cranks bait Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 couple nice fish,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranks bait Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kulik Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 nice pike and thats a chunky bass wtg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Got me too. Nice pike and FAT smallie. WTG. How deep were you fishing the Senko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranks bait Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 nice gator and smallie combo wtg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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