Author Topic: Anyone catching Pike ? (Read 1309 times)

Codyjames215 · « **on:** Feb 27, 2015, 06:48 PM »

Hey is anyone catching any northern pike in lakes?? If so what spots in a lake? Water depth ? Bait ?

EssoxHunter · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 27, 2015, 09:23 PM »

Start with shiners...

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 28, 2015, 05:13 AM »

I spend 8 hours one day in this one part of the lake caught 2 pike, next day spent 9 and got 0 pike...... This week spent 8 hours and got 1 pike. I feel like the hours I'm putting in I should be producing more pike than that. I know they are in there in mass quantities. I'm fishing shallower water wondering if I should go deep. My bait selection is shiners from 3"-6". Mostly caught fish on the 6" shiners

fisher 74 · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 01, 2015, 06:50 PM »

I like fishing for pike along cliffs or high walls that drop off quick 12 to 25 feet I fish yellow creek and glendale

donlau · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 02, 2015, 04:41 PM »

How do you have you leaders set up? Are you using steel leader?

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 02, 2015, 06:51 PM »

I used black steel leaders 8" and 12" and silver 6" steel leaders

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 02, 2015, 06:52 PM »

Small split shot 16" above hook

fisher 74 · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 02, 2015, 07:58 PM »

Don't use steel leader 20 lb fluorocarbon or 50 lb suffix 832 brait size 6 mustard trebel hook red with a split shop appropriate to size of bait about 12 to 18 inches above hook

donlau · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 02:10 AM »

Clear mono leader is definetly the way to go. You will catch a lot more fish.

fisher 74 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 05:37 AM »

Quote from: donlau on Mar 03, 2015, 02:10 AM

Clear mono leader is definetly the way to go. You will catch a lot more fish.

flurocarbon

donlau · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 12:39 PM »

Monofilament or Fluorocarbon are both great choices for leaders for pike. You may break a couple off, but will probably catch a lot more fish.

fisher 74 · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 04:45 PM »

How big are the pike you been catching

ice_predator · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 04:53 PM »

We've been fishing 8-10 fow caught close to 20 pike about 3 weeks ago and about 8 or 10 2 weeks ago...find the weed beds and fish the edge or open pockets in/ around them

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 04:57 PM »

Biggest was 7 lbs for me.

fisher 74 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 03, 2015, 06:37 PM »

How long was it

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 12:52 AM »

fisher 74 · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 10:14 AM »

not a bad pike but not big enough for me to sit there 8 9 hours to be satisfied. what lake are you fishing may able to give you some tips on the lake

JPascavage52 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 10:56 AM »

How far off the bottom are you putting your bait, and are you using any dead bait? At this time of year, pike will begin moving into shallower spawning flats, and may be very well looking for an easy meal. It's not hard to get your hands on some dead/ frozen smelt, mackerel, trout, etc, throw that on a quick strike rig, and you have yourself a nice recipe for a big fish.

Further, you will want to set your baits at a variety of points in the water column. pike's eyes are on top of their heads, and they tend to see better upwards, and chase bait up. I've caught pike a foot off the bottom all the way to just under the ice, although the later was in four feet of water. Utilize your allotted number of rigs, spread them out to a variety of depths, try one closer to the ice, a few near the middle of the water column, and one closer to the bottom, and figure out where most of your bites are coming from.

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 11:07 AM »

I'm fishing at Penn Warner lake. If I'm in 9FOW my large shiner is 5FT under ice. 6 feet of water bait is 3FT under ice. 12 FOW bait is 6FT under ice. I'm fishing a big cove with a bunch of different water depths drop offs humps weeds. I'm using black and silver steel leaders with a small split shot 16" above my hook. I try for shiners as big as possible but at $2.50 a piece im settling for dollar a piece minnows.

1moslab · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 12:26 PM »

I think if you don't have any close to the bottom you will be missing some,I have caught numerous ones 1ft up

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 03:22 PM »

Ok I will revise my plan thank you

Icemole · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 04:16 PM »

How big are those $2.50 shiners ? (real size)

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 04:22 PM »

5" long and almost 2" in height

icewagon · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 06:08 PM »

South bend ,( INVISA- LEADER) small dia. about the size of 4lb mono and they will never bite it off catch rates will be the same as mono and bass don't mind it either .

Icemole · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 07:46 PM »

Bummer - Not big enough.

Codyjames215 · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 04, 2015, 08:01 PM »

Bait shop is such a ripoff

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