ultimate pike lure

alberta yakfisher · #1 05-30-2009, 11:49 PM

Hi folks, im new to the forum, i have been reading it for a couple of weeks & really enjoying the stories & wealth of information on all the good spots & techniques. I thought i would share a really hot lure that i have been having incredible luck on for pike, its the storm wildeye live swimbait in the walleye pattern 3 or 5 inch. Remove the bottom treble hook as this really improves the action & keeps the weeds off, cast er out, retrieve slow & steady & hang on. Was @ rattlesnake res on friday & could not keep them off, must have caught & released @ least 20 intil the 6 wildeyes i had were thrashed & tail-less, good luck & tight lines

P.S sorry if i revealed anyones secret

seahawkfisher · #2 05-31-2009, 09:02 AM

soft plastics are really starting to get their niche; the new hollow bodies are great too - you can rig them weedless and have a ton of fun in the shallows!
good to hear you had a great day
cheers

jeprli · #3 05-31-2009, 10:15 AM

I use those big storm swimbaits with single hook on the back. They save the day almost every time. Great lure(wholesale had a sale while ago and i picked them clean, redhead, rainbow, and something else, redhead definitely kicks butt)

baitfisher83 · #4 05-31-2009, 10:25 AM

i found some of the pike look alike sot baits and they were hammering them, till the rocks stole them all, gotta pick some mroe up if i can find them on sale somewhere...

-JR- · #5 05-31-2009, 10:43 AM

I had a Rapla that I lost a fighty with,a few weeks back with an old pike . Red head with white body. Been to four major fishing stores already and can't find anything to relace it with ,other than a red jig head with white rubber tail .
Might have the brand mistaken with .
IF anyone has one in there tackle box hold on to it ....it works !

-JR- · #6 05-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Just found it on the Ralpa site.
Just have to find it in a store !
But what store ?

madatter · #7 05-31-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alberta yakfisher

Hi folks, im new to the forum, i have been reading it for a couple of weeks & really enjoying the stories & wealth of information on all the good spots & techniques. I thought i would share a really hot lure that i have been having incredible luck on for pike, its the storm wildeye live swimbait in the walleye pattern 3 or 5 inch. Remove the bottom treble hook as this really improves the action & keeps the weeds off, cast er out, retrieve slow & steady & hang on. Was @ rattlesnake res on friday & could not keep them off, must have caught & released @ least 20 intil the 6 wildeyes i had were thrashed & tail-less, good luck & tight lines

P.S sorry if i revealed anyones secret

How was the size out there???
From what I heard fishing was OK but not much for size.....

alberta yakfisher · #8 05-31-2009, 05:13 PM

biggest 1 was about 6 pounds but did have some monsters follow up right to the side of the boat & have a look, tried the old figure 8 with the rod tip but they would just slowly cruise away. I have been having some killer luck on rattlesnake this year for pike , only 1 walleye though, sopposed to be some good ones in there but i cant find them. As for spots im fishing mostly at the islands right at the begining of the main basin by the collony, just after the narrows, fish strictly out of a kayak so i can get into some real shallow un-pressured spots

madatter · #9 05-31-2009, 05:17 PM

Before I sold the boat I used to fish Snake pretty hard and I never had any consistent luck with the eyes.
Everybody says they are there but gettin onto them is another story.

walker197 · #10 05-31-2009, 06:09 PM

those storms work great used them all last year, but the ones i think work even better are the slurpies brand, same set up without the bottom treb, work slick, can't keep the pike off..cheers

alberta yakfisher · #11 05-31-2009, 06:11 PM

almost all the eyes i catch come out of the good old south sask river, no good for eating but have caught some real footballs as we call em

every fall, love the river

Rob · #12 05-31-2009, 06:17 PM

Just started fishing the NSR for Walleye. Any tips for getting those "footballs?"

dodger · #13 05-31-2009, 06:19 PM

I wonder if you can troll the Storm Wildeye?? Anyone with experience trolling them.
Dodger.

#1Hunter · #14 07-06-2009, 06:13 PM

ive found the best hook too use in weed beds for pike is ither blade dancer, mouse, frog, crank bait

cracker488 · #15 07-06-2009, 06:30 PM

Just thought I'd throw another good one out there.The Strobe holographic spoons in the perch or whitefish pattern work very well. Pretty reasonable price too, about 3 bucks a piece at wal-mart.

#1Hunter · #16 07-06-2009, 06:31 PM

Does anyone fish the blindman river or the medican river for jacks??? bye rimbey or bently or eckville??