TDunn Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) I was on the ice by 9 am today and off at 3:30. I was targeting perch and had a heck of a time locating fish with any size. Only a handfull over the 8 inch mark but a lot of small ones to keep me busy. Rapalas, buckshoot spoons and drop shoting minnows were todays weapons. As I was ruling out water in this bay I had a tip up out rigged with a quick strike and smelt. Landed 4 of the 5 pike that struck. The one that I missed bit me off before I could get there. 50# braid just like that! Anyways heres the best fish for the day. I counted 7 good runs before I could get her to the hole...the perch on the other hand were pretty embarrassing...no pics of them. TDunn Edited February 9, 2010 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice fish dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeie Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice Fish! Good going Tyler! i really need to find some like that, im tired of the Snot Rockets in Ottertail lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck666 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 what no video? nice pike dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitter Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Nice fat pike! Nice Fish! Good going Tyler! i really need to find some like that, im tired of the Snot Rockets in Ottertail lol LOL! Yeah pikeie I agree, Ottertail is full of little pike that fool you into thinking they're trophies until you see them, tons of fun though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 wow what a fish! Why even bother with perch when you've got fish like that you can target! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeie Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 LOL! Yeah pikeie I agree, Ottertail is full of little pike that fool you into thinking they're trophies until you see them, tons of fun though! Ya they sure keep you busy! but i know theres some hogs in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck666 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) wait, let me know where your hole is so i can break it open! hows the ice out there? its still early enough..... right??? hahaha. Edited February 10, 2010 by bigredneck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Whats more beautiful is the fact that the fish was cruising along looking for a meal, spots your bait, comes up, slowly takes, all of a sudden.. zzzzzzzzzzz peels out. What a gorgeous pattern, I love being able to spot them underwater before they take off. Nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Nice pike ! do you put the smelt down near the bottom or do you have it up towards the ice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck666 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Whats more beautiful is the fact that the fish was cruising along looking for a meal, spots your bait, comes up, slowly takes, all of a sudden.. zzzzzzzzzzz peels out. What a gorgeous pattern, I love being able to spot them underwater before they take off. Nice fish! or, being in a canoe and having a massive pike take off with your worm harness and it doesnt even know its hooked...... and yet your watching it cruise underneath the boat taking drag and bending your rod straight down....... till of course, the line snaps...... lol that was such a dissapointment and lost a harness cause of that biggin' haha. i think i was better off letting it take a bit of line and the harness rather than ALL of my line AND the harness, lol! Edited February 10, 2010 by bigredneck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Nice pike ! do you put the smelt down near the bottom or do you have it up towards the ice ? The fish above came from about 16 feet of water with the smelt about 3 feet off bottom. I tried a shallow hole in a weedbed for awhile (6ft) right under the ice but no action. Usually I suspended close to bottom before I try anywhere else in the water column. The Perch were very tight to bottom today so that was my main reason for keeping the smelt low today. Ive never fished Ottertail, Ive heard alot about the rocket factory it has tho....Im sure there is a few giants in there Matt! Thanks to everyone for all the kind words.... TDunn Edited February 10, 2010 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 awesome looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwolf Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 definately a solid wolf,, forget the perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Thick fish, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.M.05 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Awesome pike. Wonder were all the perch went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Nice looking Pike! Congrats...... Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarpacket Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 what a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 That right there is my goal for a pike this winter! Awesome man, Congrads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 yuppp nice pike!! there is some trophy snot rockets in ottertail its just shaking off the mass pile of little buggers. last winter i seen a guy pull up a 12lber from ottertail, my largest is 7lbs from that snot rocket/weed polluted lake. theres also nice walleye in there but also hard to get at with all the rockets flying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Fat pike!! Good going.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Indeed that is a nice fatty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-miester Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Again,thanks for all the great comments guys. As for the few about dropping the perch and targeting pike well I think that just might happen shortly. I have always targeted perch in this area but this year it seems to be holding more and bigger pike than usual. This zone was previously open all year but the new regs close the area mar 1 until may 1. I had some plans to fish this place late ice but that isnt gonna happen now. Although I may get there once or twice before mar to try for gators, I think ice out is when I'll will be found roaming this area in the boat a little more exclusively for esox. Oh, good Luck MTBF. You have had a good start TDunn Edited February 10, 2010 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Nice Gator TDunn Congrats Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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