**Official Pike Fishing Thread**

[PikeMolester]

I want to see everything pike related in here.Lets see your PB pics,hear about the fight, share your favorite set ups and lures for pike,favorite spots, methods and strategies, cleaning,preparing and recipes. Show your spoons,spinners,cranks,jerks and swimbaits you have used and methods of retrieve along with the conditions. Anything pike related in this community really...Questions and advice encouraged.

Edited August 18, 2009 by Canucker

[MCTFisher9120]

I thought some good Pike angler would of posted by now so what the heck i'll start it off with 2 small pike.

 

2008 3lb 8oz Northern

2009 3lb 4oz Northern

 

Same lake, same place, same time frame. Both were caught on 12lb mono and without a leader.

 

There, now I want to see some BIG NORTHER'S!!!

 

MTBF

[steverowbotham]

I'll post pics from my best day this year. Went out for an afternoon with my girlfriend and my dad. We waited out the rain in the morning and got out around noon. Best day of pike fishing I've had in Southern Ontario. Fish caught on jerkbaits mostly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can't ask for much better than that

Edited August 18, 2009 by steverowbotham

[PikeMolester]

oh my god... that was one outing? I never caught even seen pike like that in my life and people can go and catch like 10 in an afternoon...That is insane. I'm so damn jealous. You must teach me sensei.

Edited August 19, 2009 by Canucker

[Dozer]

Pike slime smells

[pike slayer]

theres the only pic i can seem to upload! all my pics are off the digi cam and all are to large to upload and im to computer stupid to figure out how to resize them! caught on a #10 x-rap silver with 8lb test and a steel leader.

x-raps and storm thundersticks are money for pike, dont forget long steel leaders

[Dara]

We caught a wack of pike last week...20 or 30 anyway. All trolling 3 to 5' of water with 4" gold and silver williams wablers.

We could see the fish (40 inchers) swimming as we were trolling for them. (something to be said for a 4 stroke maybe)...I got tired of catching weeds so I went shallow. 50' back and 6" down. I could see the lure and the pike were coming up and smashing it.

[Kinger]

We caught a wack of pike last week...20 or 30 anyway. All trolling 3 to 5' of water with 4" gold and silver williams wablers.

We could see the fish (40 inchers) swimming as we were trolling for them. (something to be said for a 4 stroke maybe)...I got tired of catching weeds so I went shallow. 50' back and 6" down. I could see the lure and the pike were coming up and smashing it.

 

Damn!, we should be friends lol.

[pike slayer]

dara run a #10 x-rap, you will catch 50-60 pike not just a tiny 20-30pike. i've caught over 60pike in one day on one x-rap, had to change the hooks twice that day cause they were bent out of whack and snapping off. went the weekend after and got 50 pike and no can't tell you the lake on here. pm me and i'll guide you in the right direction! all nice sizes to and from cold water! also theres zero weeds in this lake, no grass mowing!

Edited August 19, 2009 by worm dangler

[Dara]

These were about the size of the ones in the pics at the top of the page.

I'm not a real big Pike guy. I was just out with some American friends for the week.

meat hunters they were

[Ben_Daniels]

Here's my PB, the picture doesn't do it justice, note the 6'6 bass rod

It was 38 inches and 13 pounds

Caught it last summer, in probably 20-25 feet of water slow rolling a big spinnerbait

 

I also caught this "Silver Pike" this spring, I thought it was really cool.

 

-Ben

[bucktail]

My PB

 

48 inches

28-32 lbs

 

[Hud]

my BP would be the one that's in my signature. Just under 40". Ahh pike slime, its like fishing aftershave.

[Raf]

i like pike..

 

 

 

[Basskicker]

Here's a few.....

 

 

 

This was my buddies fish

 

[PikeMolester]

Monsters..everywhere...I'm hoping to catch those soon enough. Are all these pics like super far undisturbed lakes? fly ins? not even?

[The Birdfish]

I have small shallow lake close to the cottage, we portage in there once or twice a year in the Spring!

There is a abundance of Pike in there a whole lot of hammerhandles but a few in the 30's. If you go in June or later hard to get anything. This year when we went, my one buddy throws a Chartuese Mepps # 5 and I a black orange, he contunally catches fish I try a pile of others and nothing works, even others chartuese ones. He out fishes like 25 to 5 on the day??

I now have a few of those in the box!!

Happy fishing

[Raf]

Monsters..everywhere...I'm hoping to catch those soon enough. Are all these pics like super far undisturbed lakes? fly ins? not even?

 

not mine. i fish within 3 or less hrs of toronto

 

biggest fish are caught through the ice, early in the spring or late in the fall.

[snag]

not mine. i fish within 3 or less hrs of toronto

 

Or, 3 seconds in Downtown T.O. after you step off the bus like this loogan:

 

[highdrifter]

Or, 3 seconds in Downtown T.O. after you step off the bus like this loogan:

 

 

Grant you're such a charmer.. Where's your club 40 pics?? Oh wait!! We're still waiting for you dues..

 

 

If you're at the right place at the right time, you could even tie into one of these beauties..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers

HD

[ciceri]

I don't fish for them much, but this was my biggest up on Georgian Bay, 38 inches.... And my crazy boat hair.

[chickenhawk]

Here's my PB a FAT 40 incher.....missed an even bigger one that night....and seen 2 more bigger than that fish....that one was the only one landed...but fun night for sure!

 

Edited August 19, 2009 by chickenhawk

[PikeMolester]

thats huge. what test line you guys use for 30 inchers+?

[ehg]

Have not fished pike seriously for years but use to fish around Toronto a lot in the spring.

Used a boat and trolled deep diving rapalas slowly with good results.

Was named 'Pike angler of the year' for a couple of years by Canadian Sportfishing after a couple of trips down to Toronto Harbour in each late March some years ago. Days of a couple of dozen fish in the 35-43 inch range were happening then. Now i rarely fish.

 

All the same day

buddy caught first fish of day before the sun broke out and fish really started slammin'

Edited August 20, 2009 by ehg

[ciceri]

thats huge. what test line you guys use for 30 inchers+?

 

I use a 6'6" medium action rod with 10 lb fireline crystal for every fish I catch. Biggest I caught on it was a 47" musky.