Last year at this resort, the lure of choice for big pike was a large metal spoon, gold or brass colored, either smooth faced or having a hammered brass surface.

Instead of gulping lures or baits in order to satisfy their hunger, the fearsome pike attacks them viciously with a rage and fury, like a terrier catching a rat. And pike grow big.

As a seasoned angler, I've learned the best fishing reels are an absolute must-have for the discipline you are fishing. A spinning reel is no different and it needs to be versatile too, due to the ...

From what I'm hearing from the folks out on the first weekend of pike season, this seems to be a great spring to catch pike. My father and brother fished in a recent tournament on Great Sacandaga ...

When it hit, I knew it had taken the lure. I also knew it would be the largest northern pike I had caught so far by both the force of the fish's strike and because I was wearing Polaroid glasses ...

A large spinnerbait produced this big pike. While the thrill of hooking a fish is the most appealing element of sportfishing, very close in appeal is the element of solving a puzzle. What-should-I ...

“He tried everything to catch that pike, from worms to lures, but with no success. “A few days later he went to the State Fair. At the fair, he won a couple of goldfish on the midway.

Anglers spend fortunes each year on bass lures, all of which work sometimes but none of which always works. To satisfy customers and sustain itself, the tackle industry constantly must "new and ...

"They respond to a variety of different baits. The big 18- to 20-pounders we catch on big muskie baits." When pike are shallow try spinnerbaits, jigs and large spoons like Lindy's Gator Spoon.

The smaller the lure, however, the greater the likelihood smaller fish will hit it. Here's where fishing strategy gets a little tricky and where most anglers blow their best shots at big fish.