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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Northern Pike => Topic started by: fredoo on Dec 24, 2004, 08:40 AM
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When fishing for Pickerel, can you just downsize Northern Pike equipment and use the same basic techniques?
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It all depends to what you mean by downsizing? If you mean using quick strike rigs, dead bait,Xlarge shiners/suckers/smelt,wire leaders - no. All you need is 20-25lb leaders(check for fraying after each pickerel),#1/#2 hook(personal preference-gold or red),**#2 spinner(gold/red) with a couple of beads 8-10in above your hook,a med to large shiner(21/2 - 4/5in) and just enough split-shot on your leader to get your shiner down and still able to swim around.Find a edge of a weed bed or fish right in it.
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pickerel here ive caught in w. ny. ive caught on just about anything; even jigging for perch i guess the best bet is the location ur fishing...find the weed edge...youll find pickerel. i use 10# test spiderwire and fireline as leader material and had good luck with that.
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There's no need to be half as heavy duty....just have regular mono leaders with size 14 or so hooks and a medium sized shiner, fish in similar places as you would for pike. You'll catch them...it's hard not to sometimes..... ;)
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Should be just fine using the same thing as northern fishing but minus the 6 inch suckers ;D