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Pepper

Posted 8/18/2004 9:59 AM (#115579)
Subject: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Haa anyone caught Nortern while using a top water bait? If so what bait were you using?

nwild

Posted 8/18/2004 10:03 AM (#115580 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 1996

Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain

Yes I have caught them on a variety of baits. Top Raiders, Dancin Raiders, Awakers, Jackpots, Buzzbaits. They don't hit wth great regularity but it seems as if the pike you catch on topwater baits are a bit bigger.

Snowcrest 6

Posted 8/18/2004 10:54 AM (#115585 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 303

Location: Valentine, NE USA

I've also caught quite a few. Spooks, Top Raiders, smaller globes, and our own buzz baits.

Brian Sanger
SLM

JohnMD

Posted 8/18/2004 11:09 AM (#115587 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 1769

Location: Algonquin, ILL

Northerns love topraiders

sworrall

Posted 8/18/2004 11:13 AM (#115588 - in reply to #115587)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 32958

Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

I do very well with topwater where the Pike are big, especially over 30". Zig Zag style baits like the Weagle or Jackpot are good, Tail spin lures like the Top Raider, and my personal favorite, anything on the top with Buzz Blades moving pretty fast.

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Phish Killer

Posted 8/18/2004 11:14 AM (#115590 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 827

Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota

I got a nice pike on a large red Pacemaker this year on Vermillion.

Otherwise, Topraiders and Dancin Raiders get them going.

GOTONE

Posted 8/18/2004 11:37 AM (#115595 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 476

Location: WI

I have good luck on all sizes of pike on Jackpots. Caught a 22"er or so on a Jackpot a couple of nights ago......

Evar D

Posted 8/18/2004 11:55 AM (#115598 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 184

Location: Rockford Il 61108

This past weekend I had a 30" hit a dancin raider. The next day a 25" incher hit a shallow raider in three feet of water. Too bad though, I was in a Muskie tournament.

Pepper

Posted 8/18/2004 12:37 PM (#115603 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Nice fish! Thanks for the input I'm going to Lac Seul next month so I'll pack a few top water baits. Has anyone caught Muskie in the area of the lake by Ear Falls?

Dacron+Dip

Posted 8/18/2004 1:02 PM (#115607 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Test (sorry)

stephendawg

Posted 8/18/2004 10:45 PM (#115685 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

Posts: 1023

Location: Lafayette, IN

Here's a trophy 40 incher taken on a Jackpot at Vermilion. My brother-in-law Dennis, has finally felt the power of a truly big fish. We also CPR'd a 40 caught by me on a Magic Maker and a 37 by Dennis on a Bionic Bucktail. No muskies this trip but an awesome week of memories in our boat.

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Dacron+Dip

Posted 8/19/2004 6:34 AM (#115697 - in reply to #115579)
Subject: RE: Top water baits for Northern Pike

That's a hawg alright! I live in ON and pike are pretty common on surface baits, mainly greasers in the 2-8# range. On GBay during the 'ski season, a 'big' topwater pike will be under 36 usually. They're deep. The TopRaider has to be one of the highest hooking %age baits for esox. 30" or 30#, having one trash a Topraider's always a lot of fun. Slam R Tackle's Thunderhead is a wood bait that esox also respond well to.

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