Soft plastics for pike

[Lunker]

I fish pike a lot, but not much with soft plastic. I fish mainly with spinnerbaits and cranks. But I've heard a lot of success stories by using soft plastics and soft plastic tipped jig and pig type lures. Do any of you use these baits? If so, which ones? Would white be the best color?

[guideman]

Hey Lunker,
Slugo's are stone killers in cold water
or after cold fronts when nothing else seems to work.
Some of my very favorite baits are 9" jerk worms, 6" grubs, 4" tubes and the 4" and 6" reapers, all of these should have a place in your pike arsenal.

They can be rigged weightless, on a jig
worked like a hard jerkbait, or slowly bounced on the bottom.
Plastics, will go anywhere the fish are and can be rigged totally weedless and they are effective when other baits are
cold.

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Terry "Ace" Sjoberg
Ace guide service.
aceguideservice.com
218-753-2612
[email protected]

[MuskyMark]

Hey Guideman,

I just picked up some 6 inch reapers recently (with Cobra jigs). I've heard lots of different ways to fish these, but what would you suggest? Can these be rigged weedless with the jig heads? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Mark

[TomWehler]

Wow!
Bang!
Wham!
Shad baits and Reapers Rock on the right structure and at the right speed or jerk!
1 1/4 oz J-Mac jigs are nice.
7/0 hook, plastci shirts, comes though weeds nice and bounce off rock.
Lots of Shads will work, Pogys work, Reapers and Twisters are KING.
Action Plastics makes one hell of a Power tail.
Most over looked bait.
4" Power Grub on a 1/2 oz Whistler jig.
Killer for all size pike.

KEEP ON ROCK"EN!

Musky Tom wehler

Mallard Island
Lake Vermilion
www.muskytomsguideservice.com

[Lunker]

what about color?

[guideman]

Hey Mark,
There are an unlimited number of hooks that can be used for plastics.

Weighted hooks can give you some great
action on all kinds of plastic baits.
Most good tackle stores, carry a good supply of hooks for rigging plasitcs.

The options are almost limitless if you
use your emagination. Weedless jigs are
another way to get into the thick stuff
and find fish.

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Terry "Ace" Sjoberg
Ace guide service.
aceguideservice.com
218-753-2612
[email protected]

[Vman]

Mark, good question. I'm gonna try the reapers this spring. They look like a good cold front presentation. If only I could figure out how to get some type of action out of them...

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Later.

[Guest]

Yes, I think that soft plastics and a jig will take more fish than any other lure, especially the big pigs. Not many people throw these lure when they fish for northerns. Most people like to stick with the spoons, spinners, and live bait. Another one that you might want to consider is a big pork jerkbait on the back of a jig. Uncle Josh has one called the "porker" and it is 7.5" long. And i have yet to see a fish that can rip up a piece of pork. Another thing I have been doing lately is buying big saltwater plastics. 9-10" range. I also thing that berkley makes something called a power pogie, which is a big chuck of plastic that resembles a huge minnow, and apparently the tail has awesome action. I also just picked up some 6" power grubs at a shop in st paul. I cant wait to use them. If you ask me the bigger the bait the better. It is only about a month now, and hopefully this year will be better than last year.