River Lure Fishing for Pike

This Instructable will give you tips and hints on how to catch pike in rivers.
All methods have been tested and work.


Please tell me how they work for you, any problems you have or other questions about it.

Step 1 THE GEAR

The gear you use doesn't have to be expensive all you need is:

THE ROD:any rod over 8foot that is fairly strong is okay

THE REEL:the reel isn't that important as long as it has a tension meter and a rear drag system.

THE LINE AND LURE:I would recommend 20 pound line along with a trace but you could use lighter line with a trace. I think the best lure for pike is a silver or bronze spoon or similar spinner.

TOOLS:A long nose pliers is good for getting out hooks and there's a tool that will hold the pikes mouth open so you can get the hook out.

Comments

[benjacko78]

hi there, yes very intresting ive started piking this winter for the first time i normaly do carping straight through the year but after last winter witch was realy hard for carp fishing i thort i try piking and its been ok what u have said in is very true and has been very usefull for me so thank you

[jklosowski]

The best pike lure is the 5 of diamonds..... in northern MN i has yet to NOT land a fish. thinking aboot trying a bucktail but rule of thumb. whatever bass like pike will hit .

[spenfisher12]

nice instructable.and I do all my fishing a break neck creek it is called break neck creek for good reason it is hard to get to to fish you need rope just to get in to the woods

[spenfisher12]

I find small tributaries and still pockets work best.

[spenfisher]

my lure preference is a 4 inch white curly tail grub and it can help to draw a dot near your hook with a sharpy

[spenfisher]

I recently cout a pike 32 inces long with 8 pound test with no wire leader while bass fishing

[Paul567]

My lure of preference is a jointed Rapala (http://www.rapala.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?modelName=jointed&freshorsalt=Fresh).

I find that giving the Rapala a sharp jerk from time to time makes the lure appear to be a small wounded fish.

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[chewie]

Thx, i dont really eat pike much i usually return them. It's also easier to catch them at winter time too.

[meddler]

my wife's grandmother has a recipe for pickled pike that is tasty.

[ll.13]

Pike are awesome!!! =)
-except the ones we caught didn't taste of much...

[Tool Using Animal]

Agreed, pike are awesome, but hardly worth the trouble to eat.