anybody fish for these?? What baits?

This time of year I just use 1/8 oz. Jigheads with a 3 inch Twister Tail and Catch them. Orange or Chartreuse Colors are my Favorite. My Buddy floats a shiner under a Bobber and has descent luck

Spinnerbairs, spoons, are a good start and you can cover a lot of water with them. Jerkbaits and crankbaits work well too...actually anything with any action put in front of them can induce a strike when they are hungry.

people here tell me they use cut bait,,,ive nevr seen one caught here but they use to catch them

Yes anything with action or pretty much anything you'd use bass fishing.. Spinners, rattle-raps, buzz baits, live minnows or suckers. Northern make for great action on small rivers.

Hard to beat an old fashioned red and white or five of diamonds daredevle if you are covering ground. If you are fishing one hole hit it with a few different lures and then a bobber with a minnow or cut bait works well

I don't fish them in small rivers any more but did it as a youngster. I now fish them on larger lakes but the principle is the same. They will hit a variety of moving objects in many shapes and colors. This is an example of some of the stuff I throw or troll when I am fishing Pike around here. They will also hit things that are almost as large as they are so don't be afraid to use a larger bait if you are looking for larger Pike.



For an example of what they will hit, I made a bet with my youngest son that I could catch one on a rock. I made this lure by drilling out a flat piece of rock and attaching some hooks and a swivel. It flip-flopped just like a Daredevle in the water so I knew it was possible. When we went out casting he caught the first pike and then I caught the next two on the rock. I rubbed it in pretty bad and he had to pay me the $10.00 and mow the lawn twice.

Thieves stole my good poles and traps but left this hanging on porch...it's 8 inches

Excellent, MnMan. Love the rock (and the winning wager). That's my kind of fishin'.

Many years ago (really wish I could find the photo), while living in bush Alaska, I took one of my daughter's Barbie Dolls, drilled a couple holes in the bottoms of the feet and through the top of the head. Strung a wire leader through it, and attached a swivel at the head and 2 large single hooks out the feet. This quickly became my favorite pike lure. Was a hoot!

Jack

My all time favorite pike lure is a Williams wabbler.Gold and silver-medium sized.
For live bait a large sucker minnow.

To me, bigger is better for snot rockets.

And they will eat anything..........including walleyes and based on what I read above, rock lures made by old farts.

^ those are some great pictures! WOW

You can get anything off the internet!

our little river is high and a big bass spinnerbait thrown into the flooded grass has been deadly.

Nothing?

yeah,that northern eating that walleye almost looks like an alligator to a guy that's never saw many gators.an hour storm last night set my river back a week for fishin at the peak time of the year.our little river is full of these and they help pass the time while waitin on a walleye or musky.
and i promise the pic is genuine.

nice,,i want that! He looks gutted already!!

had smoked northern up in canada.....northern jerky from clean water. It was awesome. Maybe the Uppity canadien can fix me up!!!