maxspider72
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| 17 Jun 2010 05:19 AM |
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Thanks for the tips. I think I'm gonna be doing some pike fishing this summer. I found a local lake that just reopened after being closed for several years due to flooding. Supposedly there are some good sized pike in it, and minnows are not allowed. Boats either, for that matter... |
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retired-psg
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| 17 Jun 2010 08:41 PM |
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maxspider72
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| 17 Jun 2010 08:49 PM |
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I'm interested in everyone's opinion regarding fishing, humble or otherwise. |
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wellsley
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| 18 Jun 2010 09:26 AM |
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Jointed rapala's (large) in the fall have worked for me very well. Husky Jerks (the ones with the rattle in them) seem to work all year. Deepdown taildancers and DT10 to 16 work well in Lakes with dropoffs along weed edges in 30FOW. The spoon that has caught the most Northern's for me is the yellow 5 of diamonds hands down no comparison to any other. But what has put more pike in the boat than anyone lure is live bait. A 6"to 8" perch under a float is hard to beat. |
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Conrad B
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| 18 Jun 2010 01:53 PM |
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I don't think you can really call any lure a bad lure for pike. They will eat just about anything, including unweary waders and swimmers. I catch them on spoons still, and jointed shallow divers, and rattle traps. Had one take off with a crawler harness with a big crawler on it a couple years ago. |
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the rod tosser
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| 19 Jun 2010 09:06 AM |
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wellsley
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| 19 Jun 2010 04:04 PM |
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Posted By the rod tosser on 19 Jun 2010 10:06 AM
I like the rapala xjs13 jointed x rap they are 5 1/4 inch long and weight 1 5/8ths oz g [gold and black ], s [silver and black ], sb [silver and blue] cln[clown], and p[perch]
http://www.rapala.com/products/lure...p_jointed/
    
I've yet to catch anything on these and I'm not sure why. They look, act like they should be just the ticket for pike. I've tried casting and trolling them. What am I doing wrong? |
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slipperybob
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| 19 Jun 2010 04:30 PM |
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I haven't caught anything on the jointed xraps either. I think it may have something to do with their goofed up wiggle pattern. When I get some free time, I'm gonna tie some trailer feathers on them to see if that can enticed some bites. |
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esoxhunter
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| 20 Jun 2010 07:15 PM |
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I fish for pike pretty often and I have almost no faith in rapalas. I like using my lucky strike wigglerr with the red eyes or else a blaze jerk bait. and if I'm not catching on those Ill use twister tails |
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turnip
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| 22 Jun 2010 08:22 PM |
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And I like the Rebel spoonbill minnow, Rapala down deep husky jerk...I make a good showing sometimes with a Rapala DT16. I think Frank likes to use them also.
I have also noticed that the firetiger pattern is hot starting in mid July.
But the hotest bait I ever used (was & still is) a 1/16 oz. jig (chartruse head) and a two inch, twin tailed white twistie! |
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mr bill
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| 23 Jun 2010 08:48 AM |
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i've taken more pike on rapala's then all other lures combined. each size, shape and color comes into play at different times of the yr.
but now that i have moved from michigan to ohio, i have got to learn a whole new way of fishing for pike.....for that matter any fish |
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davesett2000
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| 23 Jun 2010 02:21 PM |
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Bill...it's just a question of getting to know the waters in the area ;-)
Posted By Conrad B on 18 Jun 2010 02:53 PM
I don't think you can really call any lure a bad lure for pike. They will eat just about anything, including unweary waders and swimmers. I catch them on spoons still, and jointed shallow divers, and rattle traps. Had one take off with a crawler harness with a big crawler on it a couple years ago.
Conrad's comment here is the BASIC "crux" of pike fishing IMHO.
But pike...and ALL other species...can be different...even in connected bodies of water. In other words...what color...or even type of lure...works in one lake...doesn't necessarily work in the lake connected to it....or one 20 miles away. IMHO it depends on forage base.to begin with...then a WHOLE lot of other factors....including water clarity...time of year...yada....yada...yada.
