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large artificial spearing decoy

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If you paint it bright white with a bright red head you will have pike come to look at it. I have speared some nice pike using a extra large red and white decoy. I saw a 14 lb. pike with a 2 lb. sucker in his mouth a guy speared, he was using a big redheaded decoy. he said he never moved the decoy while he used it.

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Big decoys do work but bigger is not always better for spearing in regards to fake decoys. I have seen some really big pike with the smallest of decoys. Certain times of the year will dictate what size is best. Early season I feel bigger is better the later in the year I tend to go smaller. I read some place on a report that later in the year the pike primarily feed on fathead minnows. So I base my presentation on that and it has worked for me.

Have fun experimenting.

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Thats pretty much the way I was going to do it since I usually run 2 decoys anyway.

I've heard of guys running them out to the side of the hole as a "confidence" decoy.

They'll just leave a really large decoy sit there while they work a regular decoy. I've never tried it but I'm going to give it a try this year.

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That makes sense to me as I have noticed that the fish in their stomaches get smaller towards the end of winter in the lakes I spear in. alot of my smaller decoys seem to work better towards late season. I read some place on a report that later in the year the pike primarily feed on fathead minnows. So I base my presentation on that and it has worked for me.

Have fun experimenting.

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Last November, I went to a spearing supply store in Michigan to purchase new ice tongs. They had just started selling life size pike decoys ( roughly 24") by a local carver. The store owners theory was that Pike are territorial and would come over to show who the boss is. Every winter I'll spear a couple of smaller pike with new or old wounds on them. Thinking I will be experimenting with a couple this winter.

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It's quite often you can watch a smaller fish in the hole (something under 4lbs or so) and if he hangs around long enough, the boss man makes an appearance, too. Could be a territorial thing, but I think pike like to swoop in on each other and see what they are hanging around for (what kind of forage did you find me?).

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