My First Northern

  • Kentucky Boy 75
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 130
    May 19, 2014 at 7:17 am #1355823

    On Saturday my son and I went fishing for northerns again. I had a small bass nail a Scatter Rap Shallow around 11am. I gave him that lure hoping he would catch something a few casts later. I put on a normal running Scatter Rap crank hoping to keep catching fish as well. A few casts later, crank crank pause, crank crank wham! I had my pole double over with sporadic runs on the drag. This was the biggest fight I have had from a fish and possibly the most fun I have had landing my own fish ever. It measured 25”. I want to do that again soon!

    We were only able to fish a few more minutes and we had to get home for lunch. I’m confident my son will get his first northern soon enough…he can’t wait, and neither can I.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    May 19, 2014 at 7:20 am #1411068

    Very cool! What area are you fishing?

    Sharon
    Moderator
    SE Metro
    Posts: 5475
    May 19, 2014 at 7:41 am #1411078

    Awesome fish and what a great picture!

    patk
    Nisswa, MN
    Posts: 1997
    May 19, 2014 at 9:51 am #1411107

    Way to keep at it! Congrats and great pics.

    deertracker
    Posts: 9253
    May 19, 2014 at 10:05 am #1411110

    Quote:

    Very cool! What area are you fishing?


    Should be the Maple Grove area. Can’t wait to get a picture text of Wyatt with his.
    DT

    Kentucky Boy 75
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 130
    May 19, 2014 at 10:05 am #1411111

    Quote:

    Very cool! What area are you fishing?

    Maple Grove. A couple was walking by just as I was reaching down to pick em up and offered to take the picture for us. What timing.

    Kentucky Boy 75
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 130
    May 19, 2014 at 10:08 am #1411112

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Very cool! What area are you fishing?


    Should be the Maple Grove area. Can’t wait to get a picture text of Wyatt with his.
    DT

    Don’t worry. You should get it about 30 seconds after we let it go.

    trophy19
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 1206
    May 19, 2014 at 12:44 pm #1411164

    Looks like 3 Rivers Park – Fish lake.

    jeremy-liebig
    mpls
    Posts: 1455
    May 19, 2014 at 12:56 pm #1411166

    Super cool! Congrats on your first. There will be many, many more to come. I can feel your excitement though your post. Just wait what happens when that first Muskie is sighted, caught, follows. Feel free to send a PM. I’d be more than willing to get you on the water in search of mr. Northern pikes bigger cousin.

    maddog
    Park Rapids Mn.
    Posts: 171
    May 19, 2014 at 4:08 pm #1411236

    If you are ever up north by Bemidji mn give me a hollar I usually fish alone and have an 1880 skeeter to fish out of. Give me a hollar

    joc
    Western and Central, NY
    Posts: 440
    May 19, 2014 at 4:16 pm #1411237

    Congrads I hope it is the 1st of many yet to come!

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    May 20, 2014 at 12:34 pm #1411446

    Well done! I know this has been your mission. That excitement you feel is awesome, especially with it being shared with your son. You’re in the right state for Northern and Muskie fishing!
    Keep it up!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 10, 2014 at 9:06 am #1415187

    Sweet! I knew it wouldn’t take long to get one.

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