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whale1979:
I fish Saskatchewan and I usually use smelt, herring, mackerel for my tipups.
Has anyone used suckers with any noticeable success in hits over the oily ocean fish??

legend:
i have used live suckers in wyoming and vermont....both worked just fine...the motion works better than dead bait i believe.

thepikepolice:
Live ones work great. It often helps to match the local brand of sucker, whether that be redhorse, white, etc. Though pike are not overly discerning in their tastes, live bait has worked better for me than dead bait.

Chuck Enwinde:
I wouldn't say I'd choose them over the oily fish - I prefer dead lake herring - but they definitely get bit, alive or dead.

Mr.Seaguar:
What size do pike like? I had some 5-7 inch creek chubs that got bit well and some shiners that got bites but I also had some 11-12" suckers that did not attract attention. There were pike over 36" within 50 feet of the big suckers and no bites. I could see the pike swim under my hole.

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