Any advice would be welcome

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Hey guys,

Since losing my job reccently, I have been spending alot of time by the water. I have been focused on trying to catch pike in the GTA.

I have managed to get really good at locating the fish, but I am having real problems getting them to bite.

I found an ideal spot full of pike. With a good set of glasses you can see them a few feet from the top of the water during the day. The last time i was out i counted about 10 good sized pike.

The problem appears to be they have no interest in any lures or spoons I throw out. I work them at various speeds all without any strikes. I use a real varity of lures, jointed cranks, spinners, mr grubbs on jig heads...pretty much you name it and I have tried it. I prefer to use spoons, as that has caught me pike before.

Its becoming more than a little frustrating to be able to sight fish for these guys, think you have hit a honey hole and then have everything rejected.

Most of my fishing is done during the day, and I wonder what effect that has, as I suspect later (or earlier) would provide more action. What is really getting to me is that I KNOW they can be active during the hot days. Video evidenance online and many good posts by the likes of Blair on here confirm that.

Mostly I am fishing in the top 10 feet of water, and I wonder if I need to go deeper and slower. The only reason I havn't is because I can see the fish swiming higher than that...

Any advice would really go a long way..

Thanks guys

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