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Location: Madison, WI | Notice how in this thread it was suggested to jig fish 30'-40' down over 90' of water around bait? Nobody bats an eye over that but boy oh boy if you had a livescope on your boat! ?? |
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| danmuskyman - 7/8/2024 10:55 AM
Notice how in this thread it was suggested to jig fish 30'-40' down over 90' of water around bait? Nobody bats an eye over that but boy oh boy if you had a livescope on your boat! ??
Who jigs pike down 40ft? Not this guy..
Also big difference between using forward facing sonar and sharpshooting (Which I think is what most guys have an issue with) |
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Location: Madison, WI | BillM - 7/8/2024 10:45 AM
danmuskyman - 7/8/2024 10:55 AM
Notice how in this thread it was suggested to jig fish 30'-40' down over 90' of water around bait? Nobody bats an eye over that but boy oh boy if you had a livescope on your boat! ??
Who jigs pike down 40ft? Not this guy..
Also big difference between using forward facing sonar and sharpshooting (Which I think is what most guys have an issue with )
I don't. One of the responses above said to jig them 30-40' down. |
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Location: Bloomington, MN | When I just want to catch a fish, meaning a 20" class Northern, I toss a Strike King KVD 5/8 oz. white spinnerbait. I just had lots of fun with a Whopper Plopper, but that was where anything works. |
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| Great advice in the preceding replies. My PB, a 48" came on a DHJ12, 18' over 35' while trolling. But if I were targeting NP's it would be casting a large spinner bait in white.
Edited by plugginalong 7/23/2024 5:00 PM
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| This year, small cranks have been super effective for pike. I've had big girls over 35 inches smashing salmo hornets on a troll. I've been catching a fair amount on spy baits too. |
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| Target something else like bass, muskie, or walleye and you will be almost guaranteed to catch pike.
Most of them will be the annoying aggressive slime darts though |
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| Pike have been on a rampage lately. I've over 70 deep the past 4 outings targing either bass or muskies.
Its like a trip to the snake farm each time lol |
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| I don't ever fish for pike, but when throwing a big spinner bait in the weeds, have caught some nice fat pike instead of musky. |
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