| Lure fishing for musky and pike can be an | | | | missed the target, but it needs a rest. The pike |
| intricate matter. I have seen many fishermen do | | | | need a few minutes to settle down. In this period |
| this without thinking at all of what they are doing. | | | | it becomes more focused and the instincts are |
| The most common mistake is they do it with not | | | | sharpened. If we now had slammed the lure back |
| enough variation. They keep slamming the pike | | | | after a few seconds the pike would surely had |
| lures to the same spots over and over again and | | | | been scared, skeptical or both and certainly not |
| with the same retrieving speed. This is a very | | | | taken the lure. |
| ineffective way to catch fish and will give you | | | | What we will do next is throwing the lure to |
| little or no fish to land. | | | | another place to check out if there is a fish there. |
| These fishermen quickly gives up and complains | | | | Keep the lure high and make a "map" of the spot |
| about bad musky lures or no fish in the waters, | | | | (depths etc.). If nothing happens when you have |
| while this often is completely wrong. What these | | | | been everywhere, go back to the spot where |
| guys should have done is fishing with much more | | | | the pike responded and throw the lure a bit |
| variation and patience with the pike or musky. | | | | farther away, retrieving a bit slower and with the |
| Firstly, find a pike lure in your box that you know | | | | rod tip lower too. Now the bait will pass by the |
| will trigger a bite in most cases and stick with it | | | | pike with slightly different movement, deeper and |
| for a long time. Secondly, take a quick overview | | | | with lower speed. The pike has had its rest and |
| of the entire fishing spot and determine depths, | | | | very often the pike is more interested this time |
| rocks and other things to consider. Start throwing | | | | or more focused and will take your lure properly. |
| the lure just outside weed lines, logs or other | | | | Always start fishing high and go deeper when |
| object. Retrieve with moderate speed and with | | | | nothing happens. Retrieve with slow, moderate |
| your rod tip pointing high to make sure the lure | | | | and fast speed and most important ; don`t fish on |
| will go high in the water. | | | | the same spot several again and again. When a |
| If a pike is there and is hungry enough it will grab | | | | cast is finished, throw the lure in a completely |
| the lure, if not it will maybe sniff on it or turn just | | | | different spot next time. Showing the fish your |
| before it take it. Either way, you will notice it | | | | bait many times in a short period just make them |
| visually or feel it. Now we know there is a pike on | | | | fed up with it and shows no interest. |
| the spot, but we will not do the huge mistake and | | | | Remember, the fish needs time to consider most |
| throw the lure right back because this mostly will | | | | of the time, even if it is a pike, salmon, perch or |
| scare the pike back permanently to its hiding | | | | any other fish specie. |
| place. | | | | Just follow these simple and effective rules and I |
| We have to leave it, let it go back and "digest" | | | | can guarantee success when many others will not |
| the whole situation. It was not hungry enough or | | | | notice anything in the same fishing area. |