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| I figure it's a bonus as long as it's something I'd fish for otherwise. Snagged a carp in the tail once ripping a grandma. Had to be 30#.
First thought: "Got 'em!"
Second thought: "It's a BIG %^$&er!!"
Third thought: "This things going to break my rod..."
Fourth thought: "50"? 50#?!!"
Then I saw the scales...
Fifth thought: 'Ya gotta be kidding me!"
I still can't believe some guys don't eat pike....
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | No doubt when the target species is muskie we feel a little disappointment when it is something other than that, but heck.... a nice mid 20" northern is AWESOME to pickle!!
HappyHooker...you should try that sometime...no worry about y bones as I believe they dissolve when you pickle the fish, and with crackers....oh man....my mouth is just watering thinking about this....
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| esoxaddict - 3/12/2019 4:02 PM
I figure it's a bonus as long as it's something I'd fish for otherwise. Snagged a carp in the tail once ripping a grandma. Had to be 30#.
First thought: "Got 'em!"
Second thought: "It's a BIG %^$&er!!"
Third thought: "This things going to break my rod..."
Fourth thought: "50"? 50#?!!"
Then I saw the scales...
Fifth thought: 'Ya gotta be kidding me!"
I still can't believe some guys don't eat pike....
In my case, I never learned to properly filet them, get the y bones out and still keep most of the meat. It bothers me to kill a fish and not make good use of it. This winter I have watched a couple of you tube videos and hope to keep a couple in the upcoming season. I think pike tastes better than walleye, just need to do a better job of preparing and minimizing the waste. Late last fall I spent about 4 hours casting then switched to trolling and in 2 hours boated three nice pike which I released. Was kicking myself that at my advanced age, I still didn't know how to properly filet them. Hope to change that. |
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Location: Ashland WI | As soon as the ice goes out of the bay, most of the guys around here are trolling for salmon/trout. I like pike as well, so I head for the shallow, warming sloughs and cast for them. Much more enjoyable (for me) than trolling, and I really like to eat them as well. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | 14Ledo...
when the ice goes off, you fish the hot pond at all for walleyes? I know it can get crowded there, but man that can be fun...
I've done smallies one time up on the sloughs... Good time there as well..
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| esoxaddict - 3/12/2019 4:02 PM
I figure it's a bonus as long as it's something I'd fish for otherwise. Snagged a carp in the tail once ripping a grandma. Had to be 30#.
First thought: "Got 'em!"
Second thought: "It's a BIG %^$&er!!"
Third thought: "This things going to break my rod..."
Fourth thought: "50"? 50#?!!"
Then I saw the scales...
Fifth thought: 'Ya gotta be kidding me!"
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I did this exact same thing with a Mag Double Dawg and a 3-foot carp... Greatest 40 seconds of my fishing life... until I saw scales... (now surpassed by the 49.5 musky I foul hooked in the middle of its back near the Dorsal Fin that peeled line off a locked down 500 PG Tranx like it was 404 Zebco)
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Location: Ashland WI | VMS - 3/13/2019 12:56 PM
14Ledo...
when the ice goes off, you fish the hot pond at all for walleyes? I know it can get crowded there, but man that can be fun...
I've done smallies one time up on the sloughs... Good time there as well..
Steve
I usually stay out of the chaos around the hot pond. I troll a bit for walleyes after the spawn and they have moved out to the 12-14 foot range. |
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