Author Topic: Water depth (Read 1288 times)

benny4117 · « **on:** Feb 09, 2011, 02:07 PM »

Just started fishing for Pike with tip-ups last few weeks with no success. Was wondering whats the deepest FOW people have caught Pike in??? ( I know people usually target shallower weeds)

Just thought this would be interesting and helpful to newb's like me

Thanks to all in advance for the input

townzee · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 09, 2011, 02:15 PM »

I have caught a few in 13 fow +/-. Usually do better in 4 - 6 fow.

silvah · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 09, 2011, 02:22 PM »

I generally like to fish from 0-200 ft

jammer icecube · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 09, 2011, 02:27 PM »

15 ft deep coming outside of a weed cove.90% of the time its 7 ft.give or take bottom.I would like to know deepest open water also for hahas.

YETI_MILK · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 09, 2011, 03:48 PM »

I cought one two weeks ago in 20 fow. 4 lbs

YETI_MILK

benny4117 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 08:37 AM »

Quote from: silvah on Feb 09, 2011, 02:22 PM

I generally like to fish from 0-200 ft

So whats the deepest FOW you have pulled up a Northern thru the ice ?

silvah · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 08:44 AM »

Quote from: benny4117 on Feb 10, 2011, 08:37 AM

So whats the deepest FOW you have pulled up a Northern thru the ice ?

30 feet or so

HoleHpr · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 08:52 AM »

28', fishing for walleyes, so just off bottom.

bearbgone · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 08:53 AM »

It depends on the oxygen levels where you are fishing. On the two lakes I fish them I have been having my best luck this year in 6 to 12 foot of water. On the one lake the oxygen levels drop off quite a bit so I fish them in the channel in 6-8 FOW.

mdrobny · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 09:52 AM »

19 ft. on a deadstick while jiggin for eyes.

slipperybob · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 10:11 AM »

30+ fow...

Indiananimal · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 03:25 PM »

Quote from: silvah on Feb 09, 2011, 02:22 PM

I generally like to fish from 0-200 ft

IDK if that was a joke but i cant stop laughing.

silvah · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 03:30 PM »

Quote from: Indiananimal on Feb 10, 2011, 03:25 PM

IDK if that was a joke but i cant stop laughing.

It was!

Someone in another thread asked which transducer they should get for fishing in 0-200 ft, so I was taking a little poke

IceKing4 · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 03:46 PM »

Quote from: silvah on Feb 10, 2011, 03:30 PM

It was!

Someone in another thread asked which transducer they should get for fishing in 0-200 ft, so I was taking a little poke

Ha! I picked up on it as soon as I read it.

petrgill · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 10, 2011, 03:50 PM »

Have caught them in the 3 to 13 FOW. Not too many deep pike ponds here in RI.

benny4117 · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 11, 2011, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: Indiananimal on Feb 10, 2011, 03:25 PM

IDK if that was a joke but i cant stop laughing.

I thought the same thing...had to ask the follow-up question

bigredonice · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 11, 2011, 08:36 AM »

big pike love to chase panfish around the deep grass beds up in Adirondack Lakes. I've seen them chasing crappies and perch around on the aqua-vu in 45 feet of water in a number of different lakes in the 'daks.

shiveringjoe · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 11, 2011, 09:09 AM »

30fow on a ridge between two deeper bays. I've actually caught far more pike this year in 15-25fow than I have in shallower spots. I've had better luck using perch for bait on deep tip-ups that aren't near weedbeds.

benny4117 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 11, 2011, 01:51 PM »

Quote from: bigredonice on Feb 11, 2011, 08:36 AM

big pike love to chase panfish around the deep grass beds up in Adirondack Lakes. I've seen them chasing crappies and perch around on the aqua-vu in 45 feet of water in a number of different lakes in the 'daks.

I pulled a nice one up from about 40 FOW in open water....but have only gotten one thru the ice and that was in only 3-4 FOW

Old Man Winter · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 11, 2011, 03:09 PM »

I've caught them as deep as 25 feet.

benny4117 · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 16, 2011, 01:05 PM »

Quote from: shiveringjoe on Feb 11, 2011, 09:09 AM

30fow on a ridge between two deeper bays. I've actually caught far more pike this year in 15-25fow than I have in shallower spots. I've had better luck using perch for bait on deep tip-ups that aren't near weedbeds.

I have never really tried deeper tip-ups for pike...always been shallower

campfindit2 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 16, 2011, 05:44 PM »

30' in a lake that bottoms around 35', was fishing for eye's. This last Sunday about 4', the big girls are starting to stage up.

da.mike · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 16, 2011, 06:34 PM »

I usually catch pike on most lake that I fish, no matter how deep the FOW. I have caught pike in 3' and in 30'. As far as the shallow weeds being the best spot, I would agree if you're looking picklers....set up on a fast breaking wall...if you get one, you know it's gonna be a slob!!! Good Luck!!

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Author Topic: Water depth (Read 1288 times)