Northwest Fishing Reports

Gonne be fishing for pike soon,
although I dont know what kind of rods would be good
for these fish. I thought my 8'6 Salmon Rod would be
a good choice.
Thanks Guys

Actually you dont need a super big pole for Pike. I use a 7'8 med and also a 6'6 med both lamiglas rods. If you were fishing Muskie i woud suggest a med heavy to heavy 7-8ft rod depending on what type of lures your fishing. I worry more about matching the pole and reels to the type of lures i fish. We've caught 46" muskie on a 6' meduim action pole. Good luck fishing. Where are you planning on fishing for the Pike.

That will work fine for most fish you encounter. May be a little too slow on the action side, which will be made up for on the length end of it.

Yankin Jaw Guide Service wrote:Actually you dont need a super big pole for Pike. I use a 7'8 med and also a 6'6 med both lamiglas rods. If you were fishing Muskie i woud suggest a med heavy to heavy 7-8ft rod depending on what type of lures your fishing. I worry more about matching the pole and reels to the type of lures i fish. We've caught 46" muskie on a 6' meduim action pole. Good luck fishing. Where are you planning on fishing for the Pike.

Lake Mary !

Thanks for the info guys!

Hello,

Well I can say from my experience fishing for Pike you can use anything between a 6' 7" and up to a 7' 5" depending on what you are comfortable with. I personally like to use a 6' 7" Rod whether it is a Flueger, Ugly Stick, or even a Inshore Saltwater Rod which there are many out there. My keys to Rods like this are the strength in between eyelets, meaning more support in each eyelet so instead of 2 bars maybe have 3 to even 4 which might be a little much. My other big thing is ensuring that the Rod I am using is between a Med to Med Heavy action so that I have enough control to where I can have presure on the fish but not to the point where I can horse the fish with every pull. My goal is more of pulling myself to the fish, instead of pulling the fish completely to me, easier said then done sometimes. Hopefully this helps, oh and one last thing, I personally would suggest a Super Braid line such as Sufix Braid in about 30 lbs test (for med Pike with regular size lures) up to 65 lbs test for (Large Pike and Tiger Muskie with large lures) but that is completely up to you and what you prefer. Enjoy and Good Luck!!!

Nate

You'll find that the rod may not be as important as the method your using. I use a 8'6" Redington Steelhead Rod with an Ambassidor Bait caster when I'm throwing Bucktail Spinners and Spoons. I do own a Diawa 7'6" rod with an Okuma spinning reel which is set up for swimbaits. Then just for fun an 8w Sage Fly Rod with a Ross Reel and a medium sink Slimline for those 4" to 6" flys. I'm of the belief that it's whatever feels comfortable to you for the lures and method your using. Can you throw that bait where you want, when you want, can you reel that lure fast enough?