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Offline 200fisher

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The Eagle has landed...
« on: Mar 04, 2011, 04:43 PM »

Elevatorman and I decided to do something different today, so off we went to catch a pike. I guided he and a friend of ours to a MA lake that I haven't fished in almost 30 years.

As we were setting up, we were visited by this guy... It seemed like a good omen.





We had quite a few flags resulting in small picks and small bass until E-man landed this... 30-1/2 inches, 8 lbs.-4 oz. Most of the blood on the fish was from the gash on Scott's hand :o.





Certainly not a trophy Northern, but a nice fish, nonetheless. Especially since none of us had targeted pike in a long time. I'm sure the guys that post their pike pictures on this site will recognize the lake we were on by the swirly shoreline  ;D.

Scott had the hot hand as he soon after landed this 4 lb.-15 oz. largemouth.



This made for a great day. I love it when a plan comes together. All fish were released. We will do it again. Like icing on the cake, these girls were waiting in my back yard when I got home...





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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #1 on: Mar 04, 2011, 04:45 PM »
Now that is a wonderful day with nature and fishing. Great photos
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #2 on: Mar 04, 2011, 04:49 PM »
Lucky you brought that camera
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #3 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:05 PM »
A fine day my friend, a fine day.




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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #4 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:06 PM »
Great fish and Pictures Mike
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #5 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:15 PM »
Looks like you guys had one hell of a day, those are some nice looking fish!

Hey tell me E-Man didnt try to lip that guppy? with all the blood on his hands and the smile on his face It doesnt look like he was feeling much pain.
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #6 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:20 PM »
Well, maybe it was something like that...

and with the adrenaline pumping and all...
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #7 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:29 PM »
I don't know, watching a friend lip a pike could be part
of a good day fishing.  As long as it isn't me  ;D






"I will never stop targeting trophies, every skunk is one skunk closer to a giant "  RC

"We're going to sit around the shanty mama...."  Johnathan Edwards

"If you are going out there to figure it all out by yourself, well, ice has a
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #8 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:32 PM »
nice pics bud....we gonna see you on the salt this year?

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #9 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:34 PM »
Absotively!!
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #10 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:54 PM »
Fins ,feathers and fur. Looks like you had a great day. Thanks for the nice post!
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #11 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:56 PM »
Awesome pics!

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #12 on: Mar 04, 2011, 05:58 PM »
Nice fish :tipup:and pics :tipup:
no flag just a perch doin a drive by 

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #13 on: Mar 04, 2011, 06:16 PM »
great pictures,and nice fish also
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #14 on: Mar 04, 2011, 06:24 PM »
Mike thanks for taking me to your old stomping grounds i was happy just seeing that eagle everything else was a bonus again thanks.ps MY EAR IS BURNT OFF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. ;D ;D GREAT DAY ALL AROUND. O YEA NICE VENISION IN THE BACK YARD. ;D ;D
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #15 on: Mar 04, 2011, 06:36 PM »
What a great day.....WOW .....fantastic pics

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #16 on: Mar 04, 2011, 06:57 PM »
GREAT pics..love the nature shots....
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #17 on: Mar 04, 2011, 07:00 PM »
I saw a black squirrel at whites this fall. Have a pic, will post.
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #18 on: Mar 04, 2011, 07:08 PM »
great post mike!
Matt300 and Repete as young-bucks teaching the bucks how to fish!!! this is where we separate the men from the ladies!

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #19 on: Mar 04, 2011, 11:22 PM »
thats awsome
looks to me like heaven ;D ;D
:) Ill be home soon.:)

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #20 on: Mar 05, 2011, 06:31 AM »
I don't know, watching a friend lip a pike could be part
of a good day fishing.  As long as it isn't me  ;D
Too funny Capt. Thanks for an awesome post 200. What a great photo op.

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #21 on: Mar 05, 2011, 11:11 AM »
Looks like you guys had one hell of a day, those are some nice looking fish!

Hey tell me E-Man didnt try to lip that guppy? with all the blood on his hands and the smile on his face It doesnt look like he was feeling much pain.
There was no lipping involved bob just a good gash from the gillplates o yea how was it working yesterday?FISH ON!
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #22 on: Mar 05, 2011, 01:05 PM »
There was no lipping involved bob just a good gash from the gillplates o yea how was it working yesterday?FISH ON!

I didnt figure you would have lipped it but in the heat of fighting a fish we all can make a mistake. O works great, I love my job.... 30 more years till retirement  :'( :'( :'( :'(  No unions for the self employed
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #23 on: Mar 05, 2011, 02:03 PM »
thats cool stuff!!.....good variety to keep things interesting!

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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #24 on: Mar 05, 2011, 08:59 PM »
good job guys !!! hey mike you have any pics of those white turkeys in your back yard waiting for them from your neighbor.i have never seen a wild white turkey plus 2 of them.they have to be inbreeds or something ?
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #25 on: Mar 05, 2011, 09:18 PM »
Awesome day!
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #26 on: Mar 05, 2011, 09:24 PM »
good job guys !!! hey mike you have any pics of those white turkeys in your back yard waiting for them from your neighbor.i have never seen a wild white turkey plus 2 of them.they have to be inbreeds or something ?

I'll look thru my files. Only had one hanging around, but she was here 2 years in a row. I'm guessing she was an oddity, not inbred.
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Re: The Eagle has landed...
« Reply #27 on: Mar 06, 2011, 12:48 PM »
hey I'm glad the coyotes didn't get all the deer this year.nice fish I like to see the pics that have the date on them and its not some guy showing us the same fish they caught in 1992 but they said they caught it yesterday.good jog

 



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