Gallie Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) I just got back from my annual pike fishing trip and it went well, the fishing was definitely slow at times especially early mostly due to a cold front early in the week. Everyone managed a nice sized fish but the way it happened for us was kinda strange. We had entered a bay on day 4 with the only decent fish so far being the skinny one i had gotten on day 2 and the middle man in the boat hooks a monster, he protests that its just a baby but watching as it hugs bottom on the way in we know better. We slide the cradle under after a brief fight and its our first truly nice fish of the trip. . She was a little worse for wear on her tail and dorsal fins but a pretty fish nonetheless, she was quickly released and we continued fishing. Not 5 casts later the bow man appears to get snagged near the shore so he starts dragging the boat towards the "snag" about 30 seconds in however it takes off to his right and the fight is on. This fish had a couple good runs in her but was also in the cradle in good time. So after releasing this long beauty we head to the top of the bay on the opposite side to start a new drift, we had all been a little down due to the rough start we had but had completely turned around and were through the roof with excitement after these two fish back to back, well dont i fire my first cast of the drift off shore and hook into something that feels pretty heavy, could we catch our 3 biggest fish in a 15 min time frame back to back to back? The odds seem astronomical after 3 3/4 days with only 1 nice fish to show. After a nice fight and an unfortunate struggle in the cradle causing me a sliced thumb and the fish a good couple hook marks we had fish number 3. At 39 1/2 in it was a touch shorter than the one i caught early but she was a bruiser where it counted. This trip definitely made us work for it but our perseverance paid off allowing us something to think about until next years foray into the bush, Thanks for reading here are a couple more pics. My entry fish at just a hair over 40" Its amazing how much smaller it looks than the bruiser with her sleek build. Silly whitefish, spoons are for pike Always nice to get a nice mid range fish Another little piggy 1 more for the road. Until next year... Tightlines fellas. Edited May 18, 2015 by Gallie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 love it when the esox are on the feed. thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nice. What were you getting them on? This time of year husky jerks are our go to lure although spoons and spooks also hooked some as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oh man I gotta get out for gators! Nice fish thanks for posting! Looks like a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nicely done,thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 6" jakes, double jointed rapalas, and an x rap did the damage for the most part. The red devil and a couple other spoons helped out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickeral eater Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acountdeleted Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wow. Looks like a great outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can u fish Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looks like a great trip thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looks like a fun trip, and beauty pikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thats some nice chunky fish there. Well done. The red devil Old school gone wild. NICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yep, the old school daredevil with the little face on it lol, we joke that it looks like a buddy of ours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yep, the old school daredevil with the little face on it lol, we joke that it looks like a buddy of ours... I have one. It,s in an unopen box. Given as a gift. And it will not get used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Awesome! My buddy who has it has tackle in his box that is older than him, i doubt hes gone to a bp or sail in 5 years his tackle box is a time capsule lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Good job man! Those are some nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Awesome! My buddy who has it has tackle in his box that is older than him, i doubt hes gone to a bp or sail in 5 years his tackle box is a time capsule lol. Hahahhahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LefroyFisherman Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Great report, awesome fish Gallie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Inches for Team 4. Great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 cleaned up, if only i could get on some decent sized gators, been struggling for size so far this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUMP KNOWS Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Sweet report... thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ven-Pisc-ator Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nice fish. I am heading out pike fishing tomorrow, I don't expect to catch anything the size you guys got. Ven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Envious here dood! Miss the spring piking. Read slow at first for yas, but you surely finished up quite alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Well done. Always look forward to your spring report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Gotta love early piking! Great trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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