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Flipper
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 Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:07 am Post subject: Pike Fishing |
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Anybody want to do some pike fishing on Saturday? I will go anytime and anyplace. Haven't benn out much at all. Scared to go alone with all the snow and this being my first year. I have everything including an auger. Just need someone to go with.
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pikePERSUADER1
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| i was thinking of going to bantam or beseck sat. or sunday with a few friends, i'll let you know if were going |
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Flipper
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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That would be perfect. I love Bantam, but Beseck would be cool too. I've never been there. I'm in either way if you guys go.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:19 am Post subject: |
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its crazy how fast the pike are breading in Beseck. i have seen a lot of reports with pike being pulled through the like at beseck. Pike are not even a listed species there lol. good luck guys.
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Flipper
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:48 am Post subject: |
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I have been targeting pike alone for over a year now (except when stripers run) and I had never heard of pike in Beseck except on this site. I do know of some other lakes that have them even though not many people know about it. They do seem to take hold pretty quick in the right conditions. I think they are great for fishing. I know the bass guys don't like them, but they do weed out the abundant smaller fish. Sure, there may not be as many bass in a pike lake, but the size of your catch increases.
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PECo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:03 pm Post subject: Hey! |
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Well, I'm a bass guy who likes northern pike and, for that matter, chain pickerel.  Tiger muskie stocking, anyone?
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Flipper
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Peco - Why don't you join us  
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toptech
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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The problem with pike is when you are fishing for bass in a tournament or for recreation and your throwing a $18 Lucky Craft and a pike comes by and decides he wants to eat...its a little annoying and costly. You cant blame the fish of coarse but it doesnt mean that it doesnt really suck.Between Bantum, the river and mansfield hollow I cant tell you how much Ive lost in baits.
Give me a steel leader and a huge spook...and I love pike.
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roofman
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject: pike |
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| where did you catch that monster in the pic? |
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Flipper
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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It came out of Bantam in Oct of last year. It was in 2' of water and hit a big live minnow being towed behind the boat under a bobber. The pike came out of the water when it hit like a Great White hittin a seal! I knew I had one because it sounded like somebody did a cannonball off the back of the boat.
Toptech - understandable about loosing expensive lures. I wish I had that problem at Mansfield Hollow, though. I spent a month and a half fishing 6-8hrs every weekend without even a hit. I can't figure out what and where they are eating at that lake.
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PECo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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It's too freakin' cold out there, Damian! My fingers stopped working from the cold yesterday. If there's a Hell, it's cold, not hot.
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Flipper
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Phil - I hate the cold, too. But I haven't done any real fishing all winter and it's killin me. Especially when I got all the stuff for ice fishing this year. It is going to be a lot warmer this weekend than it has been lately -----35 degrees!!!! Yeah baby! I'm gonna wear shorts! 
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pikePERSUADER1
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| Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| going to beseck tomorrow |
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Flipper
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| Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:56 am Post subject: |
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sweet! what time?
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