[Mykester]

I'll be hitting up the T.O. Islands all week for the first time, what are some good pike lures that do well in this area?

[ec1]

mykester, this is a good website for some pike info.
http://www.in-fisher...com/content/sla ... othy-tales

I only caught one in my life before on a crankbait, and it was a lipless crank that was dragged across the bottom very slowly. People say suspended is the way to go now, and that's what i've been trying lately, with no luck of course.

[Mykester]

Thanks for the tip. I've had luck before with pike but that was only on live bait.

[diggyj]

When I fished for Pike on Simcoe in the past I had most of my luck trolling a Jointed Rapala. As for now I strictly use suspending cranks like the Rapala Husky Jerk and occasionally an X-Rap.

Another lure that I've tried on Pike but haven't caught anything yet is a suspending crank made by a local Canadian guy(Fish Master Lures). I've caught walleye and bass with them insummer but no pike yet.

http://www.fishmasterlures.net

Dirk

[Mykester]

Checked out fish master, a bit too expensive at the moment, may get something from there though later in the summer.

[diggyj]

Hand crafted baits made in limited quantities are always more expensive then the ones mass produced by the large lure companies.

Dirk

[Kozak Angler]

Caught a 4 and half pound pike in wisconsin off a jointed shad rap (baby Bass). Next day my cousin catches a walleye bout 18-20 inches with it. Just nice a steady retrieve with a little up and down motion.

[052634]

I use to fish the Islands in the late 70s,early 80s use to kill them on Mepps spinners #3,4 also once the weeds got up we use to fish the marinas over there and flutter spinner baits in the weed pockets and get a lot of large pike Good Luck

[efka]

bucktails are first on my list
you can fish deep or shallow, fast or slow, and it gives a lot vibrations to cover a lot of water.