big pike
biggdogg12
Posted 6/26/2014 9:32 PM (#718063)
Subject: big pike





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Any one else catching more big pike this year in the metro. I say this because I've never caulght so many 30 plus inch pike fishing for skis usually there just small ones, seems more than normal for me thanks.
MuskieFever
Posted 6/26/2014 9:54 PM (#718064 - in reply to #718063)
Subject: Re: big pike




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Location: Maplewood, MN
If you catch a big pike, beeline it to a big musky spot! A tip from Tom Gelb.
FAT-SKI
Posted 6/27/2014 12:16 PM (#718117 - in reply to #718064)
Subject: Re: big pike




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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished
When I fish for pike with my wife. She generally puts some bigger ones in the net. But I have been seeing a ton this year musky fishing as well. Buddy popped a 35" pike the other day on a 10" Jake on a metro lake. But like I said, My wife and I do pretty dang well for decent sized pike most of the year. Especially two years ago. If I had ten hands I still couldn't count all the ones she caught that eclipsed 30".
dawg_kennel
Posted 7/1/2014 12:46 PM (#718680 - in reply to #718063)
Subject: RE: big pike




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I have mainly fished western Wisconsin this year and I have noticed the same thing over here. Lots of 30+ inch pike, and they are biting all different types of baits from topwaters, dawgs, and bucktails.
muskyhunter47
Posted 7/1/2014 2:06 PM (#718694 - in reply to #718680)
Subject: Re: big pike




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Location: Minnesota
I was up on vermilion caught a 40 inch pike on a head lock trolling for musky
Esox Madness
Posted 7/2/2014 11:38 AM (#718838 - in reply to #718063)
Subject: Re: big pike




Noticed the same here in southern Wisco.. quite a few 33"-38" pickerel, more than normal for me. Eating anything from 10s, topwater to large cranks? Kind of odd same consensus as above. Cant complain about nice pikies
achotrod
Posted 7/2/2014 12:32 PM (#718845 - in reply to #718063)
Subject: Re: big pike





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We have caught a good handful of over 30" pike this year a bunch in the upper 20s and only one dink. Not sure where the hammer handles are hiding.
tolle141
Posted 7/2/2014 5:25 PM (#718903 - in reply to #718063)
Subject: Re: big pike





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I've caught more pike over 28 inches this year than the last five combined.