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I had read articles concerning using dead bait for PIKE and
this past weekend tried it for the first time through the ice.
No luck, but there was nothing on the live bait either. Will
continue to try it, especially just after ice out.
I also saw in these articles about "wobbling" the dead bait across
the bottom....have you tried that and did you have any success????
Gitzit'
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| >deadly method for the big un`s<
Deadbaiting is probably the most popular way in the UK of catching good size
(5lb plus) Pike, it has taken over in the last few years from livebaiting due
mainly to the restrictions imposed on moving fish from water to water in an
effort to cut down on spreading disease, also of course you don`t have to
waste valuable Pike fishing time trying to catch livebait. It is definitely a
well proven method which can produce very good fish, last month for example I
had a 16lb and a 11 1/4lb fish in 3 hours of fishing, however if you practice
catch and return as we almost all do over here, it is important to time the
strike so that the Pike has`nt actually swallowed the bait, otherwise of
course it is impossible to get the hooks out, in which case it is better to
cut the wire and release the fish with them still in place, it is believed
that the digestive juices will dissolve the hooks in time !!! . Ideally the
the fish should be allowed to pick up the bait and move off with it it is
then holding the fish sideways in its jaws but strike then and there is a
good chance that the hooks (two large trebles) will miss, so wait, after a
short run it will stop and turn the bait ready for it to be swallowed and
now is the time to strike, just give it about 10 seconds after it has
stopped. This theory of course does not work every time as on some occasions
the Pike will pick up the bait and swallow it before moving and other times
it will keep holding it sideways for a while after stopping, but then
nothings simple in fishing.
When ever I deadbait I use two rods one cast out deep and the other very
close in near weed,reeds or an overhanging tree, it can sometimes be a long
wait, but worth it so don`t give up to quickly, and don`t forget to leave
the reel pick open otherwise you could easily lose the rod.
I have`nt tried wobbling deadbaits for some time as most of the lakes I
fish now are fairly shallow average about 6ft and in comparison to the lakes
I have seen in the New England area small usually around 1 to 2 acres so
the bottom has usually a lot of snags on it.
Good Luck.
Colin
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| Dead bait works well for Lake Trout and Rainbows in the winter in
Ontario. The trick is to find a current to give them some "Life".
We use frozen smelt with a couple of small marshmellows stuffed
down their throats. Then rig them with a "Minnow Rig" and float
them about 6" off the bottom. Good spots are the mouth of the Genesee
River, Sandy Creek and Oak Orchard Creek.
I used to get a lot of small Salmon that way in Cayuga Lake (Landlocked
Salmon) off Meyers Point. (Ithaca, NY)
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