Homemade Ice Fishing Stuff

I know there are topics for homemade tip ups, automatic fishermans, etc. I just thought we could wrap it all up in one by showing ANYTHING homemade that could save anyone money or make someones ice fishing trip easier.

That looks like a sweet set-up. I will have to make some and give them a go...lol have to say I've snapped my fingers quite a few times and simultaneously get hit in the face by the rod as it releases with the ones I made. 

About 20 pages back I posted my trigger set up for a snap rig. The wire is bent on to a snap swivel in these pictures. Any flexi rod with a tough steel tip will work. I use four foot glass Zebco perch rods out on the ice rigged on a cedar, folding framework as shown. They really do set the hook for you......Very handy with light biting perch.

Not my design (watched a video on youtube Backroads Angling channel). But I have made 3 of these moustrap autos and they work great.