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Best pike lure :D or best "BIG" pike :shock: lure now that is the question guys.

Wajawannado do? you want to catch lots or do the Tiger Woods thing and go for numbers over one very high "quality" fish.
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What is your favorite size and weight for the Twin Willow Spinnerbait?????
I know that the perch pattern is very popular.


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pikeman wrote:What is your favorite size and weight for the Twin Willow Spinnerbait?????
I know that the perch pattern is very popular.


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If you are targeting pike specifically, I personally would recommend the 5/8 oz. model in the magnum series twin willow. They are build a little heftier than the regular bass spinnerbaits, so they will stand up better.
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NorthAMfishing wrote:
pikeman wrote:What is your favorite size and weight for the Twin Willow Spinnerbait?????
I know that the perch pattern is very popular.


Pikeman
If you are targeting pike specifically, I personally would recommend the 5/8 oz. model in the magnum series twin willow. They are build a little heftier than the regular bass spinnerbaits, so they will stand up better.
Agreed. I have both the magnum series twin willow 5/8 oz. and the 1 oz. in perch pattern and for whatever reason the 5/8 seems to be more productive. Maybe I just need to fish where the bigger pike are. :wink:

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Thanks for the info guys!!!!!!!
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fiiish wrote:
NorthAMfishing wrote:
pikeman wrote:What is your favorite size and weight for the Twin Willow Spinnerbait?????
I know that the perch pattern is very popular.


Pikeman
If you are targeting pike specifically, I personally would recommend the 5/8 oz. model in the magnum series twin willow. They are build a little heftier than the regular bass spinnerbaits, so they will stand up better.
Agreed. I have both the magnum series twin willow 5/8 oz. and the 1 oz. in perch pattern and for whatever reason the 5/8 seems to be more productive. Maybe I just need to fish where the bigger pike are. :wink:

*edit* Oooo! 200th post! :D
I really like the 1 oz. for burning, it's all I use it for. Little too heavy I find for slow rolling. I burn them fast in the fall for musky, although there not really built for musky, they work on them. When I mean fast I mean fast. I use a 7:1 gear ratio bait caster and even then im cranking the handle fast. I find speed is the key ever since I started fishing musky. I have friends who fish musky exclusively who can probably go into a lot more detail on musky fishing, but I use what works and speed has worked well for me in the past couple years. Luck too!

Anyways, the topic is pike I got carried away. So let's talk more favorite pike lures. Buzzbaits for pike can have some explosive action!
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Frank, I will never forget the 50+ Musky I got on first cast last year on brand new spinner bait i purchased from you!
Just placed order this morning for some more - PLEASE make sure they are blessed as well :lol:
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I also placed an order today for some spinners. I can't to give them a try.


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lifeisfun wrote:Frank, I will never forget the 50+ Musky I got on first cast last year on brand new spinner bait i purchased from you!
Just placed order this morning for some more - PLEASE make sure they are blessed as well :lol:
shall be done.
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Hehe,
if you can guarantee success I wouldn't mind pay extra for that :lol:
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Hey Guys,

Growing up on the St. Lawrence river I've had my fair share of battles with fresh water Gators.

My #1 all-time lure is the good ol' fashioned Rapala 7" Original Floating Minnow in the gold/black colour. I pick up alot of Pike straight trolling in 15-20' of water or casting in shallower areas.

Along the shallow shoreline, reeds, etc I like to throw a Clown coloured Husky jerk - lots of times they'll hit it as it hits the water. I recommend the suspending model so you can do the Jim Bitter jerk-jerk-pause retrive and sit it right in their face.

I've also caught quite a few trolling for Walleye with an Orange Reef Runner - deep diver down around 20-30'.

Over the years I've picked up a few on a black bucktail and the williams wobler.

One advantage of the St. Lawrence is that Pike/Walleye season opens a week earlier (May 1, 2010) then the other water bodies in Eastern Ontario. Been fishign the area between Cardinal and Prescott for 15 years and have only been skunked a couple of times and I only use the lures I mentioned above. There are public launches in Cardinal by the legion and there is a pay per use one at the Bridgview Marina in Johnstown - either of these will get you directly into the hot spots!
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