IceShanty.com's Ice Fishing Community

Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Northern Pike => Topic started by: Boydric on Feb 14, 2011, 10:28 PM

Title: Tubes for Northern
Post by: Boydric on Feb 14, 2011, 10:28 PM

I was wondering if anyone uses tube plastics for northern.  I have started jigging for northern and am looking for different jigs/baits to try.  Was wondering how everyone rigs these up?  Do you just use a normal gumball jig with them or a specific type of jig.  Any info would be great.

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: 2fastwalleye on Feb 15, 2011, 10:01 AM

I use white tube jig bodys for lakers and all i do is take a standard lead head, stick it inside the tube,poke the eye of the jug head through the tube and stretch the tube down and poke the hook through.i think you can buy them already done. than use a minnow and make a stinger trail from back of hook and hook minnow to that also.

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: Drifter_016 on Feb 15, 2011, 10:26 AM

Air plane jigs with 1/2 a cisco or a couple of shiners/small smelt have been working really well this winter for me.

http://www.northlandtackle.com/Category/main.taf?cat=17 (http://www.northlandtackle.com/Category/main.taf?cat=17)

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: Boydric on Feb 15, 2011, 12:50 PM

Thaks for the info guys.

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: Water Wolf on Feb 16, 2011, 04:38 PM

I have used the Mr. Twister Exude tube for pike with some luck in the past.
I usually just use a regular ball head jig and only slide it half way into the tube so it spins on the drop.

The Northland slurpies tubes that look like baitfish work to.

WW

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: Swift on Feb 16, 2011, 09:30 PM

Don't chase Pike much, just a change of pace. Have taken a few nice ones this year on 4" Venom Bad Blood tubes, White/Red core. 1/2oz Red generic jighead in front and a #10 treble stinger I made with steel wire. Been using a red steel leader on the line and they've been hit hard

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: stephensonswille on Feb 18, 2011, 11:55 PM

I don't jig for them to often but when i do i like to use a big swedish pimple tipped with a shiner

Title: Re: Tubes for Northern
Post by: fishaman on Feb 25, 2011, 11:23 PM

I've been using a 6" white tube on a 1 1/2  oz glow jig and have been doing pretty good.