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favorite lures 22 Replies
my favorites are small jerk baits spoons and poppers.Continue
Started by chris. Last reply by John Sheehan Dec 9, 2023.
Ice Fishing For Pickerel 5 Replies
I have only caught Pickerel and lost suspected Pickerel on clean breakoffs using Tipups.I am anxious to try dead salted shiners on spoons for them at a local lake in a few days. Any one here have…Continue
Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jan 28, 2019.
Pickerel on the Fly 5 Replies
Researching using a Fly rod for Pickerel . I know where to find them and get plenty on spoons , Crank baits ,Spinnerbaits ,Sluggos and Live bait so I want to change it up for fun .8 wt Rod/Reel and…Continue
Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jan 23, 2019.
Pickerel through the 12 Months
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Started by John Sheehan May 12, 2018.
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Comment by John Sheehan on March 20, 2022 at 11:36am
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March Pickerel can be found shallow but they still can be sluggish .The past few years slow retrieves using Rattle baits or Husky Jerks have nabbed the earliest ICE OUT Pickerel of the Year.
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26 " of Mayhem grabbed a 4" Yum Dinger Wacky stick worm
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Some early September Fish at 13-20 ' on dropoffs outside emerging weeds
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Caught in mid July 26.5" ,4#9 oz.Pickerel BOTY so far
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A pair of Twins both 4# 6oz.
Top Fish Grabbed a Trolled Bomber 6A Crankbait Chartreuse Shad Pattern
Bottom Fish took a Trolled Large Shiner on a self assembled #3 Blade Spinner Rig
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Go get em Jim ! Heres a PB i caught the other day 27+" 5#,3oz. Took a Sluggo at 15 ' The sluggo has become my favorite Pickerel Bait lately again .
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Comment by Jim Gronaw on August 2, 2019 at 7:44pm
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Wow John! Those are def world-class pickerel and one of my fav gamefish! Matt and I are going to Deep Creek Lake in western MD in late Sept to target some picks and pike and what ever. Hoping to boost my PB which was a 26.5 from there last Aug. We catch many 22 to 24 along with some big yellow perch and pike near 30. Nice work!
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These Pickerel come from a lake less than 5 minutes from my house .Brother Greg and I have done well with the Pickerel in this small 74 acre Lake .It's a Public Park/Lake and only Electric Motors are allowed . Using the Helix 5 sonar has been invaluable to learn their whereabouts in any month of the year .Through the ice its the Hummingbird ICE 35 that helps. I am finding Summer Pickerel ready to attack in 15 ' of water in 87 degree Surface WT. I am thinking I should find some slightly deeper spots as we didn't get 24" + fish Tuesday but we have in the past . The Four biggest Picks the other day hit the 6" Sluggo ,a big Lipped Norman Crankbait ,a Medium sized Bomber Crank and a 4" Keitech Easy Shiner .
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