Hotdogs for pike

[PyroZuki]

Took some and tried for about an hour, got bites on smelt right away and gave up on the dogs. Maybe I'll try it again some day.

This ain't the 1st time I heard if a similar story on Bull.

I find that the hotdogs only work better in some waters, but not all.
 
Nice pike, by the way.


Pyro

[Hillsfisher]

Hotdogs are my go-to pike tip up bait.  I do not live near a bait shop, so I am left with deadbait or hotdogs.  I use both and find the hotdogs out produce.  My largest pike (41 inches) was on a dog.  This weekend I fished with a buddy, we had hotdogs, dead chubs, and live shiners out.  We got two pike on the ice and both on the hotdog.  We had two flags on the shiners but both drops.   I use a single circle hook in the middle of the dog and have great hook-up rates. 

[Lincoln406]

This ain't the 1st time I heard if a similar story on Bull.

I find that the hotdogs only work better in some waters, but not all.
 
Nice pike, by the way.


Pyro

Thanks Pyro. Maybe I'll give it more of a chance next time. Hard to not switch when a different bait is working and 2 lines the limit.

[PyroZuki]

Thanks Pyro. Maybe I'll give it more of a chance next time. Hard to not switch when a different bait is working and 2 lines the limit.

It really is! There have been many times I've told myself to switch the bait out for the other, but figured I'd give it more time. I always leave the ice within I had switched earlier. 

If smelt is workin, it's really hard to switch to hotdogs.

Pyro

[RuralMT]

Anyone ever tried vienna sausages? I've heard about people using jimmy dean links, but for the more economically minded, perhaps the poor-man's sausage would be worth a shot?

[mt-mike]

hot dogs big pike. vienna sausage pick handles.