10 lbs bass

[cranks bait]

Yesterday morning I got up nice and early to be able to take advantage of fishing with sunlight, As I only get Sundays to get out. Most of my fishing is after work in the dark. I have been skunked all week. Except for the one rock bass I caught. Sunday morning proved no different.

 

A gorgeous morning, no wind, flat water. I was the only boat out there. Oh well, I got to enjoy the day. After being out for four hours and not even catching some salad, I decide to go to a spot that I frequented in the spring.

 

I throw my line in the water, sit a bit. I feel a tap, I set the hook nothing. Stand perfectly still, leave the lure to sit, maybe it'll come back. BAMM!!! My rod is buckled over, drag is screaming. CRAP, CRAP, CRAP I caught bottom in a strong current. I start to reel in and then the line sarts going out at an amazing speed. I've got a smallie hooked. Drag must be too loose cause I'm getting spooled. Adjust the drag and reel in. After a bit I see " the monster" Oh crap I'm going to loose it. Get it to the boat, and it takes off again. Does this three or four times. My heart is pumping. I very carefully get it into the boat. With a sigh of releif and a hoollyy crraaapp!!!

 

I get this fish in the boat and can't believe it didn't get off. A 32 inch 10 LBS pike, on a j hook with a cinko. I'm going for bass. No hardware on the line, what a rush.

 

I then through a line in again and produce the fish I am after. A 3.8 lbs smallie.

 

Only caught two fish all day, but they were nice to catch. What a way to enjoy a day off!!!

[ccmtcanada]

Almost had a heart attack...your post title says 10 lb bass!!! I think you meant 10lb Pike?????

 

Anyhow...great report and pics...

 

Ok...gotta get the heart to calm down now....LOL.

[fatherof3]

couple nice fish,congrats

[pikehunter]

Almost had a heart attack...your post title says 10 lb bass!!!

 

Yeah got me too Thought I was going to see another photshopped bass picture LOL

 

Some nice looking fish...even though it wasn't a 10 pound bass.

[cranks bait]

I knew it would get people looking. I did it in jest. I was going after bass, as you can see the lure and cinko in the pic. I almost had a heart attack when I first saw it coming out of the water. I was fishing bass, what the heck is a pike doing on my line???

[fishindevil]

Very nice catch !!!!!!! thats a big pike,and a beauty of a fat fall smallie !!!!! well done,sure gets the heart pumping doesnt it??......cheers

[Mark Kulik]

Got my attention too! we got a big pike on Simcoe yesterday fishing smallies too, looked about 10 also-nice fish anyways, pike are always fun-when they don't cut you off.

[bassmaster4]

nice pike and thats a chunky bass wtg

[Jigger]

Got me too. Nice pike and FAT smallie. WTG. How deep were you fishing the Senko?

[cranks bait]

Haven't figured out the quote part of this yet, but to answer your question Jigger. I had my boat in about 2 feet of water on the edge of a shoal that goes down 20 ft. I caught the pike in about 2-3 feet of water right up on shore. The bass I caught after letting it drop about 10 feet into the hole. These are average sized fish for me here. I've just never caught a pike with naked line before.

[addict]

nice gator and smallie combo wtg.

[Rich Clemens]

Very Very nice fish. Never seen one of lone slender toothy bass before. Now I know. Probably goes along the lines of Walleye fisherman catching musky.

 

(Congrats on the very nice pike Cranks).

Edited November 5, 2007 by Rich Clemens