Rapala Sub Walk

[monster musky]

Anyone use a Rapala Sub Walk for pike ever? I just bought one and I casted it a few times and it looks great in the water. There aren't a lot of options for gliding jerkbaits for bass and northerns, most seem to be meant for muskies and trophy pike.

[RK]

Hiya -

Very good pike bait. Short steel or fluoro leader is a must though - they aren't that big so pike woof the whole thing.

For small gliders, Sebile also makes a very good one.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[JoeKer]

MirrOlure MirrOdine XL another good one to try!! Do an internet search for mirrolure.. Got mine from D ick's Sporting Goods..

[Comit 2]

I will be Trolling spoons this weekend to find them but I do have a Subwalk and a Glidin'rap ready so when I locate them I can see how well they work. If they are in the weed, I may throw a large fluke or Sluggo (?)(I know they work).

[ratherBfishnJP]

Speaking of the gliding rap....has anyone had any luck with them? im curious on them and i am contemplating giving them a shot

[Nick Kuhn]

In the right conditions pike won't leave the gliding rap alone. You'd think using such a large lure you'd only catch good size ones, but the little pike love that thing as much if not more than the large ones.

Just make sure your rod/reel can handle a lure that size. My brother blew out one of his low profile baitcasters after only a few days of throwing the gliding rap.

[ratherBfishnJP]

whats the best color or colors for up there? what size you recommend i thought it came in a six inch and another size too?

[RumRiverRat]

The 3.5" seems about the perfect size for Pike.

I do not own any of these, I am going to have to change that.

The Gliding Raps work Awesome as well.

[Aaron Carrell]

I know this is a little bit off topic, but have many of you used the Storm WildEye Kickin' Minnow specifically for Pike? I have one in my box that I plan on trying out Saturday, but I'm curious if it can be used as a jerkbait, or if this thing is gonna sink pretty quick on me. Also, how do they hold up?

[Nick Kuhn]

Not sure about the soft plastic kickin minnow. I've used other storm plastics and they sink like a rock so jerkbait use may be tough. Generally though the plastic holds up well to pike. Most of the stress is on the hooks with smaller pike, though larger ones may clamp down on the plastic.

I do have the 5" kickin stick (the hardbait) and it works well as a jerkbait, but it sinks too slow for my liking (at least this time of year). It seems to want to run in the 1'-2' depth range.

[goblueM]

the kickin minnow is great as a jerkbait - it does sink but if you rip it, it'll tend to float on its side and do the dying fish dance. IMO it looks fantastic. I've caught some bass on it while musky fishing but never used in pike waters.

i would probably go with something else, since toothy critters will rip thru those kickin minnows pretty fast