FTL Visitor Pic “Northern Pike”

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    Keymaster
    Posts: 2756
    April 9, 2003 at 6:39 pm #1243209

    This pic comes to us from Owen Eads. He was fishing on Red Lake Ont. This fish, 20Lb – 43″ is an awsome specimen… Owen, please tell us how you caught this monster ….

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    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    April 9, 2003 at 11:10 pm #263704

    Congratulations on a nice catch there Owen!!!

    TheGuide
    Northfield, MN
    Posts: 50
    April 10, 2003 at 9:25 pm #263785

    You got me jealous. I have caught a lot of Pike in the 15lb range but the 20lber has been avoiding me for my whole life. Granted I am only 22 but it still drives me crazy. Congratulations on your catch. Like I said….I am extremely jealous!

    Brian Amundson

    fireman731
    Miles, Iowa
    Posts: 574
    April 11, 2003 at 4:44 am #263835

    I caught him last July 19, on a fishing trip to Bow Narrows Camp. It was the last morning and we were working a submerged point 15-17 feet of water, casting out into 25-30 feet. I was using a Cabela’s 7′ Intercast rod with a baitcaster spooled with 20lb Fireline and no leader! Had just tied on a new lure, a 3/4 oz Rattlin Rapela in a shad color. I cast it out, let it sink, made about 2 turns on the reel and thought I was snagged up. Tried to free the lure, but to my suprise it started pulling back. after about a 10 minute smoking of my reel he was in the net ! We got about the last 7 minutes on video ! He had the whole lure in his mouth with 5 of 6 hooks set in. I was shaking so bad, I could hardly get the lure out. I did end up bringing him home to mount, figured he was a once in a lifetime fish. In our group of 10, we had 3 large Northerns…a 36″ caught out of a canoe ! A 41″ caught about 3/4 of a mile from mine. We will be going back again this year, need a hefty walleye to go on the wall next to the Northern, lots of 27-29″ walleyes up there, I had caught a 27 1/2″ walleye earlier in the week not 25′ from where I got the northern but threw him back, had a 29″ two years ago.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    April 11, 2003 at 4:47 am #263836

    Way nice story !!

    Quote:

    Tried to free the lure, but to my suprise it started pulling back. after about a 10 minute smoking of my reel he was in the net !

    Got me shaking reading it !!

    Thanks oe

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 11, 2003 at 9:24 am #263849

    I agree with ecnook! I’m not sure what was better, the picture or the story! Thanks for sharing!

    “It’s better to be on the river thinking about God, than to be in church thinking about fishing”

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