Fav Pike Lure

Post by **Placide** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:22 am

I have two!!!!

A Storm Wideeyed Pike modified, Thanks Mr. J!!!!

And of course a Red and White Spinner Bait.

Post by **HogHunter** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:33 am

This spring I was guiding in Northern Ontario and really had a great opportunity to really narrow down spring pike baits. I took notes, recorded times, weather, sizes, depths, lures etc. As well as topwaters and spinnerbaits do work in the spring, hands down the best baits were big spoons. Particularly the 5 of diamonds. Bucktails also worked well but I would not hesitate to only throw the 5 of diamonds everyday for weeks at a time.

Post by **Hookup** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:17 am

This kind of bait... in-line spinner.. big, with a gold leaf... and loads of redbuck tail... it's go-to for me 100% of the time for pike...

Post by **Todd B.** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:25 am

Hookup,

Hmmm....that looks like it would be a little hard to chuck with your fly rod?!

Post by **Hookup** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:06 am

Oh, crap... Ummm... I didn't cross back over to the other side Todd, I swear.. I still only Fly-Fish... don't revoke my privileges please@@@!!

That's what I meant to post.. that's my favorite Pike Fly... The SEX DUNGEON baby... nothing like it...

O'Course, I cannot tie one of those... but i'm going after some pike this year, now I have a reason to try... Think my 5wt will hold up?

.

Post by **Todd B.** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:15 am

Hookup,

If I recall you were tossing with a Sage? Lifetime warranty....just ship it back and have them replace it.

Post by **Hookup** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:49 am

I upgraded my sage to an Ovris Helios 5wt, 9ft, fast tip (for get the code.. 9.5 action I think).... but she also comes with 25yr full replacement... so yer right... bring on the bruisers...

Post by **Out4trout** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:39 pm

Hookup - interesting spinner (like the trailer hook) and fly.
That fly looks like it would work for bass as well...
I assume it's a sinking?

Post by **Troller** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:09 pm

Wow, good info on this thread. For me it depends where I am. Sometimes Big-0 works well for me and the good ol' Red Devil and the Diamond spoons. When they are shallow in summer top water lures are a blast when they are hitting.
Reminds me I must start to sharpen them up!
Good fishing,
Dave

Post by **Hookup** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:20 pm

I've never used the spinner for anything other than pike... I do not target musky, but i'm fairly sure it would work at times... The in-line is big, covers the palm of your hand kind of big... say 6" from tip to trailing hook... Creates loads of vibrations and flash.. (duh, it's a spinner) and that's where I get my confidence from...

The SEX DUNGEON fly is something I found this winter online.. (don't even ask what I was searching for...) I want to tie some in small ish sizes, say 1"-2" overall length... I also think that the beads can be used as noise-makers if done right... so when you strip it it slides under water a bit, makes topwater disturbance and clacks along...

I have not done any looking into how to connect two hooks, is there a special knot, etc... but the fly itself doesn't look overly hard to tie.. (so i'll spend 2 days messing it up before I get a crappy "it'll fish" version)..

I think that it would do a fantastic job of representing many baitfish/minnos... and could represent a nice slider-style muddler...

Tied LARGE, say 5-6inches, in red and whites with some yellows and/or blacks thrown in, it should be a killer sub-surface pike fly...

Post by **Jebby** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:28 pm

canadian wiggler anything but the silver one. 5 of diamonds is my fav. also dark spinner baits and deep diving cranks for late summer.

Post by **Bass Addict** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:43 pm

Fishing 24/7 wrote:spring ... buzzbait...

summer in dence weed... spinnerbaits gets them out....

fall........for the beasts ..... anything with bucktail works great...

You forgot a season there Mon Chum...............'' Winter '' = Big Golden Shiners

I know first hand it can get real expensive using these , ie like this winter it cost us a fortune using those Monster Golden Shiners , Probably a couple of hundred dollars each............

At a dollar each it doesn't take long to add up

Post by **Todd B.** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:47 pm

The "Sex Dungeon" that Hookup posted is actually a trout fly (for BIG trout).

You can find the pattern, along with a bunch of other trigger flies (which would also work for bass/pike at:

http://flyfisherman.com/ftb/kgtrigger/

Post by **Paddler** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:59 pm

Have to go with a 3/8 oz. white & chart. spinnerbait w/ a #5 willow
or sometimes a smaller 1/4 oz. w/ a #4 colorado blade

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:06 pm

Bass Addict wrote:
Fishing 24/7 wrote:spring ... buzzbait...

summer in dence weed... spinnerbaits gets them out....

fall........for the beasts ..... anything with bucktail works great...

You forgot a season there Mon Chum...............'' Winter '' = Big Golden Shiners

I know first hand it can get real expensive using these , ie like this winter it cost us a fortune using those Monster Golden Shiners , Probably a couple of hundred dollars each............

At a dollar each it doesn't take long to add up

Man....you can say that again Paul!!!.....damn LARGE Golden Shiners probably ran me a few hundred dollars this winter