nelsonj

They're a bit of a combination between the two; an uneven oval, like a tablespoon shape.

Goodness, a pain? I'd trade a whole boatload of smallmouth or walleye for a 15+ pike, let alone a 30 pounder. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd go the with spinner suggestion, slow, like a couple guys said, along the weed edge. Red and White combination is always good, or a yellow/green one. On days I want to spin it slow, I use those with a round, Colorado blade, instead of a long and narrow spinner blade. The round ones tend to go slower and add more thump to the bait as you reel it in, sinking it a bit deeper and putting it right in front of the big guys' noses. I'm also partial to casting heavy spoons when I'm trying to get deeper, ones with a natural wobble that you don't have to reel too fast for them to look good. Try a Little Cleo, silver spoon. I've had more success with that type than just about any other lure.

So my family and I have a cabin on Lake Kawigamog, on the Pickerel River System. We've gone up for years and fished the areas around Toad Lake, Dollars Lake, and Kawigamog, along with navigable sections of the river. Now, Kawigamog and the area have plenty of fish to go around, plenty of healthy bass and lots of little to average sized pike, but nothing crazy. Over the last few summers, my brother and I have ventured beyond our lake, going back through Smokey Lake into Noganosh by canoe. We've camped on islands and worked over several areas back there, in search of big pike. I figured since its a remote access lake, with plenty of acreage and depth to it, that we'd be wearing our arms off pulling in some lunkers. I was right, but so far, its just been big bass. While we've been able to locate plentiful amounts of 4 and 5 lb smallies and largemouths back there, I haven't landed a single big pike. I was wondering, is there some secret to it? I'm used to pike fishing on the Pickerel River, but maybe they're not as thick back in Noganosh? Maybe its the areas we're fishing, or the time of year too. Don't know, was wondering if anyone's had some luck with the big girls back in there and had some advice.