A medium-heavy/Fast action rod allows you to place your spoon with ease while giving you the ability to control larger pike. For those that want more response and have a rod that is also satisfactory for fishing walleye as well as pike, a medium/Fast action rod would be best.
What size rod is best for pike?
between 6 and 12 feet long
Generally speaking, a good pike fishing rod should be between 6 and 12 feet long with fast action and enough power for those powerful lunges that pike are famous for.
What kind of rod do you use for pike fishing?
A standard pike rod would be a 7-foot medium-heavy action stick. This should cover most of the bases, although if the baits you throw are hefty (and the fish grow big in your waters), you may want to upgrade that stick to a heavy-action model.
What are medium power rods good for?
Medium power handles common lures and rigs sized typically for Bass and Walleye. Heavy power manages larger lures and rigs for big Bass, Pike and Catfish.
How long should a pike rod be?
A great pike fishing rod is usually 8-9 ft long and has a fast action with medium or medium-heavy power. This gives you good leverage and hooking ability when the pike strikes. Depending on the size of lures you intend to use, the casting weight of the rod may vary.
What size is a good pike?
But no matter if it’s in the US, Canada, or Europe, a pike of 30 incher will almost always be considered a good catch, and a 40+ inch pike is a really big fish. A 50 incher, on the other hand, can only be called a monster, and pike of that length are extremely rare.
What can I use for pike fishing?
Use high-visibility colors like white, chartreuse, and bright orange. They also respond well to baits that put off lots of vibration or sound. Top choices for pike include spinnerbaits, inline spinners, lipless cranks, and loud topwaters like buzzbaits and walking baits.
What is the difference between medium and medium/heavy rods?
A medium rod is perfect for this kind of hookset, as it has a good bend which ensures the line tightens into a fish’s mouth without blowing it out from too much force. A medium heavy can easily be pulled too hard as it has no bend to forgive a hookset that is too strong. That means you’ve lost a fish.
What gear do I need for pike fishing?
Specifically, really all you need is a rod, net, some wire traces and a pocketful of lures (and of course all the necessary items that I have listed above to deal with the fish once it’s in the net). It really is the simplest, most straight forward way of fishing for pike and perch.
Do you need a leader for pike?
When is a pike or muskie leader not necessary? The quick answer is that a leader isn’t necessary for most crankbait trolling situations. Usually, when trolling with crankbaits, pike and muskie are lip hooked.
What is a 6’6 medium rod good for?
Rods under 6’6” are ideal for trout, panfish, and younger anglers. Longer rods over 7′ are popular for some bass fishing techniques such as using swimbaits and crankbaits and longer rods are also the go-to choice for anglers targeting salmon and steelhead.
What is a 7ft medium/heavy rod good for?
7-foot, medium-heavy casting rod
A medium-heavy rod will allow you to fish Texas rigs, smaller jigs, spinnerbaits, vibrating jigs, topwater lures, crankbaits and much more without sacrificing hardly any performance.
What do you use a medium casting rod for?
For lighter lines and baits, a light action rod is typically best. Medium or medium-heavy action rods are often a great choice for lures with treble hooks or for spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and bladed jigs that are fished fast and generate “reaction” strikes.
Can I use 6ft rod for pike?
So the answer is that a six foot spinning rod might be strong enough for pike fishing, but length alone is not the important factor. The strength of the rod is not related to length. Look for a rod that is strong enough to play and land a pike and is the right length for the type of fishing you do.
How old is a 20lb pike?
Fish Age-Size and Male/Female Ratio Chart
| Fish Age | Length | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 38″-96cm | 15lb |
| 19 | 39″-99cm | 18lb |
| 20 | 40″-101cm | 21lb |
| 21 | 41.5″-105cm | 23lb |
What size pike is considered a trophy?
The Minnesota DNR says that northern pike caught by fisherman range from 2 to 3 pounds, and anything over 20 pounds is considered by most to be a trophy.
What is considered a trophy pike?
It depends on how much the fish weighs. If it’s over 20 pounds, it’s considered by most to be a trophy Northern Pike. Judging by past experience, we can tell you Reindeer Lake is one of the most productive lakes in the north because it drains a very large portion of northeastern Saskatchewan and northwestern Manitoba.
Why can’t I catch a pike?
If you can’t find pike in the shallows or in deep water, they may be congregating near the inlet or outlet of the body of water that you’re fishing. Find the areas where water flows in or out of your body of water and look for congregating pike.
What colors do pike see best?
“I find that in the early spring, the pike really prefer the bright orange and chartreuse colours. Yet, come fall, silver, grey, and black combinations that imitate ciscos and other congregating baitfish seem best. So I tend to use bright lures in the spring and flashy baitfish patterns in the fall.”
Why can’t I catch pike on lures?
Sometimes you have to virtually run the lure past the pike’s nose before it’s tempted to strike. If fishing a narrow drain or canal, always cast your lure ahead of where you’re walking so you don’t spook the fish. Remember, pike are often laying in wait in shallow water and margins.
How big of a fish can a medium heavy rod handle?
Medium-heavy and Heavy rods handle line over 4lb Test and lures between 3/16–1 1/2 ounces.
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