Pike 9/5/15

[JDTuna]

Fished the river for a little while this morning. Got a bunch of decent sized fish in the mid to high 20's, with the largest being right around 30". Fish were still hitting sluggishly, and I had a few that would boil on the lure and bust the surface on it but miss it entirely. Only got one picture to save properly, but I'm pretty happy with the quality of the pictures on the Samsung Galaxy S6. Definitely much better than my prior phone.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/JL1981/pike%209.5.15_zpsxkhrrcei.jpg

[Chrisper4694]

Man it has to be hot in those waders!

[JDTuna]

Man it has to be hot in those waders!

Yeah it's pretty brutal. Better than ticks and poison ivy though.

[justin1982]

Where are you finding these guys? I haven't seen a pike in a week!

[MudCat08]

Where are you finding these guys? I haven't seen a pike in a week!

+1 I haven't found a pike in passaic this year yet.
Awesome job dude, looks like you're getting a few pike every day!

[Esox Luciano]

Yeah it's pretty brutal. Better than ticks and poison ivy though.

Amen to that!! Feel the same way. Nice catch man!
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[buzzbaiter]

Boots are s must. I wear shorts underneath to make it a bit less harsh but its still keeping in your body heat in which even a cooler days really makes u sweat.

I actually saw human foot prints in the mud the other week. That's just asking for some sort of infection.

[JDTuna]

Where are you finding these guys? I haven't seen a pike in a week!

They're throughout the river, they just move around in response to conditions. In my experience, I have found areas that tend to be very productive in low water conditions.

[JDTuna]

Amen to that!! Feel the same way. Nice catch man!
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Hey dude. I didn't get the pm. Could you resend?

[JDTuna]

Boots are s must. I wear shorts underneath to make it a bit less harsh but its still keeping in your body heat in which even a cooler days really makes u sweat.

I actually saw human foot prints in the mud the other week. That's just asking for some sort of infection.

Yeah, I love the thick waders, even though they are very hot this time of year. They pretty much allow me to walk through any brush, thorns, etc without being cut. They provide some protection against any foreign object in the mud. Also, I can access the water from any point to land a fish, and I prefer to step in the water to release them rather than dragging them on the bank. Lastly, it protects against ticks, biting insects and any type of poisonous plant that may be found along the river.

[buzzbaiter]

I prefer to step in the water to release them rather than dragging them on the bank


EXACTLY! Too many photos of pike covered in all kinds of crap. You go out to the fish, you don't drag it onto shore. If your afraid of the water, well then maybe fishing isn't your sport.

Speaking of landing...if anybody lost a large, black Cumings landing net along the P recently, I found one. I stuck it handle first in the mud so its easily seen from boat. THis was just last week.