chalkhorse
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Good luck and good fishing...
happy piking, folkses...
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tuhlapsss
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going upto balsam and help get rid of the growing population of pike tomorrow 
BackwoodsBassr
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I am PUMPED! gonna do some urban fishing...nooo idea what awaits lol.
FishingNoob
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nice. What you catch it on?fishing89 said:Local urban fishing at its finest ...
lost one about the same size just after this one
Cody309
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Targeted pike and pickerel; on the fly this evening.. ended up with lots of sunfish, and rockbass.
These are two of my main species to catch on the fly this summer so hopefully things go better next time
These are two of my main species to catch on the fly this summer so hopefully things go better next time
Mr. Bassturd
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lol I totally forgot it was pike opener I was fishing a west trib todayfor steelies(yes I know most of u are done with steelies but this is my first year fishing for them and well im addicted) anyways my second cast felt a decent strike and was expecting chrome but it didnt fight like one so i figured maybe a smallmouth or a rainbow then he gets close and all i see is teeth and i realize its a pike and as i was determining my approach and gettin my pliers out he shook his head and spit the hook out (saved me the trouble anywayslol)
Then on the next cast i get a big strike it was a big male steelie he hit my line ten feet from me and i was using my back up rod a 6 foot rapala (crappy tire special)and he started a run then turned back on me and jumped so he spit the hook then nothing I stayed for a couple hours it was a good day except for losing my spoon it wouldnt e a day of fishing if i dont catch a tree or to
Then on the next cast i get a big strike it was a big male steelie he hit my line ten feet from me and i was using my back up rod a 6 foot rapala (crappy tire special)and he started a run then turned back on me and jumped so he spit the hook then nothing I stayed for a couple hours it was a good day except for losing my spoon it wouldnt e a day of fishing if i dont catch a tree or to
Mr. Bassturd
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Mr. Bassturd said:
FishingNoob
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Neat.fishing89 said:
masfish
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Nice fish to open the season with.fishing89 said:Local urban fishing at its finest ...
lost one about the same size just after this one
My opener consisted of quite a few OOS bass, including one huge one. All were unhooked and safely released, pronto. Only hooked into one pike all morning, and it felt like a big one, but lost it because I forgot to tighten the drag on my brand new reel, which I bought specifically for the opener.
I guess my exitement overwhelmed me; lesson learned the hard way. Also lost both my red-&-white and orange diamond spoons due to snags.
Mr. Bassturd
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lol atleast im not alonemasfish said:Nice fish to open the season with.
My opener consisted of quite a few OOS bass, including one huge one. All were unhooked and safely released, pronto. Only hooked into one pike all morning, and it felt like a big one, but lost it because I forgot to tighten the drag on my brand new reel, which I bought specifically for the opener.
FishingNoob
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That sucks, but atleast you got out! Fishing is not just about the fish...masfish said:Nice fish to open the season with.
My opener consisted of quite a few OOS bass, including one huge one. All were unhooked and safely released, pronto. Only hooked into one pike all morning, and it felt like a big one, but lost it because I forgot to tighten the drag on my brand new reel, which I bought specifically for the opener.
masfish
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For sure. Even a non-productive day on the water is good fun. I just felt kinda bad because I didn't want to disturb the bass spawning grounds. After every bass caught I moved to a new spot, only to run into more bass. Wish I'm so lucky come the end of June!FishingNoob said:
As for the lost spoons, it's just another excuse to go lure shopping
rich_ace_G
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this is the best time to fish pike with flashy metals. dollarama spoons are good. I use them at this time for pike fishing. I like using them without leader not because they're cheap. there's something about they're wobble that doesn't look great with wire leaders.
Pike open all year round up at Balsam, went up there also but was targeting walleye. How did you make out up there? we got into cpl musky n few pike and a walleyetuhlapsss said:going upto balsam and help get rid of the growing population of pike tomorrow
FishingNoob
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Ya it can be hard to avoid oos fish. Hooked into 1 bass last friday fishing on 2lb test, with a worm under a bobber for sunnies, moved on and did not meet another...masfish said:
