First Time Fishing For Pike

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

The best thing to throw is an irreplaceable, one of a kind, lucky bass lure that holds immense sentimental value.  Pike love that stuff, though they only bite if you throw on delicate mono, under 10# size.  They're much more active during bass tournaments.

Can I get an AMEN Brother?!

[guitarglynn1]

If you can pick up a Bucher Topraider, that's probably my all time favorite pike lure.  So stupid looking, yet the strikes are nuts.

 

Awesome! I seem some the monster pike you have caught so I definitely plan on getting one asap 

[Scott F]

Titanium leaders are great - last forever.  

 

 

Titanium leaders in my opinion are the worst. I've done a lot of pike and musky fishing and the only metal leaders that have ever failed me were titanium. They do return to shape if you bend them but if you kink one, unlike a steel leader, they can break. Musky guys never use titanium anymore. Small pike will do more damage to your leaders and lures that big pike do because they'll just go crazy twisting and turning. Take a titanium leader and put a sharp bend in it. It will snap. Whatever leaders you use, make sure they have quality welded ring, ball bearing swivels and good, strong snaps. 

[J Francho]

Weird. Don't really have a problem with them. I use them for jerk baits - little 3-4" leaders. Can't remember the brand. Big baits, I don't bother. Pike aren't that big here. My biggest is a little over 16 lbs.

[Bluebasser86]

Never had a titanium leader fail either, pike or muskie. I have seen a snap on a titanium leader fail, but never the leader itself. They're metal so I'm sure they'll snap once bent enough times, but I haven't reached that point with any of mine.

[Tim Kelly]

I won't use titanium either. It just breaks and you can't tell when it's going to break. A steel leader looks worn, but titanium, unless you put a bend in it, looks the same until it fails. The problem with titanium seems to be worse if you use baits that vibrate a lot. Trolling crankbaits will kill a TI leader pretty quickly. I believe TI gets stress fractures from the vibrations. If you're using TI leaders on lures that don't vibrate much and aren't too heavy, they can last quite well, but eventually they are prone to failure.