Visit the Team Iceshanty Proshop
Hi guys, Do pike hear well, the reason I am asking is that I was planning to use a sound alarm on my tip up. When the pike takes the bait it would set off the alarm as well as the flag.My concern is that the loud noise will spook the fish, and they will drop ths bait Anybody out there tried this before Thx, little fish
Hi Grump, I was planning to use one of those personal alarms (about 130 dec) from radio shack! Little fish
I heard that the lateral line of a pike is very poor, and that they reley entirely on their excellent vision.
Every bit of literature I have read about pike says their vision sucks..As far as them hearing well, they realy don't need to. These fish are at the top of the food chain where ever they are, do they get spooky at times ? I don't really think so, I look at it as them just following the crowd so to speak if they do , it would be like sitting down in the park and an m-80 goes off, somepeople are going to run and scream others are going to say dang kids and there fire works. There is a thread about how noise is believed to trigger them into biting. I have, as many others noticed them flags pop when walking by or drilling a hole nearby..
Not sure where you got your information about a Pikes vision but you are very wrong. Pike are sight hunters and have excellant vision. They do not see as well in low light conditions, say as well as Walleye, but Pike see very well. Here are some links if you dont believe me.http://www.in-fisherman.com/interactive/docs/science_doc/http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/fish/northern%20pike.htmlIceTroll
have to say that's wrong. i've observed pike in the shallows in the spring time during their spawn.....i've spooked plenty of them just by simply moving my head, or scratching an itch....and the fish were an average of 20-25 feet out from me. i would hardly say their vision sucks.