Author Topic: First gator (Read 3359 times)

MA bass fishing · « **on:** Feb 21, 2009, 12:25 PM »

Well I have been pike fishin all year and today it finally happened. My first gator. 37.6 inches long. Did not have a scale but it was fat. It was around 17lbs I have pics and will post later. Took me at lest 15 mins to land it on 45lb florcarbon. Played the fish like it was on 6lb test. What a good day

FishingNewEngland · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 12:35 PM »

Way to go! Waitin' for the pics!

MA bass fishing · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:28 PM »

Quote from: eyesfishing on Feb 21, 2009, 12:33 PM

45lb line?! 15 minutes?!

Took me 10 minutes to fight an 18lb carp on 8lb line. Your numbers must be off, or you just let the fish roam around willingly.

Ok pike have shrap teeth that break the line. I broke off to pike this year one on 45lb floricarbon and the other on 50lb power pro braid you have to play the fish till it wants to come up the hole

troutaddict33 · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:45 PM »

Quote from: eyesfishing on Feb 21, 2009, 02:37 PM

Still sounds strange to me. I know that pike have sharp teeth, but they aren't really saw-like as the carp's dorsal fin, which can actually saw through any line. With 45lb line I'd just be using it like a rope to tug on.

Bull, ive caught tons of carp and never had one's dorsal fin cut the line. the chances of having line break to pikes teeth on the other hand is obviously very high.

Sounds like a nice fish MA Bass, can't wait to see the pics myself. not sure why so many people here feel they have to give others a hard time.

Madpuppy · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:46 PM »

Carp's Dorsal Fin?

?

paqman · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:47 PM »

Pike and carp are two totally different fish,

any half wit can catch a turd fish

Nice job MA Bass

short circuit · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:48 PM »

Good goin' MA bass fishing

GrizlyGarou · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 02:52 PM »

Sweet! Some day I'll be in the 'caught a pike' club, too.

Did you catch it on a tip-up?

hoppy · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 03:04 PM »

eyefishing............ .......what is your deal?
how about "nice catch" or "good work"? instead your only comment is about doughting this guys fighting time with the damn pike. are you kidding me? he could have played it for 45 minutes for all i care.

troutaddict33......... ...i see this alot here. you always have somebody who wants to play report cop.

MAbassfishing.....nice work and time has finally paid off. i just got bigger tip-ups so next year i will also try for my first pike. cant wait to see the pictures.

Doggz1 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 03:17 PM »

Quote from: eyesfishing on Feb 21, 2009, 12:33 PM

45lb line?! 15 minutes?!

Took me 10 minutes to fight an 18lb carp on 8lb line. Your numbers must be off, or you just let the fish roam around willingly.

Way to go on the pike bro....AND AWESOME JOB TAKING YOUR TIME LANDING THE BAD BOY...PIKE FISHING IS NO JOKE AND LANDING THEM IS ABSOLUTELY THE HARDEST PART......SMARTER TO TIRE THE FISH OUT THEN TAKE A CHANCE WITH HIM SNAPPING YOUR LEADER........BEING GENTLE AND TREATING THE PIKE LIKE A FINE LADY IS THE BEST WAY TO GET EM IN

AS FOR YOU CARP BOY......GOOD LUCK IN ALL YOUR FUTURE PIKE FISHING...YOUR GONNA NEED IT.................... .........ESPECIALLY WITH A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE LIKE THAT

Pike Bait · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 03:26 PM »

Nice job with the pike...you played the fish right.

The minute you start horsing a BIG pike in is when you'll get cut-off.

Good Job

Madpuppy · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 03:27 PM »

I've been sitting here for the last half hour trying to equate a Pike's teeth to a Carp's dorsal fin? I don't fish for Pike as much as you guys do, but here in Nebraska we have plenty of Carp and in 40 years of fishing them I don't recall that I have ever lost one because he cut my line with his dorsal fin. Are the Carp built differently in Mass?

Roncarr · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 03:32 PM »

Quote from: Doggz1 on Feb 21, 2009, 03:17 PM

BEING GENTLE AND TREATING THE PIKE LIKE A FINE LADY IS THE BEST WAY TO GET Em in

Great quote Doggz I like it. And great fish it takes a lot not to get excited and start fighting fast. I've seen a few poeple land good fish with floro it looks tough being so gentile. I use steel and you got big brass ones using floro

Way to go and great fish

pics asap Please.

