Bank Beaters, BEWARE the Bear......

[NorthJerzyG]

Had an unusual Saturday off today so I put in a couple hours of work this morning. Made our way down river pickin away at some small pike, all below 20". Then as we rounded a bend, we saw a good sized black bear hangin out by the shoreline.

Whipped out the phone and got a couple quick pics in case he took off, which he didn't. Not being a very wide stretch, as we motored by we couldn't have been more than 30/40 ft away. He never really acknowledged us but we were both holding oars just in case he charged and the motor failed, lol.

Later on, pops battled, and lost to, a real biggun pike. Got em close enough to see em and he shook it loose. Would have been hard to get a hand around his head, thick!! Ehh, maybe next time. Nice day out, couple fish, and the BEAR!!