21" pickerel on 2 lb test line
 

Yesterday I caught a 21" pickerel with a 1/32 oz jig on 2 lb test line in Carnegie Lake. Another fishermen took my picture with his cell phone camera, then sent it to my cell phone. It was too big too attach to this thread so I'll try a link instead: http://www.myspace.com/my/photos/myphoto/59790787/Album. I got very lucky with pickerel on 1/32 oz jigs and 2 lb test line this year, landing 19.5" and 18.5 " fish in the Millstone River and the 21" in Carnegie Lake. Didn't get chopped yet.

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well done!!!!!!

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Not trying to be an a$$ or to rain on your parade but Im curious as to how many poor pickerals you lost and that still have jigs/lines stuck in their throat and mouths suffering?

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Used to fish for them with 4lb test all the time and was never cut off. Even when they swallowed something, the line seemed to stay right between their teeth. Only broke off a few big fish at my feet because I always forgot the net and sometimes they would squirm out of my hand.

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Darn freshwater bluefish...bite me off all the time on 10 lb line...maybe 4 lb is the ticket

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"Didn't get chopped yet." in my original post means "NO POOR PICKERALS" were lost. I don't target pickeral while ultralight jigging and hook none most years. Your post is out of line and anti fishing. You don't know what an outstanding fishing achievement is. You need adult supervision before making erroneous posts on the Internet.

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Ok buddy... some nice tough talk from behind a keyboard..... An outstanding fishing acheivement is landing a fish you dont expect or wasnt targeting on light tackle, but from your original post it sounds as if your specifically targeting pickerals on ultra light gear which is reckless and ignorant with no regards for wildlife safety and that is out of line and anti-fishing.....

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Could be a line size thing. I like fishing the light stuff for them because they usually aren't exciting fighters.

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Not this crap again,can't we all just get along.

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Ikr!!

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Totally understand both points of view...I didn't think he was specifically
targeting pike with a 1/32 oz. jig...just happened to catch a few...but if he was with 2lb. test , it is a little iresponsible....
Everyone seems very quick to bash each other in somewhat harsh ways...
Its up to the site moderators to keep an eye on this and squash it in a timely matter before the bashing gets out of hand....

Everyone also seems very quick to ASS-U-ME what the other guy meant...
and we all know what assuming does...^;)