I can feel your excitement, Joe!
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Nothing like the anticipation of the trip; it's almost as good as being there (but not quite)!
I mentioned this in a few other threads, but since you're asking...
I've discovered that a
Bomber Long A seems to entice the spring pike with its nice wobbly action; it can really be retrieved pretty slow or actually paused and twitched, if necessary, to tempt the still-sluggish post spawn pike. Found this lure to be especially good on the chillier days when they might not be interested in putting on a big chase for their meal. A
Johnson Silver Minnow tipped with a plastic grub is good, too; this is what I'd consider a lazier bait.
If they're cooperating with a quicker bait, I always like my bigger
spinnerbaits and classic
Daredevles. There was a year or so when all I would use for pike were "Beetlespins" tipped with either rubber shads or grubs. I liked the larger hammered nickel Colorado blade with this rig, which was always good to me.
How's that for a few ideas?
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C&R the big boyz, Joe, so if I ever get back to Griffin's there will be some left for me.
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I hope you also can find a few pockets of crappies there; we had so much fun with them one spring and were catching slab after slab with the kids. Tons of fun!
Have a blast! Are you going to meet up with any other Hawk Talkers while you're there? I know you had a fun gathering last spring.
W.