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Ekaufee17
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2012/03/19 09:53:22 (permalink)

lake arthur pike!

Okay so a few buddies of mine and I have been heading up the where muddy creek flows INTO lake arthur. There is a tiny breastwork/dam up there and its formed a small lake itself. While up there, just below the dam, (knee high water at most) we saw somewhere between 15 and 20 northern pike. We tried everything. Minnows, crawlers, spoons, poppers, bombers, crank baits. Everything. Not even a glance at the bait. I even managed to ram my jig into the side of the fish on numerous occasions. I've caught musky out there before, but never pike. I've gona up there three times in the last week and a half, and have seen pike out of the wazoo. But no action. Why aren't they interested. They just lay there facing up stream and are completely obvlivious to anything around them. Heck I could probably jump in and grab one. But yeah... any tips? I've never seen so many monster fish before. And im starting to feel dejected because I can't attract something that's 10 feet away from me...
post edited by Ekaufee17 - 2012/03/19 09:54:02
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    Snag_826
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 10:12:33 (permalink)
    Chicken livers...they love em this time of the year
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 10:20:57 (permalink)
    Try a Michigan Cricket. Never fails for any species!
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 10:31:34 (permalink)

    They need left alone for a couple more weeks. They are only interested in one thing this time ov yr. Try deeper water & u can still catch a few pre spawn & post spawn. They spawn in most ov the cattails & thick shallow muddy weeds all over the lake in late winter/early spring.

    crappy
    post edited by crappiefisher - 2012/03/19 10:34:05
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    spoonchucker
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 13:04:17 (permalink)
    "They need left alone for a couple more weeks."

    +1

    +1,000 after reading this.

    "I even managed to ram my jig into the side of the fish on numerous occasions."

    Get Informed, Get Involved, And Make A Difference.

    Step Up, or Step Aside


    The next time you say "Somebody should do something", remember that YOU are somebody.

    GL
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    FishinGuy
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 14:55:29 (permalink)
    That weird, usually when I run my jig into the side of a fish, they turn around and eat it.....
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    freshwaterdrumR
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/19 15:02:29 (permalink)
    Observe steelhead fishermen for a while. This will teach you a couple of methods to get any fish anytime to bite.
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    mr.crappie
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/20 00:20:05 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: verbatim

    Try a Michigan Cricket. Never fails for any species!

    Now I see why Dem bad ole Fish Cops follow you around. lol sam
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/20 06:29:08 (permalink)
    It was a joke babydoll.
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/20 07:03:35 (permalink)
    That's what I thought. sam
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/20 07:28:42 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: FishinGuy

    That weird, usually when I run my jig into the side of a fish, they turn around and eat it.....


    Almost shat myself reading this lol
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    Ekaufee17
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/22 17:55:15 (permalink)
    i seriously wasn't kidding though. they were THAT uninterested in what i had to offer. the other guy that went with me used everything in his tackle box as well. we could have just as easily scooped them up in a net (as illegal as that is). they were oblivious.
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/22 20:00:50 (permalink)
    The point everyone is trying to make is that theyre just worried about getting some smush smush.

    Thats why you cant get them, theyre just reiterrating their points

    East side love is living on the west end
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    1MOFISH
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    RE: lake arthur pike! 2012/03/23 20:28:56 (permalink)
    wait till the eyes' show up? not sayin'
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