MA bass fishing · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 04:11 PM »

I am still fishing now and about an hour ago I broke off another Pike. I have been fishing for pike all year (4-6 times a week) and only hooked maybe 5 of them, 2 of them were today and only landed 2 this year. I have found trying to catch that trophy pike is one of the hardest things to do in ma.

Romey · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 04:49 PM »

nice job on the pike!

eyesfishing, i dont think I have ever heard a more ignorant tool in my life than you. you might think your a tough guy on the internet but I bet when someone confronts you in person you coward and crawl in the corner.
you need to watch what comes out of your mouth.

FROZEN SHINER · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 04:59 PM »

wow what is the deal

,he gets a good catch and this is what it goes too.we all like different fish and i personal dont fish for carp

.i fish for pike when you get a flag

its like turning on a switch in your body you get nervous

cause you know its a once in a life time chance and it could be the MONSTAH.enjoy his story and soon to be pics and save your bad comments for your self.carp fishing could be the same way but just think if you posted your best and you get a comment like you said

,it doesent need to be said its a fun site so keep it that way. :thumbsup:and if you want to post like that stay in your state we are all friends here.GOOD CATCH TAKE ALL DAY LONG NEXT TIME YOU FIGHT ONE AS LONG AS YOU GET IT IN.

FishingNewEngland · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 04:59 PM »

Enough jabber! Back on topic, got pics!

Junior88 · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:03 PM »

Nice going on that pike ! My dad and I each caught a big pike last season on the same day while perch fishing. Mine was a couple inches short of the 40 inch requirement , my dads was a keeper. We were both stoked. Haven't caught a carp through the ice yet !

Buck762 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:08 PM »

I fish pike with 10lb test mono leaders, and you better believe I baby them up to the hole. Nice pike man, Thats a beast too for your first pike

FullTmeDad · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:13 PM »

Everyone chill out. Keep on the topic of fishing. Please don't let one negative poster cause trouble.
FTD

MA bass fishing · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:21 PM »

unoman · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:22 PM »

Nice job and very nice pictures.....ignore the junk talk...you did a good job...

K

Massfisher · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:29 PM »

First of all , at about 9:45 on the lake i start cooking some food for breakfast and my phone is dying, so i put it on vibrate and as i am cooking some food in 30mph, winds my phone is vibrating, and i am wondering when it will just power off. Now it is beeping and vibrating and i am like **censored**. so i pull my phone out and my buddy is on the line saying monster pike, come help me so i throw the stove out of the bed of my truck. I ripp across the lake in my truck going as fast as possible. I get there jump out of the truck to see this huge pike go by the whole. About 15 minutes later this fish finaly turns its head up through 16 inches of ice. so i shove my bare hands down the hole and snag the pike as its head started up the hole.
I pulled it out of the water and we all checked it out then i open its mouth to take the hook out and it is only hooked by a little piece of skin on the top of its mouth. if he did try to muscle this fish in it would of be gone.

some crapy cell phone pics for now.

troutaddict33 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:51 PM »

eyesfishing, ever heard this song?... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GcVnhNjWV0

oh yeah, nice fish too!

pikehead · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:53 PM »

O YA !!! NICE PIKE CONGRATS SOUNDS LIKE YOU PUT YOUR TIME IN AND IT PAYED OFF GOOD JOB

Stealth · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 05:59 PM »

Great fish, must have had a wonderful time coaxing it in. Way to go!

FROZEN SHINER · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:00 PM »

nice fish guys whats up massfisher

Bailbuster · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:02 PM »

Quote from: paqman on Feb 21, 2009, 02:47 PM

Pike and carp are two totally different fish,

any half wit can catch a turd fish

Nice job MA Bass

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Nice Fish!!!!!

Hey paqman tell how you really feel.BB

crazycrawler · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:19 PM »

Great looking Pike congrats on a successful catch

Redhead · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:30 PM »

Nice meeting you on the ice today and good job catching and releasing your P.B.
Obviously you know how to fish the flouro, I could tell you knew whay you were
doin' when I seen your boots....Muckboots rule!!!Seeyou out there again

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Author Topic: First gator (Read 3359 times)