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i was fine with 30lb last yr with a 15 and 18lb pike caught i also like a huge deadbait just barely touching bottom, other than that big goldens or redfins. I have not had luck on big suckers but my buddy had a nice runner last yr on a decent size live sucker but lost it becasue he didnt listen to me and put too small of a hook on.
Nice fish in your signature !Now tell us the truth ....Did you catch them ?
Do you have any pike replicas or taxidermy on the wall ?
hey dryfly I can put u on a pike but we would have to go to maine to do it. let me know if your interested in doing that the week that I am up there and we can pick a day.
I have one 4.5 pound rainbow on a wall caught 15 years ago in the Newfound River on a red gray ghost that was bleeding.It was early January and terribly cold. Fish got under some shelf ice and got hurt.He hangs at The Camp restaurant in Meredith. I have released some beautiful bass that I should have got done up .... smallmouth at 5 pounds from Winni on the flyrod.Largemouth at 8 pounds from WicWaws ..Big crappie from WicWaws ...Some beautiful rainbows out of Winni ...I cant kill them ... gotta release them ... Sucks trying to get a couple of good pictures when you are by yourself too.But ... I wouldn't hesitate in doing a pike replica if I caught a decent one this year.Wonder what a 20 pound pike replica costs these days
Yeah I used to be good. Now I am just lucky.