Labor day pike 9/5/16
 

Got out around 3 pm today. Not 3 am. F'n crazy, right? I had to cover every square inch of my flesh with clothing and sunblock so I didn't turn to ash or dust lol.

Hit the "other" river in search of toothy critters. It's been about 5 months since I last targeted them. Managed 6 fish with about twice as many swipes and dropped fish. They ranged from hammer handle to 33". It was nice to be out during daylight hours although I received a tongue lashing when I got home. I can't win these days!

Snapped a couple pics. The mud makes it tough to take great shots...

Last shot--the count with the count lol. Gotta love dad life!

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Nice day man-
And the tongue lashing u get for fishing or anything else- seems like it was worth it

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Hahaha..u need that costume!!!

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Nice pike! Tell me, can you actually see in the daylight? Figured you'd have nocturnal vision by now lol.

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6 pike is a good day!

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6 is def good, can't remember the last time i caught that many in one shot. i've stopped fishing there as much due to the productivity way down from what it used to be a couple of years ago. used to get to a good spot and pull out 6-7 fish ranging from 27-33" like it was nothing. spots have changed, tactics changed i guess. brought my stuff to hit it today, see what happens.

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And the Jigman fishes during the day! Amazing! Nice fish from the Millstone buddy! Solid action indeed! Good stuff! These Pike are capable of swimming for miles and miles if a food source isn't there, or if the water gets too warm like it has been! They'll travel looking for suitable conditions so they don't rollover and die!

2012! I walked up to one of my spots in late August to find 10-12 Pike floating all over the place! That was a very warm year! Water temps, forage, rain, VERY IMPORTANT!:D

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Tons of bait, bluegills and small bass where I fished Monday. Water was way low but a few spots yielded multiple strikes once the sun started to go down. I've had double digit days a few yrs ago. I guess the jon boat and yakker spooked the fish longer than expected with the lower water. Yet to get one over 34" on that river.

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cool looking mud pike. the one with the spinnerbait has nice markings and color.two vampires out in the daylight what are the odds of that?great report:cool:

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Couldn't agree more...though it looks like some guys on here are finding the fish just fine. My old spots just aren't producing this year.