Groundhog Day Piking
 

Braved the cold for some Pike today and it didn't disappoint. First cast I hooked up with something decent but lost the fish. A few minutes later I landed this guy on the husky jerk, measured out to 30" and healthy. Had a few bobbers go under, lost a couple but managed to land a couple. My buddy picked up a well-fed guy on a shiner, very healthy as well. I snagged into a fat carp as well, but it "kicked" the hook when I tried to horse him in :p .

Packed it in around 4pm, good day to be out there. Water was high and cold.

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nice fish!!! Look nice and healthy!!!

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Amazing. I see so much trash on the ground there, and yet the pike are fat and healthy. Way to give winter the finger!

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They should call you the Pike Whisperer! You're always catching good pike. Nice job!

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Trash along the Passaic River - what a shocker :rolleyes: Its what I call high-tide debris:p The Passaic is good for that. All kinds of flotsam and jetsum in the woods along it.

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Nice work!! Some awesome fish there!

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Healthy looking fish despite the area in which they live.

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beautiful markings on them, husky jerk/bobbers go under? am I missing a technique or did you mean your buddy with the shiner?

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Had a bobber/shiner rig out there while we casted lures. Wasnt expecting much love on the lures with the 38 degree water temps but they wanted both. Got 2 more today, with the one pulling off some nice acrobatics. ...cant believe how fiesty these things are even in winter!

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Great catch brother. Good to see your on the fish.

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nice!

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Nice catch!! Love the pink watering can, bait bucket in disguise? Jk, lol...........

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Catch of the day was actually a skeleton on a tricycle toy on my buddy's lure lol. Hands down best bycatch. Wasnt sure Happy Meal toys were in season though lol.

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nice job skunk

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Congrats!

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