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It has been suggested that I use tieable wire, but does that hurt presentation?
Sorry I didn’t answer the question. Yes the wire will hurt representation.
What are you using for line?
I’d use a very short leader if it is that much of a pain. I think the shortest you can get is 6″. Might hurt your presentation a little, but I also assume you are using pretty heavy jigs, which should minimize the affect on them.
Try using a flourocarbon leader.
Something in the 20 to 30# range shouldn’t hurt your presentation any and will vastly improve the number of bite offs.
If you use to lite of a flouro leader, it won’t make any difference as pike will still bite through it. 20-30#’s is about as lite as I would go.
We use this setup on all our walleye jigging rods and it makes a big difference.
I’ve used tieable wire, and I think it works well and doesn’t affect the action much (if we’re talking about pitching or flipping jigs). It’s a kind of a PITA if you want to change lures, though.
Lately, I’ve just been letting the pike have them if they want them. I really don’t get a ton of bite-offs. It’s a good excuse to buy new tackle, too!
I usually use p-line fluoroclear in the 10#. I will be headed up north in a couple of weeks and plan to experiment with both wire and heavier fluoro.
Reminds me of my nephew this weekend asking if he needed a leader because he was using 65# power pro for pike. I asked him if he though a 1/2 oz razor could break his line.
I use power pro for a lot of jigs. They bite off every now and then but not to the point that I’m worried about it. Also if you suspect a pike don’t set the hook, shake your rod moving the jig in there mouth and a lot of time they will spit the hook. I save a lot of soft plastics using the same method.
I’m with Joe on this one… Lots of Pike and Skis up here in da U.P. where I fish Bass…I recently switched to a 12″ 40# Big Game Mono leader on my Frog Rods and if I get repeated bite offs on jigs i go to a 20# flouro…
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