Best Techniques for Pike fishing? Best Bait? Best Lure?

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Best Techniques for Pike fishing? Best Bait? Best Lure?

Answer 1

Northern pike are an aggressive fish and I have caught them on just about everything I have fished with. Fishing them with a jig and minnow is one of my favorite techniques but surface baits, spoons, spinnerbaits and soft plastics all work well. Because of their versatility, the soft plastics are getting more popular all the time and consistently provoke strikes. Crankbaits work well in deeper water and trolling. I catch more on live bait than anything mostly because of all the ice fishing I do with tip ups. I will be targeting some big ones this week as our open season for northern ends in about a week and a half or so. I have also had a lot of success trolling an inline spinner, like a Mepp's, with a minnow on it and throwing a weedless spoon with some pork rind. It depends on the time of the year and where the majority of the pike are located that determines which technique works best. Good luck!

Answer 2

Large minnows, frozen smelt, chubs will work. set up as many tip ups as you can. Vary the depth. sometimes a bait 6 inches below the ice in 10 feet of water is better than right at the bottom. Take one rod an jig a Kastmaster or Swedish Pimple tipped with a minnow. In line spinners can also work for jigging. Sometimes near obvious cover works too. They will run along a weed edge and you can get them at weed line points.

Answer 3

There are two many lures to even mention. The best thing is to understand where to find them. Here is a great article on them.



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