msgdan
12-03-2013, 06:17 PM
With crazy work for the rest of this week and hunting next week, I don't think I will be hitting the river with a rod for some time. After 10 hours in a tree in PA yesterday without seeing a deer, I did a few morning things around the house and it was just too nice out not to put the kayak in the river for a couple of hours before work.
90 minutes in a few "can't miss" spots, without even a follow. After not feeling too good about getting my last pike of the year, I made another cast into a spot I hit on the way away from the launch. This time I threw the spinner bait and it got slammed by a good pike! After a few good runs, I was able to get the fish near a bank for a picture. Upper 30's, and I think the fattest and heaviest pike of the year. I wish I had a better picture of the size and girth of this fish, but I was lucky to even get a couple pictures before he twisted back into the water with a big splash.
Now it's time for stripers and a few more days in the woods.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/msgdan/Lastpike2013_zps929434fb.jpg (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/msgdan/media/Lastpike2013_zps929434fb.jpg.html)
Danny V
90 minutes in a few "can't miss" spots, without even a follow. After not feeling too good about getting my last pike of the year, I made another cast into a spot I hit on the way away from the launch. This time I threw the spinner bait and it got slammed by a good pike! After a few good runs, I was able to get the fish near a bank for a picture. Upper 30's, and I think the fattest and heaviest pike of the year. I wish I had a better picture of the size and girth of this fish, but I was lucky to even get a couple pictures before he twisted back into the water with a big splash.
Now it's time for stripers and a few more days in the woods.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s183/msgdan/Lastpike2013_zps929434fb.jpg (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/msgdan/media/Lastpike2013_zps929434fb.jpg.html)
Danny V