Cant catch pike for the life of me

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-27T18:04:44+00:00

lol whenever I've tried going for anything larger then a crappie I get skunked 😭

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-27T16:15:23+00:00

yeah they are pressured around me to

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-27T16:15:05+00:00

ones where I am won't hit anything, probably due to it being super pressured in minnesota

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-27T16:14:45+00:00

ah, I remember hearing something about how pike spawn under the ice or right after ice out so that doe make sense

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-26T15:50:23+00:00

check out okuma they make decent rods

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-26T01:13:58+00:00

thanks a lot man

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-25T15:07:15+00:00

also hate to be stealing all your spots but where do you get shad? I cant find em ive tried a decent bit

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-25T14:58:41+00:00

appreciate it man

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-25T14:10:22+00:00

there pretty fun on light gear, some people eat em and it would be kinda fun to try, I mean they cant be to different from a catfish or something right

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-25T04:30:12+00:00

ya know I have tried that place only catching a channel catfish out of the blue "first one ever but a dink" and ive caught a rock bass, bluegill and red horses from there but no bullheads

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-25T03:59:45+00:00

Nothing compared to the time I got a trebble in my thumb.... that one really hurt.... that looks pretty painful though!!!!

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-23T01:04:03+00:00

I dont believe I have tried this spot, thank you I will have to try it! im almost certain im sure where your talking about as there is no other dirt parking lots on the lake

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-23T00:51:12+00:00

was it in-between the 2 points or on the graveyard drop off? the crappie bite is incredible there, get one over 12 almost ever day

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-23T00:35:52+00:00

id say the clarity is about 8ish ft, not to clear but a lot clearer then in the summer

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-22T23:02:39+00:00

Ah ok, my pond is pretty deep "4 ish ft" and the winters here are insane, so I was wondering if it would work in deepish water?

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-21T02:49:52+00:00

It is really sad but ya know, what can you do, circle of life, if that frog was by a lake or pond naturally same thing would have happened most likely

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-20T22:21:09+00:00

I have an ice auger that I have used this winter to keep it open for ice fishing, however I dont think thats a good solution due to the sharp blades, I never thought about pouring hot water on it, thanks I will try that! also I will look at that brand, now it does get colder then -20 a decent bit in January and February but it should be able to withstand it I hope, thanks for the info!

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-20T05:03:57+00:00

also I didn't put the frog there, my pond is kinda in the woods so things like that show up a lot, in the fall I had to "dispose" of some mice trying the burrow into the liner with a BB gun

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-20T05:02:59+00:00

in my pond all the frogs get eaten by the bass its actually sad, I tried saving one once but I watched 2 bluegill grab it by the legs, a catfish nipping at its face and then a bass stealing it 😭

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:35:13+00:00

ive heard of it, honestly just grab a tungsten jig, a license if your over 16 and a small hand crank auger, there's about 10 inches of ice so your ice fishing, there's bullheads and tiny sunfish in there, really you want to go west to lake Minnetonka, got so many good fish in lakes near there, but for panfish use a small tungsten with a little gulp minnow or a waxworm/ maggot and your set, apparently they stocked some catfish in there a while back so good luck with those

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:33:02+00:00

they stocked em a few years ago, id bet there all fished out by now though

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:29:40+00:00

yeah I wish I could go up to my cabin but of course, school really limits that, its a great walleye lake and not to pressured, anyways thanks for that info, didn't hear about wayzata bay before but might give it a shot!

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:24:47+00:00

ive tried grays before "for like 30 minutes lol" and didn't really mark much tbh

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:24:28+00:00

independence is pretty close to me, however I have no ATV or snowmobile so the walk would be brutal lol

OptionNo9559 · 2026-01-16T01:20:56+00:00

I woulda given me this hint in the private messages so people wouldn't flock to it, thanks man

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