hey ive only gone ice fishing once last year and caught alot of perch which wasn't bad but i would like to try and fish for pike. any suggestions on what i should use?
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Ice fishing for pike
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Greg, we were out the other weekend, and our best results came with simple dead sticking with a minnow.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I fished Cooks Bay for many years now and one year targeted Pike 4 days of the week out of Keswick. We did very well most days always landing at least a Pike each but never limited 5 fish is the most I did during 6 hours. My best set up is in 8-11 feet of water with a clear bottom with couple of weeds in the back ground. If you look into the hole you should be able to see straight down, as if in a aquarium. I always set up two poles one would be a tip up and a rod with a float. I run fire line on both I found out that when the bite is shy the fire line does not spoke the Pike as much as the mono does. I then attach a shiner I try using creek chub but if you can get a golden shiner they are very rare but worth their weight in gold. Hook the bait according to size I like 5-7 inches in bait the hook should be some where in the back between the dorsal and head make sure not to put the hook through the back bone. When the minnow is hooked it should teeter level and not leaning to a one side. Place the bait about 6 inches of the bottom and make sure you have a good size weight on the line so the minnow does not spook the Pike when it takes off, but brings the minnow back quickly to the Pike. Good luck!!
Posted 1 year ago # -
thanks for the advice. i'll try and put it o good use.
Posted 1 year ago #
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