diggyj Posted March 6, 2009 Report Posted March 6, 2009 Seeing as I have been shut more than I would like to admit, even though I did catch one yesterday, I decided to finish my work today as fast as possible so I could go out and take another crack at some critters of the toothy variety. Weather was absolutely amazing, when I hit the water around 2 pm the car thermometer was reading a balmy 17 C. Spent a total of 2 and 1/2 hours on the water. Again I was getting frustrated as the action was slow to say the least. It wasn't until about 3:45 pm that I saw some signs of life. As my lure got just about a foot or two from the shore I noticed a follower but this particular Pike was quite small and it did not take the bait. Just at about that point the wind shifted and a few large ice slabs started drifting to the east. Made casting a challenge. Then finally at around 4pm after a small pause in my retrieve I feel a strike and I set the hook. Line starts to peel of of my SHIMANO baitcaster. I am very happy with the Citica 200E, and my Crucial rod. After a short battle, won by me, I managed to land this 33" beast. Quickly put it on the scale and it weighed just over 10 lbs. Was a bit chunky in the belly. Let her go to be caught another day. By diggyj, shot with CYBERSHOT at 2009-03-06 At this point I was very happy. Perserverance finally paid off. All in all, a great late afternoon outing. Great weather, and one fish. Nothing beats the excitment of landing a lunker and spending a day in the great outdoors. Dirk....
snag Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 YAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! Well done! Say goodbye to friends and family! Helllllooooooo hours of fishin' !!
diggyj Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Posted March 7, 2009 YAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! Well done! Say goodbye to friends and family! Helllllooooooo hours of fishin' !! LMAO, you know it. Pike will now hopefully become an adopted member of my family. Dirk..
Leecher Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 Great report and pic Dirk Beauty gator congratulations Perseverance pay off big time Great job and thanks for sharing Leechman
EC1 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) ahh dirk, i was just there before you. I left about 2 hours before you got there! by the way, NICE STUFF. Edited March 7, 2009 by EC1
tdotfisherman Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 Thats one sweet looking fish dude.. great job!
rockfish Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 Nice toothy Dirk, things can only get better from now.
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