Minnesota Fishing and Minnesota Resorts

mnsodafishnguy · Registered User Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 3

going up to red been hearing of people doing well for url pike using smelt. if anyone has any info on where to get smelt would be helpfull i imagine i can get it at cub but not sure if frozen smelt is what they r using or what some helpful advice on url pike would be greatly appreciated

cookie · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:29 am Post subject:

The pike seem to being roaming in the deep. I would go out atleast 3 1/2 miles. Fishing near the rough ice may increase your odds a little. Use a smelt harrness to keep it verticle. keep the smelt 2 feet off the bottom. Good luck and let us know how you do

shorty · SpinCaster Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 40

I dont know where ya live but I know wayzata bait and tackle carry smelt.. (952) 473-2227

mnsodafishnguy · Registered User Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 3

thank you i live in the cities will look up wayzata bait.. thank you cookie.. what is a smelt harness never heard of it before ?thanks i will get back to you fellas be up there 21 - 24 for my b-day so hopefully i get me on of those famous red lake gators

Big Z · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:07 am Post subject: Luck with suckers

I picked up some sucker minnows at a bait shop on the way up to Red. I believe it was north of leech. I think it was called froggies. They were big pike suckers between 5 and 7 inches. I actually had the best luck using a big white walleye jig through the suckers mouth, because the big walleye jig was not heavy enough to bring the sucker down it had a lot of movement. With the camera we would drop the sucker down and either jig it or use a muskie bobber. The pick would turn and just go nuts on the sucker. We out over four miles and hit four in two days ranging from 32" to about 40". Cookie gave me the idea of two feet of the bottom, on the camera the pike were right on the bottom and fed up so cookie was right on.