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Michigan => Ice Fishing Michigan => Topic started by: EsoxVenator on Feb 11, 2018, 10:57 AM
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I have never caught one, but I would like to catch some tulibees. I hear they are one of the best big pike baits and very good smoked. From what I've read, you just have to search for them and jig with a spoon and or minnow to draw them and then get them to hit on a super tiny jig with a waxie or spike. I found a local lake with them according to the DNR. Any tips would be appreciated.
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Fished a lake near me that has them, and we caught them along with the gills, but not every time, they were good size, like pulling a rattlesnake up the hole, good fighters !!
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Have caught them up in the bay jigging but they were too big for Pike bait. They are good smoked and I have heard canned but have not tried myself yet.
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We has Cisco for supper tonight. We wrap them in tin foil with a large sweet onion, butter and some lemon juice. Seal the foil tight so the fish will steam while in the oven. Caught in Grand Traverse west bay jigging.
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Ya catch em on minnows or on grubs like waxies or on Wiggler's .... Only ask because I'll be trying Thur morning
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hali jig ,gold swedish pimple small,but then again i caught one last fall on a magnum blue dolphin spoon ,ther really aggressive bite almost any thing ..good luck
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We've got Cisco's in our lake, but I've never fished them. The dnr planted them for years for the pike.
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Hey netminder. Have you ever seen those pictures of a 18" pike in the mouth of a 40" pike? just wondering how big are the cicso your cautching!! I think there is no such thing as to big for pike bait.
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No doubt jd I've lost a few respectable smallmouth on the au sable to pike who thought they deserved it more.... I think they just like anything in distress.... That's why when I rig up decoy suckers on a tipup I cut the tail fin off... They seem to struggle more and entice a instinct bite
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Hey netminder. Have you ever seen those pictures of a 18" pike in the mouth of a 40" pike? just wondering how big are the cicso your cautching!! I think there is no such thing as to big for pike bait.
5lbs ish,. I understand that bigger Pike will hit some big fish but don't have 40+ Pike or musky in any of my frequently fished lakes that I have seen will hit a fish as big as 20+in and 5+ lbs. I use some pretty big sucker minnows and most of the time they are untouched while the smaller grays are getting the action.
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Agreed 5 lbs is too big.... Lol not saying he wouldn't get eaten but the likelihood is slim... I keep my biggest baits around 13-15 inches and then trim the fan off the tail
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5 lbs is kindda big. I watched a dino-pike follow my 12 perch almost right out of the hole a few weeks ago . amazing.