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Wanna Fish
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 Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:58 am Post subject: Connecticut River 8/3/2013 |
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Fished the Connecticut River yesterday. Launched out of Haddam Meadows a 6:30am. Started out overcast then rain spurts. Just enough to be forced to don rain gear then it would stop.
Headed North and fished all the way up to the Pratt Power Plant. The Bass fishing was decent to start. Caught 12 by 9:30am. All between 2.5 and 4.5lbs. I jigged most of the time which worked well with Green Pumpkin Color Bitsy Bugs and Paca Craw Trailers. At 9:30am, as the weather front started to pass on an outgoing tide the bite shut off like a light switch. From the power plant we headed to Hamburg Cove and beyond. A few small ones here and there but nothing impressive.
Early in the morning I caught this!
At one point, the only way I could describe the hit is a baseball bat hitting a tree. This Pike, my first ever fought like a SOB. Considering I only had 12lb Fluorocarbon P-Line Clear I had to play it for a minute or two. Before I realized what was on my line I thought I had a 6+ Pound Smallie. After a awesome fight I landed this. I hooked another bu the P-Line didn't stand a chance. Felt the hit then nothing. Cut the line like a knife.
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avidangler
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| Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations on your first pike.Sorry to hear you lost what could have been another.Were you using a steel leader?Or were you not expecting a pike?
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Wanna Fish
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| Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Just using Flouro. Targeting bass. Never expected a Pike.
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avidangler
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| Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Wanna Fish wrote: | | Just using Flouro. Targeting bass. Never expected a Pike. |
Then double congratulations.No line snap and getting it in the boat.
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DCAJ
Joined: 04 Jun 2012
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Location: Berlin, CT
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| Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Nice pike.
I got one in the Mattabessett river on Saturday with a buzz bait also without leader.
I was lucky to get him in. |
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avidangler
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| Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| DCAJ wrote: | Nice pike.
I got one in the Mattabessett river on Saturday with a buzz bait also without leader.
I was lucky to get him in. |
Congratulations DCAJ.Hats off to you as well!
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