pike flys

[MuskyMark]

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone has used pike tube fly's? I bought a couple of them last year but never got around to using them. I was wondering how to rig them leaders, hooks etc. I used a big pike fly last year and tried to add a stinger but the stinger hook ended up dangling down below the fly so any help with how to add stingers would be helpful as well. I'm looking forward to some zone 17 ice out pike this year and hopefully I can nail one or more on the fly.

 

[Madriverfisher]

I'm not sure about pike tube flies but just started using steelhead tube flies all you do is slide the tube over your leader tie a hook on too the end of your leader then slide the tube over the knot and part of the hook shank it's supposed to work reel well

 

[AaronKrick]

Are you fishing hammerhandles or big guys? For the big guys you need big baitfish imitations. Usually a wire leader is nessessary.

 

[MuskyMark]

mostly hammerhandles nothing over 36". I have a bunch of flys I got at the sportsmen show last year from reelflys. everything from 4-8" long and some poppers. I was going to use some of my 80lb musky braid or floro I use for musky leaders. I was wondering more or less if theres a material I can use to add a stinger hook and have it stay in place as appose to sinking below the fly. It seems most of the flys I got that are 6-8" have only 1 small hook used to tie the fly too. Not much for a good hooking percentage even tho pike usually hit the head of lure. Also what do u use to stop a tube fly from moving up and down the leader?

 

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mostly hammerhandles nothing over 36". I have a bunch of flys I got at the sportsmen show last year from reelflys. everything from 4-8" long and some poppers. I was going to use some of my 80lb musky braid or floro I use for musky leaders. I was wondering more or less if theres a material I can use to add a stinger hook and have it stay in place as appose to sinking below the fly. It seems most of the flys I got that are 6-8" have only 1 small hook used to tie the fly too. Not much for a good hooking percentage even tho pike usually hit the head of lure. Also what do u use to stop a tube fly from moving up and down the leader?

you can take a piece of 10-15lb test line and tie a stinger hook onto the bend of the fly hook, people will rig tandem flies in that way as well

 

[BackwoodsBassr]

What kind of leader are you using?