artificial decoy for spearing

[erowlson]

i recently purchased a fake decoy from bear creek. i wondered if anyone has luck with those. its a nine inch sucker with reflective tape on the sides. i seem to not have the luck i did before with live decoys. i also had a small pike down the hole a gave it a jiggle and it shot off. let me know!!!!!!!!

[chuckinduck]

i recently purchased a fake decoy from bear creek. i wondered if anyone has luck with those. its a nine inch sucker with reflective tape on the sides. i seem to not have the luck i did before with live decoys. i also had a small pike down the hole a gave it a jiggle and it shot off. let me know!!!!!!!!

Get yourself a jigging rod and spoons, and tip the spoon with a minnow, some of our best luck at attracting pike has come off jigging with a spoon. I actually like using a salmon spoon, like the silverstreaks. There lightweight makes them flutter and give it a real erratic action. Give that a try if the other stuff isn't working.

[erowlson]

sounds good. i was seeing around ten pike a day a couple 30+ and now switched to that fake decoys and now aint seeing much. might be the decoy or the fish. either way time to try something differant. thanks

[wartfroggy]

the other thing to keep in mind is the color. I have had years where 1 or 2 colors were really good, and others brought nothing in. The next year, different colors. I would recommend that if you are going to try an artificial decoy, to bring a couple of different colors/styles with you. Just like any other fishing, when one isn't working...switch it up. I know alot of guys that prefer a fake decoy.

[Fixin' to Fish]

I actually like using a salmon spoon, like the silverstreaks. There lightweight makes them flutter and give it a real erratic action. Give that a try if the other stuff isn't working.

What color/size? Elmo?, Hot Lobster?, Pink Panties?,Mixed Veggies?, Old Yeller?....mag?, standard?, mini-streak?....

...ok, im not really that concerned, but interested nonetheless.

[fishalotbob]

I've used bear creek decoys for years and always had northerns come in and slam em! They have worked for me. Sometimes if the fake suckers are not working i'll get a huge live sucker connected to a safety pin. Good luck!

[chuckinduck]

What color/size? Elmo?, Hot Lobster?, Pink Panties?,Mixed Veggies?, Old Yeller?....mag?, standard?, mini-streak?....

...ok, im not really that concerned, but interested nonetheless.

looks like I found a fellow salmon fisherman. Right now I'm using a blue dolphin, in the standard size, but I've never been color specific for pike, just anything that'll give a little bit of flash. :)

[wartfroggy]

Funny you guys brought this up. I was just telling a buddy the other day that I had done well bringing pike in on a Mag DW lemon ice and Mag DW green glow, both lots of flash. He didn't believe me. The only problem I had was if I was jigging it hard, sometimes it would tangle the hooks on the line.

[Greenbush future]

Funny you guys brought this up. I was just telling a buddy the other day that I had done well bringing pike in on a Mag DW lemon ice and Mag DW green glow, both lots of flash. He didn't believe me. The only problem I had was if I was jigging it hard, sometimes it would tangle the hooks on the line.


Take em off??

[GOTONE]

I never go out with out the spoon they do seem to bring in fish with the flash and as for the decoys they have there days to

[PINKSTEEL]

i recently purchased a fake decoy from bear creek. i wondered if anyone has luck with those. its a nine inch sucker with reflective tape on the sides. i seem to not have the luck i did before with live decoys. i also had a small pike down the hole a gave it a jiggle and it shot off. let me know!!!!!!!!

Go with a Wooden Decoy they fly so much better than the plastic ones and the hot color is white with a simple slash of red on the head. If you don't have the money to buy one than try making one, HERE IS A SITE THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN: midarkhouse.org