Jacob

X3 Great link, I'd have to say Creek Chub.

Amazing catch, that's definetally on my list of fish to catch this year. Jacob.

One tip i can offer is take your time, don't rush on any part, no matter how small it might be. Good luck Jacob.

Great fish, i wish i could catch brookies like those.

I think they deserve a cup, they've played some of the best teams and stiill came out on top and i can see them doing it again against NJ or NY. They're not a team composed of top players but they're able to play as a team.

I would say go with the Playmaker. Being a lighter reel it will balence with a light rod and make it easier to handle.

Thanks for the info.

X2, definetally a sea lampray.

I am not a big fan of the bass pro rods for crankbaits because i find them too stiff but i love the St. Croix crankbait rods, they're really light but still have enough backbone to horse them out of the weeds and logs.

I was dying laughing at that pic . Great report.

Great fish, sounds like a great weekend.

Another for the Shimano, you can't go wrong with Shimano, they're some if the best reels out there.

Welcome aboard, great intro. It's a great site.

Sounds like a great setup, i think i'll try it. Thanks everyone Jacob

I have been fly fishing for about 4 years now and this year i think i am going to start using some sinking lines when fishing lakes for bass and pike. I am a good caster but have never tried sinking lines. My first question is what weight to get? I have both a 7 and 8 weight outfit and was wondering which would be best to cast a sinking line with the most ease. Also what sinking rate is best? Most of the spots i will be fishing are about 10 to 20 feet deep and i will be fishing from a boat. The flies i will be using most are streamers in the 5 to 8" range, zonkers and bunny leaches. Thanks Jacob

That's the same way i feel about breaking fish off, also a lot of the hooks that are used on pike lures are salt water hooks, which wil never rust out. Thanks for all of the replies, i picked up some 50lb flouro for the next tome i'm out pike fishing. Jacob

I'm just wondering what you use as a leader for pike, because i've noticed that a lot of pike are following right to the side of the boat when i use wire leaders. So i thought about trying flourocarbon next time and i wanted to know lb test to use. Most of the fish are in the 35 to 40 inch range, i'll mainly be fishing big hard bodied swimbaits, minnow baits and big soft plastics, most of the lures are 5 to 10 inches. Thanks in advance Jacob

Welcome aboard! It's great to have some more people around my age on this board.

Great fish!

Great fish and a great report!

"Michael Brown" the problem is that it's an all season derby and they are keeping ALL of the fish, so you could bring in 10 fish in a day (way more then the limit) and they would kill them all.

Yes it is Kushog lake, yes they are eating the fish, sorry for not saying that in the begining. I love having the pike they fight great and it's a nice surprise to catch a big pike when i'm trolling for lakers, and if you ask any fisherman that I know that fishes Lake Kushog they will tell you that they love the pike.

A few years ago pike were accidentally introdused into the lake that my families cottage is on, when a dam to a small stocked lake gave and pike spilled into the lake. Starting this year a resturant on the lake is holding an all season pike derby to control the population of pike, (because some people have been saying that the bass fishing is declining) and they are going to kill all of the pike that people catch. First I have been fishing the lake since I was 5 years old and I have seen no decline in the bass population, I think that last season was MY best season yet. One thing that I picked up on is that there are a lot of small perch (4-6") since the pike were introduced and I think that the lake that the pike came from also had perch (because I did not see perch before). Because most of the year pike and perch can live in the same areas I think the pike are thriving off of the perch, staying away from the areas that bass live most of the year. I think that they should focuse more on the rock bass population, because rock bass and smallmouth bass live in the same areas, compete for the same food, rock bass are more prone to eating bass eggs, and because they spawn at about the same time it's an easy meal if the bass leaves the nest. I would like your opinions on the topic. Thanks Jacob

If you're thinking of geting a sink tip line and a floating line I woud suggest getting an instint sink tip. An instant sink tip attaches onto your line by a loop to loop conection thus you will only need one line so you willl save some money and not have to cary two reels with line loaded. If you want to get a sink tip line I would recommend going to grindstone angling (or any fly shop) and they will be able to help you with finding one that wil suite the application that you need it for. Jacob

Great pics!