Quick Strike Rigs

[BITEME]

GOOD MORNING OFC

 

Can anybody tell me how to tie quick strike rigs for Pike for ice fishing never used them not much of a bait fisher

 

Not much of an ice fisher for that matter ah hell not an ice fisher at all but I will give it a try

The minnows i will be using are between 4 and 6 inches

 

I have a hunch about one of my favorite spots and Pointed and I are going to give it a go

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Peter

[Roy]

And good morning to you too, Pete.

Use a 2 foot long piece of 7 strand wire or strong fluorocarbon line. To one end you tie a swivel. To the other end you tie #4 or #6 razor-sharp trebles 4 to 6 inches apart depending on the size of your minnows. If you're using wire, you'll have to crimp the components on. Depending on where you're fishing, you may need to add a bead and a spinner blade just below the swivel...check the regs for the area you'll be fishing.

[Terry]

if you use a single hook for the one that goes through the lip and a treble for the one on the back, you can fish it anywhere without being over the number of hooks limit....

[Roy]

Yup..... that's what I use when I've used them Terry. Makes for an easier release as well.

[BabyHerc]

I like to keep the hooks a little closer together than Roy suggested, but it's just personal preference; 4 inches max, but more like 2 or 3 inches apart - this will let me have one in the back under the dorsal fin, and one near the tail. It just depends on the size of the bait used, and the size of the pike in the area... maybe I should start fishing for bigger fish?

Also, I like to have the hook-points directed towards the tail of the minnow, since pike will grab the bait head-first on most occasions, this helps avoid deep hooking if you plan to release, or if you don't want to run through rigs like no tomorrow.