Author Topic: My Best Pike Through the Ice to Date (pic) (Read 1731 times)

dgb · « **on:** Feb 04, 2016, 05:59 PM »

Caught this pike last weekend, 39" 18lbs on a dead smelt I caught on gull lake the weekend before...thought i would share.

SKIFFLAKEJIMMY · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:02 PM »

Very nice!!!!!

Tipup Master · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:27 PM »

Nice northern!

Swift · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:35 PM »

rusty go0se · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:47 PM »

Beautiful fish dgb!

essox hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:50 PM »

Very nice pike congrats.
Got to love when the flage pops,on deadbait!

heuks · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 06:54 PM »

very nice pike, ive not done that well with dead bait. maybe its presentation, how do you rig smelt?

IceBucky · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 07:10 PM »

Awesome

FilletofSoul · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 08:29 PM »

Nice hog pike

Slabber · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 04, 2016, 08:48 PM »

Really nice pike! Way to go!

ifish4fishwithteeth · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 01:37 AM »

Congrats! 👍

mr.clean · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 04:40 AM »

Congratulations dgb very nice northern pike .

Steve

rpdog · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 05:55 AM »

Very nice!

bigfishy101 · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 07:28 AM »

Great Fish!!

steelheader32 · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 08:01 AM »

Nice fish, my first northern on a tip up came from a dead smelt, seems like a good bait of choice considering the cost

fishinbro · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 09:33 AM »

RLWagner · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 10:44 AM »

Great toothy critter!

lookinfopike · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 01:29 PM »

Nice looking gatorhead

dgb · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 08:16 PM »

Quote from: heuks on Feb 04, 2016, 06:54 PM

very nice pike, ive not done that well with dead bait. maybe its presentation, how do you rig smelt?

Pretty simple. I use a #4 Red treble and hook the smelt through the middle of the back so it hangs horizontal in a natural position. I set it within 2 to 3 feet of the bottom sometimes higher in deeper water where pike will suspend. I have also found that the smelt i catch usually have a full swim bladder of air when caught/used so it is important to pierce this bladder so the smelt does not float when submerged above your weight in a upside down position when set. Also I use my vexilar when setting my tip-up to insure the bait does not get snagged on the weights. It will occasionally get snagged on the sinkers when the bait sinks slowly past them making your set once you get to the desired depth making the presentation useless. Good luck and tight lines.

dgb

river rat78 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 08:25 PM »

Congrats on the pike. I've only been able to catch 1 this year so far out of 3 flags. Cause of this warmer than normal winter I haven't been able to go to my pike spot.

dgb · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 08:30 PM »

Also I use a 20lb floro leader.

TJR · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 05, 2016, 09:35 PM »

nice fish

icefishman · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 06, 2016, 07:27 AM »

Very nice!

Fish Killa · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 06, 2016, 12:42 PM »

Great pike!

StabinCabin · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 06, 2016, 02:08 PM »

Nice Gator. Oh by the way that is a little pike. lol.

Quote from: dgb on Feb 04, 2016, 05:59 PM

Caught this pike last weekend, 39" 18lbs on a dead smelt I caught on gull lake the weekend before...thought i would share.

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