The Shimano NASCI Spinning Reel is perfect for ice fishing for pike. / Shimano A medium-sized Shimano NASCI 2500 spinning reel is light enough to fish comfortably, yet has plenty of drag to handle ...

Unlike traditional spoons, these light baits sink slowly on the drop, attracting pike as they flutter down. Rig these lures in tandem with live or dead baits. Read Next: Best Ice Fishing Fish Finders ...

Commotion on the ice seems to get fish moving, and a tip-up flag often pops just minutes after you take a stroll. Pike fishing in winter is simple and easy, and it’s a great social event.

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Pike fishing is available to a lot of anglers ... a breezy day with some surface chop can produce massive topwater hits right after ice-out. Even though pike are some of the most aggressive fish in ...

Ed Green caught that fish on a Rapala Jigging Shadow Rap ... perch, and northern pike. Ice fishing typically kicks off on Devil’s in early to mid-December, when anglers can jig rattling spoons ...

angler pulls massive northern pike out of Somerset County lake while ice fishing Terry Lesh of Reynoldsdale, Bedford County, caught a variety of fish with his son Landon, 24. Need a break?

This week we go pike fishing in Ludington, and then do some ice fishing in the southern part of the state. Finally, we share a great fish recipe. Michigan Out-of-Doors is available to stream on ...

Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch northern pike through the ice while fishing with a 12-inch chub as bait. The massive fish has a girth of approximately 19 inches.

Fish them off a jig under a float ... The Sodus Point Bass Club ice fishing derby on Saturday is for perch, pike or walleye. Register at Bay Bridge Sport Shop any time until 6:45 a.m. on the ...

Matthew Culjak and Rudy Verdugo display a young great northern pike taken while ice fishing Jan. 26 at Wolf Lake on Chicago’s Southeast Side. They ended up releasing the fish back into the lake.

Then test the drag before you start fishing to ensure it’s working ... Jigging for Pike – A Rewarding and Fun Way to Ice Fish ...