i finally got a pike on a spoon !!

[mrpike1973]

hi all on opener i finally got a 7# pike on a weedless fish trap spoon i tried all my cranks to no avail then i got this one on a spoon. i have never caught a pike on a spoon is this a fluke or do they work. i have to admit taking one treble out was better than a mouth full on a crank any tips?

[mainbutter]

Spoons work great and are definitely stereotypical "pike" lures. Dardevle is particularly known for its history as a pike producer.

My only tip is that I don't like to fish spoons fast, I NEVER burn 'em in. Slow rolling and big wobbling spoons are what I like best.

[JBMasterAngler]

The ol' redeye spoon is another classic pike lure. I prefer krocodile spoons myself. Perch color is my favorite, but blue/silver or clown are good colors too. I've probably caught more pike on johnson's weedless spoons than I have any other spoon, however.

[solbes]

Yup the standard red/white or Five of Diamonds spoons are great pike lures. 10-20 years ago they were a staple. I don't think people use them as much anymore, so a lot of these pike have not seen them very often.

Also agree with JB on a Johnson silver minnow for those pike in the slop. I usually put a Gulp leech or nightcrawler on it and drag it through the pads. More of a bass setup, but I've caught plenty of pike that way too.

[JBMasterAngler]

I'm glad to see the johnson's minnow is coming out with new colors instead of just silver and gold. I bought a perch colored one, and my wife a silver/red one last year and they look awesome in the water! I always attach a twister tail to the hook as an extra attractor.

[solbes]

I'm glad to see the johnson's minnow is coming out with new colors instead of just silver and gold. I bought a perch colored one, and my wife a silver/red one last year and they look awesome in the water! I always attach a twister tail to the hook as an extra attractor.

I'll have to check into the new colors. Always something to fill up your tackle box.

[bigh20rnr]

I agree with the pack on the daredevil. That has to be one of my most productive lures trolling.

Rick

[Acemac]

you can catch northerns on other things? news to me

[itchmesir]

Really? how is this news to people? unless there is some underlying sarcasm in that statement.. all my life i have known a spoon to be a pike lure and they do produce

[Aaron Carrell]

unless there is some underlying sarcasm in that statement..

lol... that statement pretty much covered it. :-p

[mrpike1973]

thanks for all the help got a nice one on a johnson silver minnow gold yesterday i think this spoon thing is great

[wahoo]

You have some good advice on the very excellent use of spoons. As far as burning--yep--keep a good slow wobble. However, in Fall, a large spoon speed trolled over weeds can produce large NP.

When i cast for pike the very first thing I throw is a spoon.

[Fins-n-feathers]

hi all on opener i finally got a 7# pike on a weedless fish trap spoon i tried all my cranks to no avail then i got this one on a spoon. i have never caught a pike on a spoon is this a fluke or do they work. i have to admit taking one treble out was better than a mouth full on a crank any tips?

Spoons work very well they are all I ever use for pike. The orange and shartruce(sp?) daredevils seem to have worked very well the last couple years.

[jeffreyd]

when we were on leech last spring all we used for pike were spoons. Gold smooth surface weedless doing a slow troll worked wonders, i think all toll my son and i caught and released over 20 pike. Never did catch any on other lures, i did use a blue and silver dimpled spoon that did pretty good on both pike and walleye.

[ThunderLund78]

Glad to hear those Fish Trap spoons work. My dad - who doesn't fish all that much - got talked into one at the Sportshow after listening to the guy's schpeel. I gave him a hard time about it, hopefully he ties into a good one and gives it all back to me.

[My_Key]

I've had luck recently with a Rapala Minnow spoon. Nice slow retreive produces a lazy wobble that even a few weed walleyes couldn't resist last weekend.

As for the Johnson silver minnow, I use a twin tail grub most of the time as a trailer.

[popriveter]

I go to spoons early and late season when the weeds aren't much of an issue. In the middle of summer when weeds are up high, I turn to spinner baits to fish the same water. Before the weedline forms, troll spoons in 10-12' of water over the top of the weeds. Works great.

[chuckwagon]

What color and style spinners are used for pike fishing?

[Nick Kuhn]

What color and style spinners are used for pike fishing?

All of them... Generally on inlines they'll hit anything from size 3 blades all the way up to double 8's (with 5 blades being the sweet spot most of the time). At times color doesn't even matter. You really only need 2 kinds: high vis and natural looking.

I have less luck with spinnerbaits but I find the willow spinnerbaits to be a bit better than the colorado. Usually I use 1/2 ounce spinnerbaits.

[chuckwagon]

Thank you for the reply ill take that info into consideration !

[kyleharty]

All of them... Generally on inlines they'll hit anything from size 3 blades all the way up to double 8's (with 5 blades being the sweet spot most of the time). At times color doesn't even matter. You really only need 2 kinds: high vis and natural looking.quote]

Do any of you guys use Double 10's for big pike? Haven't seen anything on any blades (big or small) the 2 times I've been out but all my pike have come on "muskie" lures, I'm fishing cold water pockets so not worried about the little guys. I'd think a 36" pike would hit a double 10 but I could be wrong.

[pikestabber]

you can catch northerns on other things? news to me

That's what I was thinking! Spoons and pike are like PB & J. Classic combo.

As far as size of baits, I think we often undershoot... Pike are said to target prey at least a 1/3rd their own size (i.e., a twenty pound pike will eat a 7 pound fish!). Check these pics out (if you haven't seen them online already):

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[urban cowboy]

cool pics