Author Topic: Pickeral (nuisance or fun)?? (Read 4002 times)

dk_kon · « **on:** Jan 15, 2008, 12:37 AM »

I've definately heard both viewpoints while out on the ice, I was curious wether you guys dread a pickeral bite, or wait hopefully for one. Personally I love to catch the energetic little buggers especially once they get some size to them. What do you think?

walkonwater1 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 04:44 AM »

Jig stealing pains in the butt.

kappydick · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 05:38 AM »

Quote from: walkonwater1 on Jan 15, 2008, 04:44 AM

Jig stealing pains in the butt.

I agree but sometimes they can save you from a fishless day

fingerlaker · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 06:20 AM »

Fun to catch....great entertainment for kids!!!!! Feisty little buggers!!!

adkRoy · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 06:28 AM »

Great fish to bring kids or newbies out to fish for. Almost garunteed to bite and you can catch some big fish.

jbscowboy99 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 06:34 AM »

i think if any fish i land on my line is fun to catch. from that BIG laker to the little fellas. wouldn't be much sport to it if ALL the fish were big.
good fishin JIB

bart · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 06:37 AM »

They do save the day on fishless days. When a kid feels their tug and then a nice size, toothy fish come on the ice, it makes their day! FUN!!!

coldbum · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 06:38 AM »

They are fun and I most definitely go out a couple times a year and target them!
I have even been known to fillet a few every couple years. If done right, no bones and very tasty!

gunner · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:21 AM »

Catching fish and being cold-vs- being cold. I'll take catching the fish.

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:51 AM »

It depends. If I'm tipup fishing fishing, its alright, because it keeps me busy. However, when I'm jigging for crappies, I hate thinking I've hooked a big crappie, only to find out that its a dink pickerel, who's swallowed my jig. I'm not usually too happy to see them at that point.

-Zach

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 10:52 AM »

A couple lakes I fish for Pike have them and they come with the territory when targetting Pike (Northerns). They are great for when bringing the kids or when the bite is slow, but for the most part I consider them bait thieves.They pretty much fight like a dish rag, absoulutlely no fight at all. It seems as though they have a never ending appetite. I wish we could geneticaly alter their feeding habits in to the fish we desire more.

scavengerj · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 10:54 AM »

I look at them both ways. They can be a real PIA but on a slow day they can be alot of fun.

Black_Ice20 · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 11:05 AM »

It all depends on what your fishing for. I love to catch them in the summer on the ultra light when fising for perch but, nothing is worse than losing expensive crankbaits or jigs when fishing for bass. All in all I feel the positives out weight the neg.

bigredonice · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 11:25 AM »

Lets see...

they pull hard and are fun to catch

they are necessary on most lakes to keep the panfish in check

they are delicious if filleted correctly

They get my vote!

flags a flyin · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 11:49 AM »

I have respect for any fish that i catch. i hate seeing them frozen sitting right next to a hole. I did throw a fish on the bank to die for the first time in many years this year. it was a round goby. my vote... fun

swampthing · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 12:36 PM »

Quote from: dk_kon on Jan 15, 2008, 12:37 AM

I've definately heard both viewpoints while out on the ice, I was curious wether you guys dread a pickeral bite, or wait hopefully for one. Personally I love to catch the energetic little buggers especially once they get some size to them. What do you think?

I think there fun for me but im only ten. I like them because they put up some what of a fight. but my dad slt dosent think there good for any thing. $:-\$

jflood · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:08 PM »

I was reminded of an saying while fishing with my 4 year old son a few weeks ago..."one mans trash is another mans treasure". He had a great time chasing flags and pulling up pickerel all morning long. I am actually quite grateful for pickerel because if we didn't chase flags and catch fish it might have been his last time going. Instead, he cant wait to get back out and ice fish.

Honestly, I ticks me off to see any fish laying on the ice like trash. Some kid would love to catch that nuisance fish and so would I.

madmichael365 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:16 PM »

useless bait thieves

PACKMAN241982 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:21 PM »

I would say that there fun. Most of the time when nothing else is hitting you can usually get the snakes to start. I do agree with chenbasshead. Im not happy when im jiggin for bull gills and i think i got a slammer on then i find out its a snake and its just cut up my two pound test. But hey thats fishing and i love it. So I say yeah there fun.
Packman

pikeslammer · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:25 PM »

depends what kind of moo dim in but most of the time i love to catch them especially when they have some size to them

bucketbass · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:26 PM »

i dont really mind reelin in any fish just dont like how they make my perch shy away

Skunker · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:30 PM »

When they are around all you see is

. So in my mind that is a great thing.

GAMBELL · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 08:36 PM »

Pickerel are one of my favorite fish. I think they are one of the coolest looking fish also. Like Skunker said flags fly when they are around.

Brooks · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 15, 2008, 10:25 PM »

God made them for us to catch and eat -dream for something better

IFISHY · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 16, 2008, 06:43 AM »

its all in the tackle i love catching them when i have light tackle out. plus it keeps the kids fishing because they can catch lots and some size all on there own.

Jack Magnum · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 16, 2008, 07:16 AM »

Quote from: bigredonice on Jan 15, 2008, 11:25 AM

Lets see...

they pull hard and are fun to catch

they are necessary on most lakes to keep the panfish in check

they are delicious if filleted correctly

They get my vote!

I have a brother-in-law that loves them ground up and mixed into a potatoe cake.L.G in Huddle bay has some real nice ones.

prtrout · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 16, 2008, 07:43 AM »

Better than catching nothing, but certainly wouldn't be my first choice.

TR19 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 17, 2008, 09:25 AM »

If I'm using tip ups, I don't like them but, I don't mind them.
If I'm jigging for perch, I HATE them.

If I'm fishing a bass tourney in the summer.... I DISPISE THEM...

Besides since they've taken off in Saratoga Lake, the number of pike has gone way down.

zigal65 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 17, 2008, 03:06 PM »

pickrel are funn to catch jus because they like to fight. they are so fun to fight on a jigging pole

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 17, 2008, 03:34 PM »

I have probably caught in the vicinity of 2-300 pickerel just in the past 3 or 4 years. Where are you guys catching these pickerel that fight? Northerns, Trout & Salmon fight. I'd put a 20 Laker, Brookie, or Brown up against a 25 inch pickerel and I gurantee that you could have the Pickerel filleted and on a grill by the time you get one of the trout in.. Pickerel fight, LOL. You guys are killing me.

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