02-07-2007, 10:05 PM
Just about any lure will do for pike . Northerns are an ambush preditor during the warm weather and will hit about any time during the day .
Now if you are fishing from a boat you will have to stay pretty close to shore or near a weed bed . Cast your lure to the outermost edges of the weed bed or strait twards shore and reel the lure in , a slower retrival will give more flutter and will cause a greater agression response from the pike when using a spoon .
When your lure is 10 to 20 feet from the boat , make a large figure 8 in the air with your rod tip , this will give you a couple extra seconds for the pike to make a good swipe at your lure .
( Pike will usually hit within the first ten seconds of the lure hitting the water or just about the time the lure is leaving the water ).
Now , if your fishing from shore lures work about the same way with the exception that you must reel in faster as the lure aproaches shore or deal with getting hung up on the bottom .
Bobber fishing for pike works pretty good from shore or in a boat and is a little better for younger kids .
You will need a sizable baitfish , preferably live . Hook a treble hook just in front of it's tail but avoid hitting the spine . add on a small weight onto the line a foot above the baitfish . add a bobber to the line to keep the baitfish down a foot or two under the surface . The bobber itself should be a large one , a 3" one works best .
Ice fishing is done pretty much like bobber fishing without the bobber . use a tip-it or a sturdy ice rod . to get the fish out of the hole some come out rather easy , some require a gaff , gaffs are easy to make with an old broomhandle and some heavy duty wire like an old bucket handle has .
10 or 12 lb. line is best for pike and always use a good steel leader to attach your hook or lure .
Pike don't feliet like a regular fish does , their bone structure give them the nick-name "Y bones " .
You have to follow the "V" to get out the backstraps out and then follow the sides of the " Y" to get the filets .
Check your local regulations on the size of hooks to use before fishing . Use a net when landing these fish and use caution and a set of needle nose plires and gloves when removing hooks .
Pike are headshakers and can fling a lure out of their mouth during the landing of the fish , their teeth and gillplates can open a hand up just as deep as a raisor blade .
Most of all , get ready for some nonstop fun and excitement .
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Now if you are fishing from a boat you will have to stay pretty close to shore or near a weed bed . Cast your lure to the outermost edges of the weed bed or strait twards shore and reel the lure in , a slower retrival will give more flutter and will cause a greater agression response from the pike when using a spoon .
When your lure is 10 to 20 feet from the boat , make a large figure 8 in the air with your rod tip , this will give you a couple extra seconds for the pike to make a good swipe at your lure .
( Pike will usually hit within the first ten seconds of the lure hitting the water or just about the time the lure is leaving the water ).
Now , if your fishing from shore lures work about the same way with the exception that you must reel in faster as the lure aproaches shore or deal with getting hung up on the bottom .
Bobber fishing for pike works pretty good from shore or in a boat and is a little better for younger kids .
You will need a sizable baitfish , preferably live . Hook a treble hook just in front of it's tail but avoid hitting the spine . add on a small weight onto the line a foot above the baitfish . add a bobber to the line to keep the baitfish down a foot or two under the surface . The bobber itself should be a large one , a 3" one works best .
Ice fishing is done pretty much like bobber fishing without the bobber . use a tip-it or a sturdy ice rod . to get the fish out of the hole some come out rather easy , some require a gaff , gaffs are easy to make with an old broomhandle and some heavy duty wire like an old bucket handle has .
10 or 12 lb. line is best for pike and always use a good steel leader to attach your hook or lure .
Pike don't feliet like a regular fish does , their bone structure give them the nick-name "Y bones " .
You have to follow the "V" to get out the backstraps out and then follow the sides of the " Y" to get the filets .
Check your local regulations on the size of hooks to use before fishing . Use a net when landing these fish and use caution and a set of needle nose plires and gloves when removing hooks .
Pike are headshakers and can fling a lure out of their mouth during the landing of the fish , their teeth and gillplates can open a hand up just as deep as a raisor blade .
Most of all , get ready for some nonstop fun and excitement .
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