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antgogz 04-15-2012 10:14 AM

Passaic River
 
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Hi everyone I am new to this site and do all types of freshwater fishing. In the spring I feel that the Passaic River is at it's best. I headed out last Tuesday morning around 9 am and within 10 minutes my shiner came to the top and a nice pike about 36 inches rose to the top and stared at it for about 20 seconds and just ambushed my shiner. It was probably the best pike strike I have ever seen. I was tiring him out and he took drag and went under a log and broke my line. I went back the next two days later in the day and didn't get a bite. Friday morning I got up and saw that it was a nice day and had to go back since I was on a mission to get a pike. Sure enough I hooked one smaller pike around 25 inches that was fat. Threw my line back out and BAM! Hooked into a nice pike and this time I wasn't letting this one go. I got him onto shore and sure enough it was the one I had lost. The other hook was still in it's mouth. It was 36 inches just as I predicted. I was glad I went back because I was angry all week about the one I had lost. I am sure you guys would feel the same. Here are some pics. I was alone so couldn't get the pic I wanted which sucks. The smaller one is on top and the second two pics are of the bigger one.
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NorthJerzyG 04-15-2012 12:20 PM

Re: Passaic River
 
Nice Fish!! On a fly rod no less. What type of line on you use in there?

AndyS 04-15-2012 12:41 PM

Re: Passaic River
 
"fly rod" :confused:

Anyway, welcome to the site, thanx for the post and pike photos !

antgogz 04-15-2012 01:10 PM

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Jersey G, Thanks but it was not a fly rod. It was actually a 7 ft St. Croix Mojo Bass rod lol. A lot of my friends use steel liters. I don't like doing that. I use 15 lb power pro with a 15 lb flourocarbon liter. I think I catch more fish with the flourocarbon. However, I may switch to 20 because lately I have lost a couple of pike.

NorthJerzyG 04-15-2012 08:23 PM

Re: Passaic River
 
Oops. At a quick glance, the bobber looked like a low mounted reel on a fly rod. Too busy checking out the fish. :rolleyes:

njfisherman1975 04-15-2012 08:39 PM

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Nice toothy critter there...way to go!


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