02-29-2004, 02:02 AM
after all this time there finally hitting , the pike !
saw a bunch of hammerhandles today but on my last chub your fish came in !
slowley, barely moving the chub was about 6" long and the pike moved in from the side ,he looked like a big log close to or just over 40" long . from about 4 inches away his gill plates flared and he darted forward , my rod did a quick dip . then came three more flares of his gills as he just hung there suspended , a couple of cranks on the reel handle and it was time to set the hook ,
i could see the sinker come up , but didn't feel any resistance . the pike just backed up a couple inches and swam off , i missed the set !
it didn't hit me untill i was on the way home , this is the pike familys pre spawn season , they will be very active over the next few weeks , pike pickrel and muskeys , putting on the feed bag .
it can meen only one thing , pike season is near it's end .
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saw a bunch of hammerhandles today but on my last chub your fish came in !
slowley, barely moving the chub was about 6" long and the pike moved in from the side ,he looked like a big log close to or just over 40" long . from about 4 inches away his gill plates flared and he darted forward , my rod did a quick dip . then came three more flares of his gills as he just hung there suspended , a couple of cranks on the reel handle and it was time to set the hook ,
i could see the sinker come up , but didn't feel any resistance . the pike just backed up a couple inches and swam off , i missed the set !
it didn't hit me untill i was on the way home , this is the pike familys pre spawn season , they will be very active over the next few weeks , pike pickrel and muskeys , putting on the feed bag .
it can meen only one thing , pike season is near it's end .
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