New to pike fishing here, any tips or pointers?

[jba1133]

Hey this is my first year ice fishing and i'm fishing for pike. Can anyone help me with some tips. Whats the best way to rig your tip ups? Best bait to use? or anything else that can help me out.   Thanks guys

[gatorfisher]

 I use 6/0 hooks with double strand 30# flurocarbon leader. I use the biggest bait i can. Doesnt matter if dead or alive.

[PIKE FISHERMAN]

Scroll down a few posts, there's just about everything you need to know

[waterwolf42]

To keep it simple, use a #2,4, or 6 treble hook, about 18 inches above that put a couple of split shot on the main line.  Drop it down and fish anywhere from 2 to 6 feet above bottom (or above the weeds).  Sit, drink a beer, and wait for a flag. 

[slipperybob]

Bring some tools with you:
jaw spreaders
side cutter
long nose pliers

[mroy44]

Put your minnow about two to three feet under the ice.  I would use heavy floro leader.  With a treble hook (if regualtions allow) Get big bait for the big fish.

[jammer icecube]

Steal leaders,treble hooks,BIG bait or suckers and hopefully long pliers.

[jba1133]

Thanks guys, I just bought heritage laker tip ups and cant wait to use them now.  I'm goin out this weekend and hopefully have some pics to put up. 

[Zoo Angler]

the most helpful advice I have ever received was to keep the bait horizontal or "natural looking"...even if that means shoving a split shot up its butt to counter balance the dead bait on a quick strike.(this is refering only to dead bait) hope this helps

[stadlea]

Bring plenty of adult beverages...can get extremely boring with no action for a long time

[morning2nightFishing]

When are the best times of day to target pike? I have a pike pond or they say their is pike their. Caught alot of pickerelle their never a pike though. Maybe this year.

[bowserr91]

i haven't found any specific time of day to be better than any other time, and my only advice is to leave your tipups in all day. or in your case, morning2night 

[vicegripkiller]

Bring plenty of adult beverages...can get extremely boring with no action for a long time

X2!

[huntandfish22]

 I have been fishing a pike pond near my house lately and it is a blast. It seems like the most productive depth and time is 10 to 15 feet and about 7:00 am to 11:00 am. Non-Stop action, we haven't got any big ones yet but it is fun none the less. My friend caught a 38" @ 16 lbs there in the summer, can't wait for one of those to trip the flag.

 Tip-ups, with two feet of 30 pound leader beneath 20 pound tip-up line is what we run. Either a live sucker minnow or a smelt on a trebble with a splitshot 10 inches above the bait. Whistler jigs with minnows on the jigging rods.

 Heres a little vid from today. We thought it was a 30+ because it ran into my buddies line and got tanggled, it was funny.