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autopsy :D :D now you're talking my language

I have no idea what kind of fish that was, but those are some great photos.

that's a great looking fish

That wasn't a sucker...it was the wily and elusive bugle-nosed trout!! At least you finally got onto the fish, who says money can't buy happiness?

I only fished there once with a fellow some might know as "Lurch" (RIP), and we caught a number of smallies just trolling the chanel

Soft plastics with no weight twitched back in do the job for me

Wow! fishing has been good to you. Very nice photos, that one is an absolute football

Very nice fish and kind of the person to help you out! I caught a "legal" Sailfish down in Florida a few months back on one of the party boats. Naturally, had no camera with me but a guy on the boat took some pics...never sent them. Nuts.

nice report and welcome to the board. Pretty sure I'm at 14 muskies for a lifetime so I'd say 14 is a pretty dang good week!

Unless its pinning the fishes mouth closed it will probably be alright. I've caught a couple of pike with lures/hooks stuck in their yap that appeared to have been there a while

WOW!!!! That's a real nice bottle. I'm not looking for GPS points or anything but just some tips. Did you get it at a grocery store? Variety Store? Did you pay cash, debit, or credit? Is it recyclable? Could I get one like that within 2 hours of the GTA? Thanks in advance for any details you can provide.

Stop pike fishing now while you are ahead, they are a dirty stinking fish. Now that I have your attention, congrats. Little pike like that put up the best fight right when you're about to grab them...that's when the flying trebles occur. Prior to getting to the boat, I find they fight like a wet dishrag. When you get it boatside, grab it by its little shoulders and let it know who's boss, don't wuss out or you'll be heading to emerg with hooks through your hand. And once they got you hooked, they'll probably thrash around even more! I'm sure many here could attest to that.

Leaders...don't leave home without them! At least you know where the fish are, get them next time

Go get em! I've never fished that part of Nipissing, but the rest of the lake is still producing despite some serious pressure, so I'm sure you'll have some success.

We've got relatives with a place on Balsam. They told us already a couple of years ago there were pike in there, but now I've seen the photographic evidence. Here's hoping you kept it!

Great report, them are some pretty fancy worms you were dealing with!

Great photos, I have to make sure I get back up there next year. Did you guys get the same site again?

I saved a frog out of a snake's jaws once...then the dang snake bit me and held on for dear life! Guess I should have given it a bottle of hooch

Man that's too bad but I'd still call that a successful day! (shows how easy I am to please) Those big ones are a pain in the butt to land and unhook is how I look at it, I'm just happy to see them. p.s. shallow eye or deep eye?

Sounds like a tough day! Were you using a leader on the second one that "got away"? A pike will cut through 20lb powerpro like a hot knife through butter

Congrats! And in my opinion, if you're gonna get a couple of pb's, those are the species to do it in. Nice fish

very nice report, looks like a busy day. That pike is one long skinny snake though

I do fish that area, but only catch stinkin' slimy pikes. Oh ya, some smallies too

yipes, I would be so far gone if I saw a bear swimming out to me. Bears are bad for fishing don't you know

well done! Lew is exactly right. Next one won't be as tough to find. I took 4 straight days on GBay with nothing when I first started musky fishing, then went to Nipissing and caught 2 in a day! Keep at it and you'll get your hours down.