Pike

[Guest natron]

Caught this one a few weeks back after calling it a day from fishing walleye and smallmouth on Jackfish lake (ironic, I know).

 

Caught on a orange jig and minnow, and felt like a log snag.

 

My biggest pike to date, it was 39" and weighed about 20.5lbs

[Guest natron]

ooops, lol, here it is

[diggyj]

Nice looking gator!

 

Dirk

[Guest natron]

Nice looking gator!

 

Dirk

 

Thanks!

 

He just about broke my rod, hahaa. I really thought I was snagged on either a log or stick, as I could feel it float somewhat as I pulled back. That continued for about 5 minutes, then it started running and surprised me, it went under the boat and I had to jump over to the other side of the boat, and I barely got it in time. After that, I had to baby it because I was only using 4lb mono at the time.

 

I wanted to get a few more pics, but it flopped and I lost my grip, then flopped again right out of the boat.

[BillsTheBassMan]

That's a fat monster pike - awesome fish. Sure beats the way those little walters scrap.

[MCTFisher9120]

Awesome fish man congrads!

[Guest natron]

I'll have to get up the pic of my jig, literally smashed it, lol

[mercman]

What a gator !!! how do you handle a fish that size if your gonna put her back? Always afraid to hurt it.

[Guest natron]

What a gator !!! how do you handle a fish that size if your gonna put her back? Always afraid to hurt it.

 

very carefully, lol. I almost thought we would have to keep it, took about 3 minutes to get oxygen flowing and swim off, scared me as well. Didnt help how it flopped outta the boat either

[BillsTheBassMan]

very carefully, lol. I almost thought we would have to keep it, took about 3 minutes to get oxygen flowing and swim off, scared me as well. Didnt help how it flopped outta the boat either

 

Keeping a fish of that size horizontal is a must as well.

[Guest natron]

Keeping a fish of that size horizontal is a must as well.

 

Good point!

 

I should also mention my pics never turned out, so this pic is of a good friend I fish with on occasion

[Guest natron]

Here is the orange jig I caught it on.

 

It's rusty now from sitting in my tackle box but that fish destroyed this jig, as you can see. lol