misfish Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 Your float goes down,set the hook and there is some serious weight on the end. At first I thought maybe a late run salmon. Then I see some flash. OH YA,big steel head. I'm all giddy up and playing this fish as it was the trophy fish. 10 minutes of a great battle,I get to see what was on the end of the line. Not a salmon, not a steel head, but this gorgeous colorful fish from the carp family. I have only caught 1 of these before many years ago. I believe they are red horse ???? These fish are so powerful. Anyways, that was one of my moments of this morning. The other was, first drift,steel head on. When that happens, I know there aint anymore. LOL 1
Mike Pike Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 And that's darn nice photo you took Misfish. Looks like a magazine shot for an article titled; "Freshwater Bonefish." Sounds like you had a good battle on your hands and that's what it's all about!!
grimsbylander Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 Very nice! Right in the schnout! That's actually a super cool catch Brian. Isn't that the neatest part about fishing anyway? Seeing what smacked your bait?
Lape0019 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 I've caught quite a few incidentals in the past few years. Some hit and I'm thinking PB bass! then I get them to the boat and am disappointed. Others hit, and I know it isn't a bass. Examples: This year while drop shotting in 30 FOW and while eating lunch. The rod buckles and I set the hook. I'm thinking this is at least a 5lb smallie! My adrenaline is pumping and I'm playing this fish like no tomorrow. It's a 5lber alright. But it was a laker... Fishing chatterbiats mid season on a 3-5 foot flat. Set the hook and I'm stoked! This thing feels great! Get it to the boat and it's a 4lb walleye. Not 15 minutes later, I caught another one and went through the same emotions. Fishing a wacky rig on 20lb test braid in 10fow mid September a few years ago. I feel a tap and set the hook. I immediately know that was a mistake. after a 15-20 minute battle, I land a 44:" musky... Fishing muskrat dropshotting for smallies in 20FOW. Feel a tap and set the hook. nothing happens for a second and then the drag just starts peeling. Another 15 minute fight. Land a 48" sturgeon. That has got to be the most interesting one I think I have ever caught.
PUMP KNOWS Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 Nice catch. How big was it? I know white suckers barely fight.
misfish Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Posted October 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, PUMP KNOWS said: Nice catch. How big was it? I know white suckers barely fight. Hard to tell by the photo, but I am guessing 8-10lb. That is a dime size roe bag. It was very thick. I do know it,s not a white sucker. I believe Mikey caught one of these a few years back.
jimmer Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 I think I caught one of those years ago fishing for steelhead and had all the same emotions. It was a great fight though. Might have been in the Nottawasaga or one of those streams around there.
misfish Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Mike Pike said: And that's darn nice photo you took Misfish. Looks like a magazine shot for an article titled; "Freshwater Bonefish." Sounds like you had a good battle on your hands and that's what it's all about!! 46 minutes ago, grimsbylander said: Very nice! Right in the schnout! That's actually a super cool catch Brian. Isn't that the neatest part about fishing anyway? Seeing what smacked your bait? You both nailed it. Whats on the end. I was not at all disappointed, but was like, ya, this is so cool. Never know eh. Edited October 19, 2018 by misfish
misfish Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Posted October 19, 2018 24 minutes ago, jimmer said: Might have been in the Nottawasaga or one of those streams around there. Might of been Jimmer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
jimmer Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, misfish said: Might of been Jimmer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I was trying to remember where I had hooked into one, it was so many years ago. It's been years since I fished over in that area. Edited October 19, 2018 by jimmer
BillM Posted October 19, 2018 Report Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) I've caught some giants in the Catt. Always a piss off when you think you've humped into the Zoar only to find giant schools of those stupid things, lol! Edited October 19, 2018 by BillM
OhioFisherman Posted October 20, 2018 Report Posted October 20, 2018 Looks like a red horse sucker to me, most of my unexpected hook ups here had a big round mouth! LOL
David Chong Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 I've caught a few of them down on Lake St. Francis!
akaShag Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 Fishing the Pine River's locally famous Tioga Hole, first or second drift, BAM!! I have a serious fish on. The other guys pulled their lines to let me have some room for the tussle. Up and down the pool, bull-dogging , and finally......up came a carp!!! Yes, until I saw what it was I was really pumped, thinking big steelhead...........and then yes, disappointed that it was "ONLY" a carp. But it had given me an epic run, on light line and a noodle rod, and looking back I should have been much more thnakful for that. There was a German couple who owned the gas station in Lisle, where I lived, and they had said to me that if ever I caught a carp, they would be very pleased to have it. So I kept that fish, cleaned it, and took it to them. They could not have been more happy - they thanked me profusely, and many times afterwards again thanked me for the carp. Silver lining.....................instead of silver fish. Doug
SirCranksalot Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 So, did you smoke it, or was it too hard to lite??
