owasco lake inlet for pike

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Owasco inlet for pike?

Should I use live bait only? If so, what would be the best rigging, under a float, or weighted near the bottom?

[MeatHunter737]

A few years ago we boated up the inlet and set up camp for opening weekend. We caught pike both ways since so many people were fishing not everyone could float shiners without getting tangled some used 1 oz sinkers and caught pike. Also caught a ton of plate sunnies and some smelt. It's pretty wild up the inlet I've thought about doing it again...

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So slim chance of using plastics, cranks or spoons?  I was thinking about large ultravibe worms on a weighted widegap hook, weedless. When I fish this with smaller ultravibes, I cannot keep the pickerel off the combo. I figured it might work for Northerns as well.

[big_guy_13021]

Anything is possible on the inlet..northerns get pretty big on owasco and they like the inlet ive gotten them in everything u can think of..if there hungry they eat if not hungry..tick them off they wiil eat ive realed in bullheads and had a northern chomp it..there r hang ups on the bottom but thats fishing..

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Thanks...sounds like a fun spot to try any approach. Now to get a boat