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Title: Late report Bantam pike 2 27
Post by: spanky1 on Mar 01, 2011, 07:42 PM

With none of my usual fishing partners available for Sunday, I decided to hit the north end of Bantam (for the 1st time) solo. Armed with with access/parking info from a buddy I arrived at 7 and picked a spot blind. Not knowing the water at all I punched enough holes for 4 guys  ;D and began to check depths and set up my tipups. I set up live and dead baits from 6 fow to 15 fow and one of my dead baits in 9 fow goes off before I even finish setting up.

It had some weight and I thought it might be a small pike bit it was this fella...
 (http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/userpics/17/Frank-20952-227Bantam.JPG)

I finished setting up and started jigging. Action was pretty decent and I landed about a doz small perch and a few sunnies. I had another flag on the same dead bait and as I approached it I could see the T was flying! I set the hook and knew I had a decent fish. It made a few runs right at me, (I thought I lost it more than once), and a few screamers away. Nice fight and a solid fish.

 (http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/userpics/17/Frank-20953-227bantampike.JPG)

This was one FAT fish and it measured 32". Not huge but a very heavy fish and lots of fun to catch.  

I had 2 more flags that resulted in one more pickerel and a miss. All in all a good morning to be out for a few hours. Glad I was able to get out before the pike season closes there.

Title: Re: Late report Bantam pike 2 27
Post by: deadbait dave on Mar 01, 2011, 08:03 PM

nice pike, real fatty!

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Post by: metalfish on Mar 01, 2011, 08:05 PM

Congrats. Nice fish..

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Post by: mungo544 on Mar 01, 2011, 08:15 PM

 beautiful pickerel. nice fat pike. congrats.

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Post by: Jessox80 on Mar 02, 2011, 05:13 PM

Great fish! Pike of that size sometimes fight better than the giants.

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Post by: Hammertime-IceCube on Mar 03, 2011, 04:03 PM

great pike, fat as fat can be!

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Post by: mungo544 on Mar 03, 2011, 07:19 PM

Beautiful fish.

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Post by: Yoda on Mar 03, 2011, 08:00 PM

way to go.  nice fish

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Post by: bassMASSter on Mar 04, 2011, 10:23 AM

great fish...that pike is a hog

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Post by: Matt_Atkins on Mar 04, 2011, 11:15 AM

nice, both look like they are getting ready to breed, I take it that pike in bantem are reproducing?