Esox Luciano
08-31-2016, 11:29 PM
Had a nice few days on the water lately and also had some good company to keep me sane while the bite was slow. I guess starting from Dundee Falls looking for a biggun that shredded my braid under a rock, I got to score a few smallies & a small black crappie. The best smallie(12”-13"), took me straight under a rock in a snag and I literally waited and worked around him for about 7 minutes until something gave and he was free from the snag. Was expecting more just from the battle he gave me, these guys got fight!!
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160824_165024_zps00zgilns.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160824_165024_zps00zgilns.jpg.html)
Next day was relaxing with the Chica and switched from trying for monsters to just trying...still a workout for me!!!:D:D Got to see a nice school of smallies, didn't want ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING! Another nice school of Lm with some perch in the mix. A few great blue heron. And also heard the streaks of a really close vulture. It flew through some wooded area and SOMEONE :rolleyes: thought it was a bear, so we packed up quick n called it.:p:p
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_151604_zpstk6tmiux.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_151604_zpstk6tmiux.jpg.html)
This guy took it deep and after removing the hook from his throat, tried reviving him for 10min but just kept going belly up. So I ate him for breakfast😆! Pretty good to, my 1st time trying perch actually!!
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_172953_zpsm3rjdxok.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_172953_zpsm3rjdxok.jpg.html)
Back to the river the next day with a celebrity appearance by my buddy Sal!! Shot the shit, threw some back & scored some fish. I landed 1 pike, and set the hook on his 1st, cherry popped!! Then he landed two more decent pike on his own and landed a respectable river bruiser in the process!! Hope to get him out there more!🍻
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1783_zpsphx1ocfn.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1783_zpsphx1ocfn.jpg.html)
Back at it the next day working the homemade lures again. Been having some really good results with the wooden jerkbait. So much so I had to resecure the hooks today because they felt a little shaky. But besides a few others, here's the largest of the esox I've gotten off of my homemade stuff. This girl taped out at 37” and weighed 8 1/2lbs! Hope my hooks stay secure, cause there's definitely more to come.
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160830_161051_zpsqvfzcjvr.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160830_161051_zpsqvfzcjvr.jpg.html)
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160824_165024_zps00zgilns.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160824_165024_zps00zgilns.jpg.html)
Next day was relaxing with the Chica and switched from trying for monsters to just trying...still a workout for me!!!:D:D Got to see a nice school of smallies, didn't want ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING! Another nice school of Lm with some perch in the mix. A few great blue heron. And also heard the streaks of a really close vulture. It flew through some wooded area and SOMEONE :rolleyes: thought it was a bear, so we packed up quick n called it.:p:p
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_151604_zpstk6tmiux.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_151604_zpstk6tmiux.jpg.html)
This guy took it deep and after removing the hook from his throat, tried reviving him for 10min but just kept going belly up. So I ate him for breakfast😆! Pretty good to, my 1st time trying perch actually!!
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_172953_zpsm3rjdxok.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160827_172953_zpsm3rjdxok.jpg.html)
Back to the river the next day with a celebrity appearance by my buddy Sal!! Shot the shit, threw some back & scored some fish. I landed 1 pike, and set the hook on his 1st, cherry popped!! Then he landed two more decent pike on his own and landed a respectable river bruiser in the process!! Hope to get him out there more!🍻
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1783_zpsphx1ocfn.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1783_zpsphx1ocfn.jpg.html)
Back at it the next day working the homemade lures again. Been having some really good results with the wooden jerkbait. So much so I had to resecure the hooks today because they felt a little shaky. But besides a few others, here's the largest of the esox I've gotten off of my homemade stuff. This girl taped out at 37” and weighed 8 1/2lbs! Hope my hooks stay secure, cause there's definitely more to come.
http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a573/Realdeal47/Mobile%20Uploads/20160830_161051_zpsqvfzcjvr.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Realdeal47/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160830_161051_zpsqvfzcjvr.jpg.html)