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favorite bait and bait size for pike on tip-up

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red eyes:
Whats ur favorite bait and bait size for catching pickeral, pike and muskie on tip-ups?

blazen36:
Depends on the water type. On dark water where suckers are the natural forage I use a 3-4" sucker minnow near the bottom. On clear water I use a shiner about the same size 12-18"s off the bottom.

Ice_Dog:
For Pike I have caught them on many different baits.  One of the best that I have found yet is Golden Shiners (Hunts).  These minnows are very hardy and can last all day at the end of you line.  I suspend these about 3 - 5 feet off the bottom on half on my tip-ups and on the other half I put the bait about a foot under the ice. :'(

Ice_Dog:
Some people will call me and some buddies of mine crazy for going after pickeral.  Everbody arround my area hates the fish and doesn't like catching them.  For bait I use pretty much the same thing as I would for pike and that is golden shiners.

red eyes:
my favorite bait would be a medium shiner about 18"-24" off the bottom.

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