way throught the wood where the primer is placed, otherwise the 209 primer will split the wood.

That way I can stay worm in my shanty and I won't miss any strikes.