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| gimruis - 10/2/2024 12:52 PM
No catfish in the lakes by me. None whatsoever. And the only pike are 20 inch slime darts. The only possible target with a big single hook is a muskie.
People say its effective. Well so is FFS. Maybe there's a reason live bait is banned in tournaments.
Interesting body of water where pike top out at 20", yet musky can grow bigger. |
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| North of 8 - 10/2/2024 1:15 PM
gimruis - 10/2/2024 12:52 PM
No catfish in the lakes by me. None whatsoever. And the only pike are 20 inch slime darts. The only possible target with a big single hook is a muskie.
People say its effective. Well so is FFS. Maybe there's a reason live bait is banned in tournaments.
Interesting body of water where pike top out at 20", yet musky can grow bigger.
That's most of the entire central part of Minnesota. A sizable pike is now rarer than catching a muskie. Which is why the daily bag limit is 10 pike per day and 9 of them have to be under 22 inches. Its a serious problem. |
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| gimruis - 10/3/2024 2:15 PM
North of 8 - 10/2/2024 1:15 PM
gimruis - 10/2/2024 12:52 PM
No catfish in the lakes by me. None whatsoever. And the only pike are 20 inch slime darts. The only possible target with a big single hook is a muskie.
People say its effective. Well so is FFS. Maybe there's a reason live bait is banned in tournaments.
Interesting body of water where pike top out at 20", yet musky can grow bigger.
That's most of the entire central part of Minnesota. A sizable pike is now rarer than catching a muskie. Which is why the daily bag limit is 10 pike per day and 9 of them have to be under 22 inches. Its a serious problem.
I would hope that you MN guys would be harvesting them every chance you get. The Y bones are a PITA, but they are awfully good to eat. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | esoxaddict - 10/3/2024 3:54 PM
gimruis - 10/3/2024 2:15 PM
North of 8 - 10/2/2024 1:15 PM
gimruis - 10/2/2024 12:52 PM
No catfish in the lakes by me. None whatsoever. And the only pike are 20 inch slime darts. The only possible target with a big single hook is a muskie.
People say its effective. Well so is FFS. Maybe there's a reason live bait is banned in tournaments.
Interesting body of water where pike top out at 20", yet musky can grow bigger.
That's most of the entire central part of Minnesota. A sizable pike is now rarer than catching a muskie. Which is why the daily bag limit is 10 pike per day and 9 of them have to be under 22 inches. Its a serious problem.
I would hope that you MN guys would be harvesting them every chance you get. The Y bones are a PITA, but they are awfully good to eat.
I would but the last thing I want to do is clean fish when I get home at 2-3 in the morning. |
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| Something that I didn't use but would have if I had caught one, at Temple Bay Lodge, part of our package was fish cleaning/filet. For two bucks, they will do the Y bones in a pike in addition to basic filet. That would be two bucks well spent for me. I always make the dog's breakfast out of that and seldom keep pike for that reason, feel I waste too much. Guys I went with said normally they get some while jigging for walleyes, but not this trip. |
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| Kirby, I agree. I don't mind the taste of them out of colder water, but they are a pain in the rear to clean because of the y bones and slime. I have a friend that pickles the smaller ones and that is a great way to utilize an abundant, easy to catch resource. |
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