No Pike

[jooleyen]

I went to Okauchee Lake for only about four hours yesterday and got one on the first cast while my dad was hopping into the boat. I didn't even crank the crankbait in yet and I caught a keeper. Right when I was swinging him in he came off. My dad and I are having a keeper contest for the year, and I was too lazy to lip him! I'm lipping every fish from now on! Sorry, I had to get that little story off my chest.

Anyways, I couldn't stop catching pike. I caught nine pike and only four bass. I was using a white Pro-Model Series 1 crankbait and a Green/White Rattlin' Rapala. There were little shad jumping around everywhere I went, so I figured the bass were obviously feeding on them. I've heard to stay away from white if I don't want to catch pike, but how can I stay away when I'm trying to imitate the forage? I don't even know if switching colors would help.

Any ideas on staying away from Pike?

Thanks