Jim137a Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Got a Tiny Klash in the mail today from fellow SU member @phishinghookz and had to test swim it. Cranked it down over a submerged weed bed and the pike blasted it - too much fun. When I saw the fish I was praying he didn’t bite me off - thank god it worked out. 168 Rookie, swimbaitingthe229, aholodnick and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikopap1 Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Nice fish, those toothy critters have a tendency to steal baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 53 minutes ago, nikopap1 said: Nice fish, those toothy critters have a tendency to steal baits I know - I wasn't targeting pike today. When I saw him I started saying my prayers that he wouldn’t bite me off. I’d hate to lose that TK as I just got it today. nikopap1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Nice pike, I've found that with hard swimbaits I get bit offs far less since they can't fit the bait in their mouths. Even with that I usually use at least 20lb fluoro in waters with toothy critters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
168 Rookie Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Nice fish--is it just me or do pike SLAM the bait when they hit it? Seriously, every pike I've ever caught, be it on a swimbait, spinnerbait, swimjig, frog, absolutely murdered the bait like it stole something from em. Those things are VICIOUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 5 hours ago, 168 Rookie said: Nice fish--is it just me or do pike SLAM the bait when they hit it? Seriously, every pike I've ever caught, be it on a swimbait, spinnerbait, swimjig, frog, absolutely murdered the bait like it stole something from em. Those things are VICIOUS. So true - its the exact opposite of a subtle bite. 168 Rookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimbaitingthe229 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Nice fish, those pike are a so so fish you want a good fight but they steal baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awk08 Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nice Pike ! Jim137a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwp Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 6:56 AM, CG_Fishes said: Nice pike, I've found that with hard swimbaits I get bit offs far less since they can't fit the bait in their mouths. Even with that I usually use at least 20lb fluoro in waters with toothy critters You're brave. I use 100lb mono. CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 1:40 PM, rwp said: You're brave. I use 100lb mono. Most of my waters just have pickerel so 20lb is more than enough to get em in. In pike waters I use leaders on my expensive stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Burton Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 If you fish 4-8 inches of thin titanium trace in front of a bait it can help having not as many baits lost to toothy fish. nice fish by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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