Any Yuba Piker's wanna give some pointers?

[Fishrmn]

And yet you seem to have enough to buy new tackle that would be suitable for Pike fishing. Willing to lose a few lures chasing a fish that you've never caught. Burn fuel to drive to a reservoir that you've never fished. Heck, you've even got money to buy a computer and pay for an internet connection so you can complain about a license increase. All while trying to convince yourself that, somehow, the DWR doesn't deserve to pass their increased costs along to their customers. And thinking that you're being picked on because the pricing structure would give kids and old people a break. I wonder if your opinion would've been different had they done this while you were 14?

Here's my advice to catch a Northern Pike at Yuba. Spend a bunch of money on leader material, because you probably don't own it if you're asking for advice. Spend a bunch of money on Rapalas, spinnerbaits, swim baits, bucktail jigs. Get a variety of colors. Some that are bright and look like nothing found in nature, and some that look just like small fish that may be found in Yuba. Put your waders on, or buy some if you don't own any, and wade out to your waist. Cast to likely looking structure. Try a few casts towards any reeds, weeds, or sticks. If you don't get any bites doing that, cast toward deeper water. Experiment. Try retrieving your lure on or near the surface. Try letting your lures run a little bit deeper. Or you could get a bobber, and some minnows for bait.
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