Hi all, The wind last night really did a number on the ice in front of the house and our bay is almost completely open water. So with half an hour before i had to go to work (night shift) Jack and me went for a cast for a pike. I bought some GIANT minnows that morning for bait and was confident we could hook into a big Pike. Well we played around in the forest and threw sticks for the dog and with only five minutes left before i had to head off for work the rod tip registered a bite, I struck, and landed a pike almost the same size as the bait it apparently inhaled. ICE OUT IN FULL SWING NOW WE SET UP THE ROD PLAYED WHILE WE WAITED FOR A BITE AND WERE REWARDED WITH A SMALL PIKE