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Originally Posted by redshirt32
Nothing gets your blood flowing when you think you snagged a log, and its a big fat Pike that has not figured out he is had, when it does its an adventure every time.
Had a small pike just swallow my treble hook and I tried my best to keep it alive but it was a mess, threw it in the water I watched it float away. Out of nowhere a Bald Eagle started circling and swooped down and had its lunch on me, got a pic to prove it.
Another time im standing in the boat and I look up in the sky, a sea gull is making all kinds of noise, I shit you not that bird dived at me twice, it was freaky..
We moved on out of there feeding grounds I guess and it was not much long after that I threw my lure in the water, after my friend shut off the boat and was tying on a new rig, I gave my rod a couple radical jerks and that 20lb pike was laying just beneath where I casted.
I told my friend to start the boat and get me to deeper water, he's like what for?
I yelled "just get us out of this small cove" now!!!!
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Originally Posted by kccrow
They are a load of fun to catch. They are usually quite a bit easier to catch than Musky, but you get that same type of fight if you hook a big one. You'd never be disappointed with a day fishing Pike, that's for sure. Most people throw them back because they count against the same limit as walleye, so they are in abundance.
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These two tales give me wood, not only are they a beautiful fish but they fight like hell as well... its a damn shame they're pretty much nonexistent in my neck of the woods.
I did spend two vacation days two years ago at the only lake within decent driving distance that has them, Otter Lake in Palmyra Illinois... alas, no luck... but I did enjoy one fine meal of 5 very fat bluegill, so it wasn't all bad.