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A rule chosen and accepted from among pike fishing tips is that fish of the pike family — ranging all the way from the chain pickerel to the muskie — are lovers of weed beds. That certainly is true, but the angler who seeks pike only in the weeds will be missing a lot of opportunities.
Pike, as a matter of fact, are likely to be found in any spot which provides them a hiding place in which they can lie in wait for prey. Pike, for example, will congregate around the gaunt branches of a tree that has toppled into the water. They will hang out around stumps. Rocky pockets in a lake or stream bed also attract them at times. Too, they have a liking for spots where sunken logs form cover deep in the water.
At times pike will even feed in wide open water where there apparently is no cover at all. The point for the angler is to remember that when he goes pike fishing, he should work over every bit of water within his reach. A hungry pike isn't choosy about where it seeks food.
Spoons and large spinners are lures usually associated with pike fishing. They always have been and always will be effective, for they imitate minnows, which are favorite food of members of this species. But many a fine pike has fallen victim to a noisy surface lure worked around weed beds and lily pads where the fish are waiting for food.
There is no danger of frightening the pike — especially true for your bag of northern pike fishing tips — with a lure that is too big or that makes too great a commotion on the surface. In fact, sometimes the more disturbances the lure creates the more eagerly it will be taken by the pike. And often a noisy surface lure will take fish when the sleek gamesters pay no attention at all to conventional pike lures.
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