For spoons Len's early in the year (I like #0 white/anything) and later in the year Mepps Cyclops when I am using spoons.
Though big pike not as not big bait focused as something like a muskie it does not hurt to throw big baits. For the most part, I use either big soft plastics or big plugs both in the 6" range. The soft plastics are a slower presentation than the big plugs I usually burn in. I find high speed plugs useful during the early summer "they lost their teeth" stage.
Up on Dorey, I have found that there is almost no topwater bite but in the warmer Alberta lakes, there is a topwater bite. Have other folks who fish colder northern lakes found that too?
So topwater like Buzz baits, whopper plopers, I will be doing more topwater when I am fishing Alberta lakes this year. So I will be adding walk the dog type plugs, standard poppers, and jitterbugs.
|