I do prefer lures with multiple hooks, which seem to hook pike better on their slashing strikes. But honestly, I’ve caught plenty of pike on tiny, single-hook panfish jigs. A gaff is a handy ...

The Rapala Jigging Rap Magnum and Jigging Shadow Rap cover a lot of water when jigged and elicit vicious strikes. Spoons such as the VMC Tingler are potent pike medicine as well. And if you’re ...