OhioFisherman Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 Cast out a tube, feel a bump and set the hook, the rod doubles and the drag starts going, LOL and me following in the boat, it ain't no bass! The choices of really big fish here are a lot narrower usually, carp or catfish, that one turned out to be about a 35 pound carp. A few minutes later my buddy, also casting a tube hooks up with a really big one, just guessing at near 60 pounds, had to follow that one a lot farther on spinning gear and light line. Feel a bump, set the hook, and then have 40+ inches of mad muskie flying in the air alongside the boat? and it wasn't my hookset that got it out of the water! Cast out a jig and craw, feel a bump, set the hook, it ain't no bass! around 20 pounds of sheephead! Shiner fishing at a private pond, got my 8 inch chub on and just letting it swim around a look for trouble, it found it! Nothing but bass and bluegill in that pond and that bass was big, never landed it and never had another fight like it.
misfish Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Posted October 21, 2018 Some good stories guys. Fun read. Doug, when I first moved to Barrie, I started fishing down from the iron bridge. I would walk all the way down to the boarder line. That was a nice hole and really never seen anyone most of the times. Well except a mama bear one time. I offered up a salmon so she would let me live to fish another day. 3 hours ago, SirCranksalot said: So, did you smoke it, or was it too hard to lite?? Hey Harold. I met another one of yer buddies this week. He says you are full of fish stories. LOL
Rustic-Fisher Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 Great Topic!! When my son was 4 , we fished a well known community hole on the Notty , I drifted with my centre pin , and the boy was set up with a dead sticked 7 ' light rod for those scrappy 1-2 lb fall rainbows . Simple split shot and roe bag and forked stick stuck in the sand , his eyes were absolutely glued to the rod tip for any twitch or bounce. A couple bounces and a few twitches later ... the kid had tied into what i believed to be a Salmon . I wrapped my arms around him and helped him with the rod and the reeling process , as many fathers have done with their kids . I'll never forget the sound of that Stradic screaming and the the glimmer of the giant rainbow as it broke the water . We landed that giant bow together , he still talks about it to this day ! I've yet to tell him that was the biggest Bow I'd ever been part of catching on that river , he'd chirp the crap outta me lol. Definitely an unexpected catch !!!!
Rizzo Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 dirty dirty sheephead....the ol freshwater drum has got my heart pounding a few times. Have also caught a few musky trolling that got themselves all tangled up....come in sideways. 36 inch musky coming in sideways with a 40 k wind pushing your boat away from it feels like a new world record
David Chong Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 Over the years, I've had many of these moments, the most recent was on the Bay of Quinte during bass opener. I was flipping an Ultra Tungsten Arky Jig, saw my line jump and set hook as hard as I could. I thought that it felt a little heavy for a bass but I was optimistic alas a giant sheepshead destroyed my visions of a winning Largemouth Bass LOL!
SirCranksalot Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 8 hours ago, misfish said: Hey Harold. I met another one of yer buddies this week. He says you are full of fish stories. LOL More stories than fish!! what was his name??
glen Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 When I was little I went fishing with my friend and he borrowed his brothers rod. He set the hook on a big sucker and it broke the rod handle off just below the reel. He was very worried about paying for it. Lol funny day.
SirCranksalot Posted October 24, 2018 Report Posted October 24, 2018 Brian, Saw 'hippie Bob'yesterday.He had 2
misfish Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 10:22 PM, SirCranksalot said: More stories than fish!! what was his name?? Walter 3 minutes ago, SirCranksalot said: Brian, Saw 'hippie Bob'yesterday.He had 2 Ya, probly fishing my hole. LOL
davey buoy Posted October 24, 2018 Report Posted October 24, 2018 Nice B ,getting myself out soon !!!!!!
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