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Flipper
Joined: 21 May 2010
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Location: Enfield
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 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: 2 in 1 Bantam |
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I haven't posted in a while so I'll do a 2 for 1. Hit Bantam twice this month, once early and again this Sat. Both times I fished from about 6:30am till noon. Both times were on the tail end of a cold front and it was freezing and windy.
First day I caught a 24"-26" pickeral on a golden shiner which annoyed my because I thought it was a pike. Then I caught the meanest fish in the lake - a 1.5lb largemouth that tried to eat a 10" golden shiner. I don't know what he was thinking as he couldn't possibly have swallowed it. Pickeral was in North cove and largey in South. Both shallow in weeds.
Next time I only got one but it was a small pike (28") around the corner from South cove on the west side way back in the corner. This one was on a white sucker again shallow in weeds.
Both days I was fighting the wind and cold and had a hard time doing what I wanted. On a side note, I saw my first ever river otter on Sat am in South cove. It swam around chirping at me for a while while it was diving for and crunching snails right next to my boat. That was the highlight of both trips. Had some other hits but nothing else landed.
Almost forgot, in North cove in the middle my fishfinder lit up like I have never seen it before. The largest school of fish I have ever marked. I dropped a small jig/grub down and started pulling up big white perch. They were too big to use as bait though, so I threw them back. Nice and easy with good sized ones for those that like to eat them.
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Fishface
Joined: 02 Jan 2008
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Location: New Britain
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| Nice report Flipper |
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DirtyDawg10
Joined: 27 May 2009
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Location: Granby, CT
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Nice report! Just stop calling 28" pike small until I can catch one bigger then that  Did you find the big pickerel fought harder than a pike of similar size? |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:27 pm Post subject: Nice. |
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I have yet to catch a fish that was marked by my finder. I was on the water for six hours today and it didn't mark any fish. Not one! But I had a great day, anyway. Report to follow.
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Flipper
Joined: 21 May 2010
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Location: Enfield
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure about the fights because I use pretty heavy gear. I think the smaller pike have more stamina than a bigger one, though. They don't pull as hard but last longer. The big boys tire quickly.
Oh - another thing - we were talking about braid strength and pike before. I went to the store to pick up some more spiderwire and found that it is not made nearly the same way that it used to. I have an old spool of the original when it first came out and it was called spiderwire because it actually had a thin wire that the braid was wrapped around. The stuff out there now seems week and flimsy to me. I wouldn't trust it. Thats probably why the 50lb seems popular as opposed to the 30lb. Now I know why. Got to find me some of the original. That stuff is tough!
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Flipper wrote: | Not sure about the fights because I use pretty heavy gear. I think the smaller pike have more stamina than a bigger one, though. They don't pull as hard but last longer. The big boys tire quickly.
Oh - another thing - we were talking about braid strength and pike before. I went to the store to pick up some more spiderwire and found that it is not made nearly the same way that it used to. I have an old spool of the original when it first came out and it was called spiderwire because it actually had a thin wire that the braid was wrapped around. The stuff out there now seems week and flimsy to me. I wouldn't trust it. Thats probably why the 50lb seems popular as opposed to the 30lb. Now I know why. Got to find me some of the original. That stuff is tough! |
I've used Spiderwire since it first came out in 1994...I don't think it's changed that much, but it does cast much easier than it used to. The basic 50 lb. moss braid has always been easy to cut with a sharp knife of scissors though, so you may not want to throw away your steel leaders just yet.
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pikePERSUADER1
Joined: 07 Dec 2010
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definitely still use leaders, the advantage for using it for pike is that it has tons of pulling strength and no stretch at all,which lets you set the hook better in their tough mouths, try 40 or 50 pound flouro leaders instead of steel wires as they have much less visibility  |
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hi pP1!
Hmmmmmm  Tried the last 2 years using 60 lb. test Flouro as leader for Pike.
Lost a number that fought hard and sawed right thru it 
Went back to steel leaders -> Pike don't seem to care one way or the other 
Still what ever works best
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DaveyDave
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i have been using Ande Tournament Mono and have been frayed a little but have yet to catch anything bigger than 31...but also have my own quick strike rigs made up with AWC 65lb black wire that i feed through dead baits...all depends on water clarity depth and cloud conditions...
just my .02 cents |
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