Garry2Rs Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Last night my buddy Kirk and his family stopped in, we had lasagna, and wine...and shot the breeze for a while. This morning we slept in...grin. After a hearty breakfast of pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage and fried onion rings, Kirk and family headed off. I hung back to give them time to launch, then followed a few minutes later. It was 11:00 AM when I left the house. The neighbours stayed home today, so the dogs came along for the boat ride. I started fishing at the first marina and soon had two quick hook-ups, but they both got off!!! The hooks on my old Rapala Husky Jerk have been replaced many times and the current set was too small, plus one treble only had two points... I stop on the lea side of an island and changed hooks, and was able to landed the next two fish...Both small ones around 30 inches. I was casting toward the windy shore, throwing long casts, into very shallow water then working the jerkbait out over the first drop off. The wind was quite strong, but that's where the bites were. The lea side was much more comfortable, but I didn't move a thing there and was soon back out in the wind... By 3:00pm I had, had enough and called it quits. I came home, with the smaller of my two fish, as a donation to my neighbour's fish fry tonight. All together in four hours I had 4 follows, three fish that got away, and two in the boat. Here's Natalie with my small one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nice "small" pike! Though I think I know the lake you were fishing, if it's the one I think then yeah that is a small one in comparison to the big girls living there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Small? lol....nice pics and fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 If South Bay and West Bay mean anything to you, you know where I was fishing...grin. A thirty incher is a small fish, here's a picture of the same little girl with a thirty-eight inch fish she caught last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 gotta love it when the 30 inchers are the small fish...better off this time of year that you didn't head out until late anyways..bite is better in the afternoon when the surface temps warm up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Awesome bud... man.. I wish i could get me a couple small ones like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I wish I could catch a small pike like that, nice!!!!!!! How much did it weigh Gary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nice Pike! Only been to that lake once, but its a great pike lake. Some day I will go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I'm not sure about the weight, but you can see it was chunky. Natalie's fish was only 12 pounds...a spawned out Female. I caught one the same length a few years ago that weighed 19 pounds in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Some nice fish there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Atta boy 2Rs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hi Marty; Nice to see you're able to sit up and take nourishment...grin. I hear they're still playing hockey down your way... Don't you guys know it's Summer? GRIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 nice fish! hm, i'll probably be happy with the "baby" ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Nice "small" pike Garry. Thanks for sharin'. Sounds like a great time had by all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyman Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I'd take them all day,anyday. Nice one. Nice clean looking fish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 She'll treasure those pics forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Hi Marty;Nice to see you're able to sit up and take nourishment...grin. I hear they're still playing hockey down your way... Don't you guys know it's Summer? GRIN. Garry did you not watch the game,only one team was playing.LOL Nice fish bud. You really got to get that pedistal seast redone. That does the name no justice.GRIN HAHAHA Slept in,that must be a first,,,,,,,,,,,or forth for you.LOL Thanks for sharing. Im thinking it will be soon time for a trip up,but I think I,ll wait for the bigger toothy critters season. Edited May 26, 2008 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hi Brian; I don't have TV anymore the aerial doesn't work and I can't afford Satellite and Gas...HAHAHA. Let me know when you can make it over. Maybe Santa will bring me a new grey seat. I have a blue one off the Skeeter, but the old Ranger seat is nicer to lean against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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