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can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:33 pm
by (MT)Montanafowler
I'm looking to get into icefishing more this year, especially for northerns. Last year i got a tip up and tried my hand at catching some perch, but i don't really know what i'm doing with the whole icefishing deal. spo can any of you guys give me some tips and tactics for catching northerns on tip ups?

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:35 pm
by Eric Haynes
This has to be a troll.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:49 pm
by (MT)Montanafowler
Eric Haynes wrote:This has to be a troll.


thanks for your insightful reply, douche-nozzle. i wasn't trolling, i'm looking for info on how to catch pike this winter from people who have experience.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:51 pm
by RonE
Do an internet search on the life cycle of the northern pike.........Then bait your hook with whatever it is that they eat.

next question..............

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:57 pm
by (MT)Montanafowler
RonE wrote:Do an internet search on the life cycle of the northern pike.........Then bait your hook with whatever it is that they eat.

next question..............


well, i'm looking more for where to look in a lake for them in the winter. are they in the shallows, deep water, points and stuff like that. i've never fished for them so i'm new to the whole deal with them. for bait, i'm probably going to use some sort of minnow. i'd also like to find out about good set ups for the tip up.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:36 pm
by DeadEye_Dan
Pike like weedy edges where the elevation changes from shallow to deep, much like any predatory fish.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:33 pm
by Bulldog0156
Step 1: Go to Fort Peck
Step 2: Set tip-ups in 20-30 feet of water with live minnows 3-5 feet off bottom, the bigger the better
Step 3: chase flags all day

You're welcome.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:28 pm
by one2many
Bulldog0156 wrote:Step 1: Go to Fort Peck
Step 2: Set tip-ups in 20-30 feet of water with live minnows 3-5 feet off bottom, the bigger the better
Step 3: chase flags all day

You're welcome.

step 1: wait until winter
step 2: pull house out onto the lake
step 3: cut hole in floor and ice
step 4: open beer and turn on the tv
step 5: pull house off lake before spring!!

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:33 pm
by (MT)Montanafowler
Bulldog0156 wrote:Step 1: Go to Fort Peck
Step 2: Set tip-ups in 20-30 feet of water with live minnows 3-5 feet off bottom, the bigger the better
Step 3: chase flags all day

You're welcome.


what do you recommend for tip up tackle for pike? right now i'm using dacron, a swivel on the end and some 12lb mono. is the ice line really necessary? I imagine I'd want a lot bigger mono for Peck, or a steel leader.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:06 pm
by BrewGUN
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Bulldog0156 wrote:Step 1: Go to Fort Peck
Step 2: Set tip-ups in 20-30 feet of water with live minnows 3-5 feet off bottom, the bigger the better
Step 3: chase flags all day

You're welcome.


what do you recommend for tip up tackle for pike? right now i'm using dacron, a swivel on the end and some 12lb mono. is the ice line really necessary? I imagine I'd want a lot bigger mono for Peck, or a steel leader.

Replace your mono with some good fluorocarbon and you should be set, pike ice fishing isn't rocket science!

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:02 pm
by bill herian
Have you bought a power auger yet?

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:29 am
by Goldfish
Red and white daredevil with a sucker is my go to tackle.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:26 am
by (MT)Montanafowler
bill herian wrote:Have you bought a power auger yet?


negative, the hand auger worked perfectly fine. just keep the blades honed and that bitch will tear through three foot of ice. :thumbsup:

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:28 am
by (MT)Montanafowler
BrewGUN wrote:Replace your mono with some good fluorocarbon and you should be set, pike ice fishing isn't rocket science!


what pound test do you recommend brew? also, their teeth don't cut the line?

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:54 am
by DeadEye_Dan
50lb

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:02 am
by bill herian
Of you break one off on #20 mono, you did something wrong.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:04 am
by bill herian
I have 50 pound Dacron on the spool, a little barrel swivel and a couple feet of # 20 mono. Add split shot according to bait size. I forget the number of the hook, but I use smaller hooks than most guys I run into.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:19 am
by Eric Haynes
bill herian wrote:I have 50 pound Dacron on the spool, a little barrel swivel and a couple feet of # 20 mono. Add split shot according to bait size. I forget the number of the hook, but I use smaller hooks than most guys I run into.

I prefer 6's myself. Most here use 2 or 4

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:27 am
by jehler
Cold weather gear plastered with ice armor or frabill is crucial to success

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:36 am
by Eric Haynes
jehler wrote:Cold weather gear plastered with ice armor or frabill is crucial to success

This 100000xxx

I wouldnt catch fish if it wasn't for them

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:27 pm
by bill herian
Nice shanty, Eric.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:28 pm
by AKPirate
bill herian wrote:Nice shanty, Eric.

:lol:

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:31 pm
by one2many
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
bill herian wrote:Have you bought a power auger yet?


negative, the hand auger worked perfectly fine. just keep the blades honed and that bitch will tear through three foot of ice. :thumbsup:

for just doing a couple holes a hand auger is fine. when putting in 10-20 a day,day after day you will change your tune

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:45 pm
by jehler
We have a jiffy ice auger, haul it in our otter sled with our pop up shabty, drive around pulling it all with the polaris drilling holes and dropping the marcum down till we find fish. We look really good doing it in our frabil and I've armor suits. Some days we drill 70 holes and never even get a hit, but that doesn't matter, we look so damned good that errybody on the ice will come set up next to us. Yeah, in the ice fishing world we are kind if a big deal

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:51 pm
by one2many
:D :D :D

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:01 pm
by bill herian
jehler wrote:We have a jiffy ice auger, haul it in our otter sled with our pop up shabty, drive around pulling it all with the polaris drilling holes and dropping the marcum down till we find fish. We look really good doing it in our frabil and I've armor suits. Some days we drill 70 holes and never even get a hit, but that doesn't matter, we look so damned good that errybody on the ice will come set up next to us. Yeah, in the ice fishing world we are kind if a big deal


Get an eskimo drill, fag.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:57 pm
by jehler
My drill has a huge auger And is super loud, everybody on the ice can hear me drilling and gets to test their boots waterproofing when they step in my holes

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:06 am
by (MT)Montanafowler
thanks for the info everyone, hopefully I can get on the fish this winter :beer: I'm gonna start buying stuff when I get home.





but i'm still not buying a motor auger.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:15 am
by bill herian
Craig's list is worth watching for ice fishing gear.

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:41 am
by (MT)Montanafowler
bill herian wrote:Craig's list is worth watching for ice fishing gear.


hmm, I'll have to check it out :thumbsup:

At this point, I'd like to get an ice hut and a heater for sure, the auger I have is perfectly good-it's an Eskimo by the way. might get some extra blades for it too. My dad offered his auger up, but the blades are shot and I couldn't tell if I could get replacements. If I get the hut, I'll get an otter sled to haul the shit in. Right now my setup is geared towards being able to hike the stuff on my back, because there's no fuckin' way in hell I'm driving my truck out on ice.