The same can be said for spoon thicknesses. I had a close neighbor when I was growing up that would catch a couple of good pike on our river in central Minn. with a standard 1 oz red/white DareDevle. I always had MY best catches with 2 different fluorescent orange/brass (gold) spoon. And we fished pretty much the same spots.
BOTH were different thickness of his DareDevle.
MY take on casting spoons is that there are a WIDE variety of them that have different thicknesses...aside from the shapes....and that difference CAN play into the factor. |
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mr bill
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| 23 Jun 2010 08:07 PM |
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dave---- i know it is and i bellieve that is what makes this so good....it's the new challenge. |
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cgebert
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| 28 Jun 2010 12:11 AM |
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Now when they say minnows not allowed do they mean no minnows at all or just live ones? There was a lake here in WI that had the same rules for a little bit but I was able to fish with dead minnows and was able to produce some very nice fish. One thing to keep in mind is that pike are scavengers as much as they are preditors. To this day in summer and fall I take minnows and hook them through the head with just a bare hook and no weight and basically "jig" them back slowly. When I feel that there is a toothy critter that has the bait I count to 10 and set the hook, this gives them a chance to turn the bait in their mouth and get a good hook set. |
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turnip
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| 28 Jun 2010 11:17 AM |
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I always carry my 1 oz. Eppinger spoons with me. I have a nice selection of color / patterns because like Dave stated, the color / pattern that works in lake A doesn't necessarily mean it will work in lake B.
But I will say this, my little jig with the white twin tailed twistie works in the UP. the Mississippi and lake Champlain! I would match that bait with anything on the market today! Pike are notorious opertunistic feeders... |
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UncleTomJigs
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| 29 Jun 2010 07:30 PM |
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I caught them on the max-rap #8 & #10, non-jointed with white feather on the trailer hook. The blue back with the white feather and a little extra orange I added under the lip has been best for me but have caught good fish on all the above colors plus a few others. After the spawn the Strike King lipless crank in the Gold Sexy Shad slew them. One of my young friends lost one close to ten pounds that straightened one of the treble hooks. We got to see it jump several times before it straightened the hook. Quick release! A couple of leaps in the air lit his candle and mine as well. Later in the week I caught a female that had already spawned--she weighed 16 pounds 8 ounces. No camera just digital Rapala scales. Slipped her back in the lake hoping she'll avoid gators for another year or two. Was wondering how much weight does a fish like that gain each year? It is spring fed ten acre lake full of big shiners and blue gills. Caught several in the ten pound area before the spawn. Uncle Tom  Take a kid with you it might change your luck! |
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slipperybob
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| 25 Sep 2010 10:48 PM |
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I'm hoping this lates tweak to the jointed Xrap shad will up my first bite on these lures.
My success with the plain lure is still at zero.
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turnip
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| 26 Sep 2010 04:51 AM |
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Please keep us posted, Bob! |
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wellsley
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| 26 Sep 2010 05:22 AM |
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On these jointed lures does adding alot of something effect the action or put the lure off balance? |
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slipperybob
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| 26 Sep 2010 07:36 AM |
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Yes it does create drag. However these jointed Xraps don't seem to do much side to side swimming anyway. They justpull straight forward in a sort of a wiggle in a funny way and very dull in comparison to the Jointed Floating Rapala minnow. If I had to discribe it, it's sort of like a Husky Jerk minnow, but without the twctch and sassay of a Husky Jerk minnow. So I'd figure that a big marabou treble might in itself do a better job of soliciting a bite. All I'm gonna do is twitch and jerk it slowly along and make the marabou work it's charm.
I bought a bunch of these lures thinking that they be working better than the Super Shad Rap, but nope. Gotta figure something to make them catch fish, so that they are just dead weight. The only other thing I can do is attach a big curly tail soft plastic to it. Not quite sure if I should chop off the tail section just yet. |
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