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Mad_Angler
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06/21/2018 12:51PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I know lots of folks use hot dogs with tipups for pike. Has anyone hung them below a bobber in the BW?
 
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mastertangler
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06/21/2018 12:59PM  
They work well until the chili washes off and then their effectiveness drops dramatically.
 
06/22/2018 12:25PM  
I'm sure it could work in the summer but i'm also guessing it wouldn't be your best option. Give it a try and report back.
 
QueticoMike
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06/22/2018 12:28PM  
I heard a tale of a big largemouth bass being caught in my town on a piece of hotdog. I know they work well for catfishing. Never heard of anyone using them pike. There is one way to find out for sure........
 
Lotw
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06/22/2018 01:06PM  
they work best rigged wacky style
 
carmike
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06/22/2018 01:57PM  
I have gone through countless packs of hot dogs during the winter chasing northerns under tip-ups, but for some reason I've never considered it during the summer. I think I'll give it a try in the next few days....certainly would be cheaper than sucker minnows.
 
06/22/2018 10:03PM  
I always use hotdogs with some peanuts and a MLB game... your results may vary.
 
06/23/2018 10:41AM  
when I was a kid my grandmother took me fishing but she didn't want to buy bait. So she brought hotdogs. We got a bunch of turtles that day :)
 
06/24/2018 06:58PM  
it will stay on your hook a lot longer than a mushy smelt or ciscoe.
1 person in our ice fishing clan tried it last winter with no results , but i have heard it works , i'm sure it could produce under a float , heck i had a pike take a double float bobber off the surface and i landed it with the boober way down it's throat. why not a hot dog ?
 
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