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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Northern Pike => Topic started by: thorzep on Dec 13, 2005, 10:30 PM
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with live bait(4-8") do i use just one treble or am i supposed to use a quick strike with 2 different trebles?
Another question would a sandbar be a good place to fish around it goes from about 2 ft on top of the sandbar to about 8-10 feet flats.on a gradual decline
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I use a quick strike rig w/ one treble and one single hook. (single hook in front of minnow). I fish a lake that has that situation. I found it is better along a sharp drop no a gradual drop.
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plus, your pike are going to be cruising where baitfish are. and baitfish are where all of their prey can be found, and that is in/near weeds. live, green weeds are holding oxygen, which attracts the bluegills food, and blah bla bla, you get the picture.
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with live bait(4-8") do i use just one treble or am i supposed to use a quick strike with 2 different trebles?
Another question would a sandbar be a good place to fish around it goes from about 2 ft on top of the sandbar to about 8-10 feet flats.on a gradual decline
I only use one- a Gamakatsu red #8.
I also set it along weed-edges, preferably near a drop-off.
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Use a pair of number 8 gamakatsu trebles. Red hooks might increase strikes so I'm going to try them this year.
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I have seen a 10-15% increase in strikes since using #2 red eagle claw trebels when icefishing for pike and eyes... not sure if it is a fluke or what, I guess that means I will have to keep FISHING for more data huh?
if my bait is more than 8 inches I use an english hook size 2