Soft baits for pike

[taper]

I just read the article in the Extreme Angler annual about using large soft body jerk baits for pike, have any of you tried them and how did you make out? I am thinking of trying them out. Any suggestions on brand, colour and presentation.

[OhioFisherman]

I haven`t used soft plastic jerk baits for them, but they will take 6 and 8 inch lizards, accidental catches.

[nofrills]

www.waterwolflures.com

[Blake]

Yes the plastic jerk shad work really well for pike. Look at the Strike King Zulu bait as they are very strong and resist tearing. The new ones from Tiki baits are nice and have some great colours in them for attraction. They are on sale at Fishing World for $3.99 a pack.

[BITEME]

they work great at the islands 10 inch white or pearl shads troll along the toronto side of the island and bounce them off bottomstay in about 25 feet hang on

[Dano]

I like the slightly smaller ones Mike, like 5-6". I have always done well on soft jerkbaits for pike up north. My fav colours are white, yellow and chartreuse. Fluke super jerks or manns draggin jerk seem to do the trick for me.

 

I fish them with no weight at all, I can fish them any way I want then, swim them across the surface, or slow down and go deeper with jerks and pauses. I tell you, the pike love em!

[kickingfrog]

Plastic works great. But torn up pick rubber sitting in a tackle box doesn't have the same charm as a jointed perch patterned pikie with teeth marks.

 

 

Rob

[jnic]

i use seven inch senko worms. i forget who makes them but brown with a chartruese tail. good follow up for a follow by those big northerns.

[misfish]

www.waterwolflures.com again

[mepps]

caught some pike (and musky) on berkly sinking minnows.

[theRJ]

I tried 6" yum dingers on my trip to the islands and the lethargic fish did give it a better look and took much longer to decide it wasn't worth it to eat my bait then solid plastic baits. Not a great example but I do think soft jerkbaits and "senko" style stickbaits in the right conditions will outfish solid jerkbaits hands down, I just need to figure out what those conditions are...

 

RJ

[Dano]

Plastic works great. But torn up pick rubber sitting in a tackle box doesn't have the same charm as a jointed perch patterned pikie with teeth marks.

Rob

 

LOL, yea, very good point. I was just going through some tackle today and there are no memories in soft plastic baits.

 

The minnow baits are an altogether different story. Sorting through them tonight brought back many good memories while looking at the battle worn lures.

[wmlbrn]

I've had luck with the scented frogs and walleye look alikes.

 

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[FinS]

gummy worms are the best hookem with a stinger

and flutter them slowly

get hungry and you can eatem

[lew]

I've had luck with the scented frogs and walleye look alikes.

 

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What's this, an election campaign by a new member ??

[bucktail]

No natural law party????

 

I wanted to vote for the flying yoga's!!

[linweir]

Yum 6" Pink Senko worm work well.

[mattyk]

I like the big slugos.

[ssauvain]

I have some 6" storm softs that look like a walleye...they are deadly...along the dropoffs trolled.