Fish elevator

[camillj]

I stumbled across this today ... http://www.thefishelevator.com... and came real close to buying one .. but I thought I'd ask our pros first ... so ... have you fellas ever tried this ?

 

Like it ?

 

Hate it ?

 

Want one ?

[Roy]

But Jon, all you'd need is for the line to go once around the shaft and you've lost him.

No?

[douG]

That's a good idear right there.

[johnnyb]

I like it...don't see it tangling as long as you move it over quickly once the fish is past the bottom of the ice. I wonder if I could use the scoop the same way though....as long as it's on the side of the hole once the fight starts. Not too shabby

[Terry]

as long as the ice is thicker then the fish is long

I like it

[silvio]

Cool but I wouldn't get one.

[ChrisK]

Really great concept....Great for smaller fish I guess.But what do you do when your trying to haul a larger size fish up out of the hole like a 30"plus pike or laker ??

[jediangler]

Looks like a gimmick to me .

[richyb]

That has got to be one of the dumbest things i have ever seen !!!!! If i got one of these for x mas i could post it in that other post about the not so great x mas presents..... I wouldnt take one if they wee free just my opinion

[Beats]

Just seems like one more unnecessary thing to lug around when ice fishing.

Edited January 3, 2009 by Beats

[pike slayer]

seems like an ok idea but theres to many situations where its useless and seems big and bulky and more of a pain bringing it to the lake. good idea just needs to be improved.

[Leecher]

To me, once the fish head is in the hole and your pulling on the line, don't see that fish going back down if it's a big fish. So why add this? I can see it being usefull for smaller fish that can make a u turn but not the big ones.

 

Just my 2 cents

[camillj]

Yes ... I too am sceptical .. but then I watched the video again and heres what I saw ...

 

1) Roy ... nope looks like the fish cant get wrapped around the scoop (as long as you dont try to move/turn it until the fish reaches the hole)

 

2) For bigger fish Id say it could be a problem (unless the ice is pretty thick) - but then its a whole heck of a lot more sporting than a gaff

 

3) For bigger fish (once the head is up the hole you can kinda 'block the escape' while you reach in for the head

 

4) Seems to me that most fish have to lie around on the ice - freezing while you decide what to do next ... in this case you could have a 'live well' while you fiddle with cameras and the like - especially if you are planning to let em go

 

 

Anyhow ... I probably wont get one because ... I think its just another thing I'll end up carting around in my trunk all the time "just in case" I go fishin tomorrow .. and I dont have any more room

 

 

Anyhow I was wondering if anyone had ever actually tried it ... guess nobody from our gang has (yet)