Author Topic: 14lb northern caught on 4lb line! (Read 1436 times)

quackshack · « **on:** Feb 08, 2012, 06:47 AM »

I caught this 14lb northern on 4lb fluorocarbon at in inland sea in 56 feet of water

oldcatamount · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 06:54 AM »

Ya know, I was just thinking about what kind of line to buy, and when I saw your picture, I decided on florocarbon! One heck of a pike on that light line! Good job!

quackshack · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 06:56 AM »

Thanks this line exceeded all my expectations

oldcatamount · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 07:18 AM »

Is it hard to tie knots in flurocarbon line? I've heard it's tough to work with.

pikeaddict · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:15 AM »

Quote from: oldcatamount on Feb 08, 2012, 07:18 AM

Is it hard to tie knots in flurocarbon line? I've heard it's tough to work with.

Easy to tie knots, esp with that light of line. I tie Palomar knots, and never had one slip. When you get in the 40lb and heavier line it gets a little tougher, but still do-able.

pikeaddict · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:17 AM »

Nice job with the pike by the way! Goes to show you, if you play them out like you are supposed to, you can still land those gators with no issues on light line.

quackshack · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:18 AM »

That it does, I played it out for awile

pikeaddict · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:19 AM »

How long was it, 35-37 inches?

coldsteel · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:29 AM »

Quote from: pikeaddict on Feb 08, 2012, 08:15 AM

Easy to tie knots, esp with that light of line. I tie Palomar knots, and never had one slip. When you get in the 40lb and heavier line it gets a little tougher, but still do-able.

palomar knots all the way babbby!!!! Great fish

WildFisherWomanVT · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 11:14 AM »

Thats awesome! Great play!

woodab17 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 01:11 PM »

I tie the 60# all the time. Takes a tiny bit more effort but have never had a real problem.

NH piker · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 04:09 PM »

Nice Pike. I'm still searching for one like that. I am fishing close to you now and I know its only a matter of time. I only use floro line. I like the kind that goes invisible when wet though sometimes tough to see when you need to reknot.

quackshack · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 05:22 PM »

NH piker, I was actually fishing for salmon when I caught this one so I got lucky. I guess luck was on my side that day. I played it out and let it take as much line as it needed. I think I got it up to the hole maybe five of six times before it took out 50 yards of line.

quackshack · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 05:23 PM »

it was 36.5 weighed and measured on the ice

TWHALEN · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 05:40 PM »

nice Job pulling him in nice and easy!!
I was the guy that came over when you got that flag

quackshack · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 05:48 PM »

yeah, thanks again for the help! I swore it was a big salmon at first knowing how deep the water was!

Fish-On-VT · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 08:46 PM »

Nice Fish

mempfree · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 09:02 PM »

Its funny, how alot of individuals, think Northern Pike, are just in shallow water, but it goes to show you, that they are not. Nice fish.

quackshack · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 08, 2012, 09:29 PM »

yeah that proves it right there, I was in deep water and it was set down just a foot under the ice

vtpike · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 09, 2012, 12:57 AM »

Some of my largest Northerns come fishing for browns right under the ice over deep water. They really seem to scavange at first and last light...good fish!

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