Bass Jigs work great for northern pike, however, most pike anglers don’t use bass jigs. Many bass anglers that fish up in the northern part of the country will often catch northern pike with bass jigs. These lures work great especially when used with a trailer that resembles a bait fish.
Flip Them Around Cover
You can fish these lures just like you would when targeting largemouth bass. Flip them in pockets or along the edges of lily pads, reeds, rice beds or other types of weeds. Make sure you go very heavy though with your tackle because if you get a big pike on, it will be a lot harder to get it out of the other than you may be used to when fishing for largemouth bass.
Swim Them
These jigs look great when you swim them as well. Most anglers will add a trailer that has some type of swimming tail, but you can also swim the jigs with no trailer at all. You will usually do much better with a baitfish colored jig and a swimming tail trailer. Just swim them slowly around cover and you’ll get bites.
