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Offline Blaine

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Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« on: Dec 01, 2006, 06:40 PM »
I got out with a friend of mine today ahead of the cold front today. The weather is changing FAST here today, we actually have tornado warnings in the state now  :o With the front blowing in, I figured this may be our best (last) shot at some open water pike... We weren't disappointed ;D

We used mostly soft plastics but also caught fish on big X-Rap Rapalas and spinnerbaits



The fish were following the baits back to the boat all damned day and blowing up right next to the boat. I think I hooked only one on a spinner bait right at the boat. I had a couple more mid sized fish on a bubblegum Houdini in deeper water and a couple on the X-Rap... They were POUNDING the Rapala today. There were no doubts as to whether I had a hit or not

 

 

 
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Offline tip-uptwo

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #1 on: Dec 01, 2006, 08:15 PM »
Beauty's  :)
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #2 on: Dec 01, 2006, 08:59 PM »
Nice looking  ::) Pike . CONGRATS
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #3 on: Dec 01, 2006, 10:02 PM »
very nice looking pike, I love to see the bubblegum pike plastics.  :thumbsup: WTG
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #4 on: Dec 01, 2006, 11:16 PM »
Now if we could just get some ICE
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #5 on: Dec 01, 2006, 11:32 PM »
great pike, were you working the soft baits slow on the bottom?
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #6 on: Dec 02, 2006, 04:54 AM »
Quote from: slipbob on Dec 01, 2006, 07:17 PM
Did any of those pike jump?  

Yes, three of them did  ;D
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Offline Blaine

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #7 on: Dec 02, 2006, 05:01 AM »
Quote from: pikemaster789 on Dec 01, 2006, 11:32 PM
great pike, were you working the soft baits slow on the bottom?

No, because we're in a river sytem we fish areas out of the current... This almost always means that we're fairly shallow, usually less than 8 feet. The plastics I use are called YUM Houdini Shads. We work them in the top 2 feet for the most part. They are a fairly heavy bait and by twitching them along, I can get a great side to side darting action out of them. Picture a Zara Spook on the surface... That same walk the dog action but underwater. Once you get used to working them, you can get them to go about 2 feet from side to side, Smaller twitches will tighten up the action. They wanted it fairly slow yesterday so there were a lot of pauses thrown in the mix
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Offline duck doctor

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #8 on: Dec 03, 2006, 06:29 AM »
Man, I am JELOUS!
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Offline MXFISHER656

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #9 on: Dec 03, 2006, 10:28 AM »
Man you got some nice pike there. Love those days when there hitting high in the water, and you can see it. Three jumpers to!!WTG always exciting to see fish that big jump!

I like the sounds of that Yum Houdini shad, and may have to try them out...... :tipup:
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Offline CTPiker

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #10 on: Dec 03, 2006, 11:09 AM »
Nice Blaine... That was a fun day... we got to get back out again soon... Maybe Friday??? If we don't have ice by then...

Tom
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Offline sunfishkid

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #11 on: Dec 11, 2006, 04:41 PM »
very nice pike.
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Offline Zorro

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #12 on: Dec 11, 2006, 05:59 PM »
Nice pike its good to see some other CT people
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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #13 on: Dec 11, 2006, 08:11 PM »
Nice pike!

Is there much pressure on the pike in the Connecticut? I'll bet most anglers don't target them do they?

Here are some pike and musky in the works in the background of my shop. I see a lot of them here in the upper midwest.

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #14 on: Dec 11, 2006, 08:25 PM »
Nice pike Blaine!  My dad grew up in Connecticut, and spent MANY MANY MANY hours fishing the CT River.  I was born in Willimantic, but my family moved to NY when I was only 6 months old or so...I really want to get to Connecticut sometime soon to fish that river...either pike or spring stripers!  Nice Job!

Taxidermist, I take it that most of those are old mounts that you're fixing?

-Zach
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Offline taxi1

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #15 on: Dec 11, 2006, 09:09 PM »
No, that is what they look like before the eyes are installed, the shrinkage is built up with an epoxy in the head area, fins coated, and they air brushed. Here's a pike after it's finished:



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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #16 on: Dec 12, 2006, 04:47 PM »
With the weather being what it is I'm gonna unwinterize my boat and head for the river!
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Offline Danderson

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #17 on: Dec 12, 2006, 07:28 PM »
Quote from: Smeltecca on Dec 12, 2006, 04:47 PM
With the weather being what it is I'm gonna unwinterize my boat and head for the river!


smart move, i was on the CT river above the enfield last month. all i got was a smallie, but i swear i had a pike follow my spinnerbait to the boat
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Offline flagnut

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #18 on: Dec 13, 2006, 08:17 PM »
I use to live in CT. for 5 years i was actually born there.
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Offline welch32

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #19 on: Dec 15, 2006, 10:35 PM »
Pretty nice
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Offline Blaine

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Re: Connecticut River Pike 12-1
« Reply #20 on: Dec 16, 2006, 07:41 PM »
Quote from: taxidermist1 on Dec 11, 2006, 08:11 PM

Is there much pressure on the pike in the Connecticut? I'll bet most anglers don't target them do they?

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There is a fair amount of pressure but the guys that really target them realize how special the bigger ones are and the great majority are C&R. Guys that choose to have a mount done usually get a replica...
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