Pike spawn questions

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I'm new here but, I'm old in yrs..lol Been chasing pike for over 50 yrs and I've never known pike to bite very good during the actual spawn even on Canadian lks. But thats just my observation .Maybe I was using the wrong lures or not holding my mouth right. But shortly after the spawn they can get real hungry,and when the spawning bays get into the middle 50s (surface temp) thats when you should be on the water. Fish slower at this time of year or just hook on a minnow and wait. Fish the north side of the lake first,west side of bays or sheltered areas where the sun can penetrate but the westerly winds cant hit.( thats where you should be even before the bay warms) Another trick that can be used at this time of year is to hook a dead minnow in the back (treble hook) and use a slip sinker rig... Then on two of the exposed points tail hook a live crappie minnow on each...then hold on!.. A little later on as the water begins to warm get yourself a few 3/8th oz spoonplugs (silver or gold chrome or yellow have worked best for me over the yrs) and troll the deep edges18 ft. or deeper and you'll catch pike. After the water warms up into the 70s or higher the really big pike (14lbs and up ) get really hard to find.You can use the minnows and spoonplugs and bucktails and still catch pike but the really big ones get really scarce. If you fish the Canadian shield lakes you can catch big pike thru the summer but on most stateside lakes they just go deep and get lockjaw. Hope this helped.
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