Pike on the Fly - New PB

[akoop]

Grabbed my fly rod and launched the kayak in a new section of the river Saturday. It turned into a great day on the water, landed some nice pike including my new PB! Two pike were over 30" with the largest going 34".

Here are some photos from the day...

https://i.imgur.com/mPdPIhrl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vTnk9Vkl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6Y9u8Rbl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HgIzVi4l.jpg

[FASTEDDIE29]

Hell yessss! Beautiful river gator on the fly! Sick catch man! Way to get r’ done!!!:D

[ALK11]

Nice fish. Is this your overall PB or PB on a fly?

[thmyorke1]

Wow gnarly pike akoop! Love the streamer too.

[akoop]

Nice fish. Is this your overall PB or PB on a fly?

PB on a fly.
I caught a longer but less weight pike on a Chatterbait in a lake last season. This guy was definitely heavier and stronger, towed my kayak around a bit.

[AndyS]

Wow, I bet that was fun !

[JDTuna]

Sweet man! That's awesome you got the new pb! You got them dialed in for sure.

[bskies123]

That's outstanding!!! what size leader were you using?

[akoop]

That's outstanding!!! what size leader were you using?

I use 5' of 20lb mono then 18" of 20lb Rio Wire Bite tieable wire.

[Esox Luciano]

Looks and sounds like a blast on the fly! That river pic looks great! Congrats on the PB too, healthy looking fish!!!

[NJSquatch]

going to guarantee they haven't seen that lure before...great stuff

[Fun King]

That looks like great fun, I would love to try it. Are you able to paddle back to your launch spot?

[akoop]

That looks like great fun, I would love to try it. Are you able to paddle back to your launch spot?

When I launch I usually paddle upstream and then drift back down to the launch spot.