These are the best pike lures.
- Best Overall: Johnson Silver Minnow Spoon.
- Best Crankbait: Rapala Super Shad Rap.
- Best Spinnerbait: Booyah Pikee Spinnerbait.
- Best Spoon: Eppinger Original Dardevle Spoon.
- Best Topwater: Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper Topwater Lure.
- Best Jerkbait: Rapala X-Rap Jerkbait XR10 Fishing Lure.
What color of lures work best for pike?
The very best lures to use for pike in clear water are swimbaits, softbaits, and crankbaits with an authentic pattern and swimming action. Natural lure colors that resemble the pike’s prey, such as white, silver, green, or black, have proven most effective.
What attracts pike most?
Pike are visual feeders, and tend to be attracted to bright colors. Use high-visibility colors like white, chartreuse, and bright orange. They also respond well to baits that put off lots of vibration or sound.
Do pike like big lures?
Muskie or Pike are known to feed on prey as large as 30% of their size and the biggest fish have mouths where you can fit a football with ease, so it’s no surprise they like large baits. Above you can see an extreme example of such baits.
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.
Do bigger lures catch bigger pike?
Lure Size: Mick suggests for pike fishing, to start with lures sized 12 centimetres. This is a middle-of-the-road size and great for all sizes of pike. If you go bigger, though, you’ll focus on the bigger pike, and if you go smaller you could pick up other species such as perch and zander.
What time of day is best for pike fishing?
Early morning right before the sun rises is an excellent time to target hungry pike. You can either find them in open or shallow water hunting down their first meal of the day.
What size lures for pike?
Go for lures in the 6-inch / 16cm range as these will be easy to cast and will catch pike of all sizes.
Are pike hard to catch?
Pike are aggressive apex predators and are usually easy to catch, because they will chase and bite at almost anything smaller than them.
Do pike like rooster tails?
Worden’s Original Rooster Tail
In its 1 ounce size, this is a big in-line lure, and like the Mepps, offers plenty for pike. From a flashing, vibrating blade to a colorful body and skirt, this is a tough lure to beat.
How deep do you fish for pike?
Most of these fish are caught in shallow water. Big pike, however, go deep. Many times they are in water 15 feet deep or deeper. At these times, a big deep running lure is needed.
What is the best way to fish for pike?
A dull bait will work well when its sunny, while a shiny bait works better on an overcast day. I have caught more pike on these than any other bait. The other spotty baits are called blade spinners, usually referred to as a ‘Mepps’, after the company who invented them.
Do pike take lures in winter?
Curly and Paddle Tails Are a Deadly Winter Lures For Pike
Go for the largest sizes that possible to cast. Pike seem to want big baits in Winter to make it worth the effort in catching this prey. One or two fish this size will conserve the pikes energy rather than trying to catch a lot more smaller fish.
Do spoons work for pike?
It’s true that spoons do a fine job of tempting pike into striking, but my experience with spoons suggests that these baits work best when fish are actively feeding. The wobbling and flashing action of a spoon requires a steady and fairly fast retrieve speed.
How do you target a large northern pike?
10 Best Tips to Catch Giant Trophy Northern Pike
- Bring Heavy Leaders.
- Keep Your Romance At Home.
- Get A Gripper.
- Pack Serious Heat.
- Pick Heavy Duty Assemblies.
- Know Where To Look.
- Learn Northern Pike Reading.
- Use Daredevil Lures.
Where do pike like to hide?
In rivers, pikes usually stay out of the stream, hiding in water weeds and lily pads. A great place to start would be the turning points of a river or river mouths. When it’s warm, pikes move to deeper waters.
Do pike bite on worms?
What Fish Will Bite Worms? Just about all freshwater gamefish and baitfish alike, at least in North America, will eat a worm. Some species are much more likely to eat a worm than others. For example, pike, muskies, chain pickerel, adult largemouth bass, and carp are not terribly interested in biting worms.
Do pike bite in the rain?
You can find plenty of pike in the shallows feeding on bait fish during the rain, but don’t rule out the deep water bite as well, especially during the summer and fall. Bright colors and flashy lures tend to work better in the rain because of the low light conditions.
What colors can pike see?
When a pike looks towards the surface, all colours look the same against the sky. They only see a black silhouette! The only colour thing that does pop out on the surface is reflective material.
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.
Do pike stay in the same area?
They will most often stay in the shallow areas until the water temperature drops again. The pike does not have many enemies, being the top predator of the lake, but they are still vulnerable.
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