snag Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) I'll be brief. The weather was crap this afternoon. As I drove, I was thinking: "why bother"? Here is a sad, desolate bouy. Bobbing in a bay of murky despair. Just for fun and size comparison. Here is a wee snotty I caught Ice fishing. (You'll notice my Dead bait of choice is a white storm lure. It out performs live bait) Soooooooooo, I'm at my spot; it's raining, it's cold. There's nobody around. Why am I here? I'm using a lure I got out of one of the cheap bins at the sportsman show but I'm sure it has to work. I'm slowly reeling in, the water is like mud........and then I think I see a FOLLOW! Indeed! It's huge!! Here is the Mama(?) swimming. Thank goodness for my drag. She did a bunch of runs with some good solid weight. She followed and swallowed (easy boys). My heart sank thinking that some dire surgery was to follow. Turns out she hadn't bitten the lure. Instead, she had clamped down on my leader (the blood in the next photo is from my finger and a bit from her lip) When I got her mouth open with the spreaders, the lure was hanging free in her vacuous pie-hole. No pliers needed!!! So this is the scoop. I was alone as usual so I did not measure her, I'm guessing over 40". However, I did weigh her with my digital scale, 16.5 lbs!!!!! I look like an ogre because the weight on my messed-up finger was discomforting. Here she is IT HAS BEGUN............. SNOG Edited March 22, 2007 by snog
urbanangler1990 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 sweet! i cant wait to get out there, maybe tommorow...
glirw Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) One heck of an ogre you are snag ! Way to set the standard ! I know that buoy ........... Edited March 21, 2007 by KTFO
tbayboy Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 What a beauty Snog and a great job on the story telling too. My god I'm dying to wet a line now, time to check the weekend weather forecast.
urbanangler1990 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Beauty for sure! WTG! Who took the pic? something called a self timer Roy nah im just geussing
Bly Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 I'll be brief. The weather was crap this after noon as I drove thinking "why bother"? SNOG WooHoo!! Very very nice! You went for it and what a beauty pay off!! I had the same "why bother" attitude today and I am ashamed to admit....I fell for it. Stayed home,packed away the ice gear and reorganized the soft water stuff.....should have went fishing :wallbash: bly
ccmtcanada Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Nice job!!! It's great to see your TO pike posts again...I missed them!!!! Maybe if the pike are back in the shallows there, they are back in my neck of the woods. I'll have to get out soon though!!! Great work Snag...and yes, I cant bring myself to call you Snog yet...LOL
ehg Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Tried around the foot of spadina for about half an hour after work and nearly froze in the wind and rain, so packed it in quickly. Obviously your perseverance paid off. WTG, ehg
TennesseeGuy Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Nice job. You're off to a good start.
PatrickGG Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Thats one nice toothy critter, nicely done snog.
kennyman Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Very nice colour on that fish. Alot of red on the fins. Sweet!
Rattletrap2 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Nice fish and an even better story to go along with her! WTG
snag Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) Beauty for sure! WTG! Who took the pic? Joey, of course. Edited March 22, 2007 by snog
Basskicker Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Nice fish indeed...that's one of the biggest pike I've seen from Lake Ontario Jason
Steelcat Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 omg you are making all of us so want to get out there tomorrow and have some fishing fun~!!! Nice fish btw~!
Joey Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Right on Snag. That's a beauty fish. How hard was your heart pounding? Great report. Joey
fishinfool Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 You had to go and start it eh, now I have to go and get me some. Awesome fish snog, WTG! Did he swim away strong?
007 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Good job snag man! The Master Pike fisherman is back. Great looking fish. They do tend to like getting revenge on your fingers though So tell me, is your camera set up on a tripod for these great self portraits? If so is it set up ready before you even catch the fish or do you have to scramble around once the fish is landed? Always wondered... they seem such well composed shots, and would like to give the self portrait with fish shot a go one day, even if the pike I catch are 1/5th the size Thanks for sharing. Itching to get out there. 007
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