Pike in the Bay in April??

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jerminator7777
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2008/01/25 13:30:21 (permalink)

Pike in the Bay in April??

Anyone ever try this?? It sounds like a great idea being that big pike like 50-55 degree temps and I no there are plenty of them in the Bay. Sounds like a great time...
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    Liverache
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/25 13:49:21 (permalink)
    I dont target pike that time of year but I get about 4 of them each year while targeting crappies, especially  on the south side of the bay, so I would say if you look for them it should be VERY rewarding
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/25 14:22:11 (permalink)
    Work the area around Cascade creek.
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/25 17:34:29 (permalink)
    Use jigs!!

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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/25 23:40:52 (permalink)
    as s-10 said try cascade they spawn there in the bay in April it's something about that in lit there they love. I have had a few poll's snapped, off the mouth of the creek in mid April. Even tho, they are not in season they sure are fun to catch then.
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/26 00:28:17 (permalink)
    Like swimin jigs or....
    I was thinkin of jerkbaits or spinners.
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/26 10:10:59 (permalink)
    Try throwing a buzzzzzzz bait! lol

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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/26 10:29:50 (permalink)
    A small bucktail spinner will work too, but I like to work slow in the spring time.  Therefore a 1/2 oz. bucktail jig under a float jigged and worked slow on the weed edges and drop offs is deadly.  I rig it and work it just like I do for the steelies.  You can tip them with minows too...Good Luck!

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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/26 10:46:15 (permalink)
    Thanks for the info!
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/26 23:49:22 (permalink)
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    post edited by mikeg - 2008/01/28 15:32:52
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 10:00:23 (permalink)
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 16:15:16 (permalink)
    Im no pike expert but they do like spoons or flashy spinners. Try a small mepps aglia long like size 1 or 2 in shallow water that silver sparkle color I have seen guys realy hammer them on lures like that.
     
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 16:34:16 (permalink)
    Five of Diamonds has worked for me with Pike.
     
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 18:53:35 (permalink)
    Pike are in season all year long. Check it out in your handbook.
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 20:00:13 (permalink)
    Threw the ice , you can,t beat a shiner. Lures, a jig is tops with a minnow.

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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 21:08:07 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Fishtamer

    Pike are in season all year long. Check it out in your handbook.

     
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 23:22:14 (permalink)
    The spoon I always use with GREAT luck for pike on any lake is the  red and white daredevil or any replica of it, throw it troll it dont matter, if trolling use a larger version
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/27 23:44:51 (permalink)
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    post edited by mikeg - 2008/01/28 15:34:21
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/28 15:37:49 (permalink)
    Please stay on topic and take the personal insults to a differant website or you'll just be deleted.
     

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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/28 15:54:13 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: mikeg

    Please stay on topic and take the personal insults to a differant website or you'll just be deleted.


     
     
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    RE: Pike in the Bay in April?? 2008/01/29 17:43:20 (permalink)
    What happend there??^^^^
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