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Offline Smelty88

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Monster Gator
« on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:27 AM »
Yesterday me and some friends fished Marshfield Res. We went back and forth about were to fish either there or green river res. It is a longer ride for me as i was traveling from St. Albans. So we fished most of the day with very little to show for it I caught two perch both about 11 inches two very small pike and about 500 dink perch all under 4 inches. There has to be 500 million of those little perch in there. we were talking about picking up soon before we lost light as it was going to get colder out. It wasn't much longer after that that my buddy said you have a flag. We got over to it and it looked like the trigger had barley been set, I began to take up line and it was slack nothing there. i pulled in about 5 feet when i suddenly picked up a log! It began to come towards me but once it got near the hole took off like a rocket. I fought her for a while and final got a glimpse of her as she passed the hole, she was a MONSTER! She ran a few more times and i was finally able to get her head turned up the hole but was unable to get her she then took off again. This time wrapping the line on the back side of her jaw. we got her back under the hole and my buddy went in after her up past his elbow. Major assist goes to him on this one! 41inches 16.2lbs. Biggest fish i have ever caught!
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Think I'm gettin abite my flag's twitchin
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Offline Registered Kayak

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #1 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:30 AM »
Good job! That is an awesome pike!
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Offline spot

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #2 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:42 AM »
nice!
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Offline fishingidjit

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #3 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:43 AM »
Nice pike ! Maybe  she will clean up some of those pesky perch for you  !
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Offline varmonter

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #4 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:47 AM »
Now thats a gaff man!!  Ha !!  Nice fish .. congrats.
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Offline JMailbox8

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #5 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:48 AM »
Nice fish dude!
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Offline Old Goat

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #6 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:52 AM »
now that's a pike great fish and great story especially on the save by your buddy     can't keep less than 40 inch here
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Offline dickbaker

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #7 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:59 AM »
 ;D :tipup: Beautiful Pike and great way to end the day ::)
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Offline gogetthegaff

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #8 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:01 AM »
Awesome trophy. That one will be tough to top.
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Offline 124countryboy

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #9 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:05 AM »
Congrats. One for the story books.
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Offline PenguinIII

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #10 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:06 AM »
Nice job getting that monster ! Also nice to have a good friend willing to put their hand down a hole full of Pike teeth!
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Offline TRT

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #11 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:11 AM »
Congrats on catching and releasing that beautiful fish...
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Offline bootstrap

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #12 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:18 AM »
great fish congrats. did you release it?
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Offline perch bait

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #13 on: Jan 08, 2017, 01:22 PM »
Congrats on the great Northern!  Very fat! She's definitley been gorging herself on thousands of perch. 40+ inchers seem to be extremely elusive and catching one is a HUGE accomplishment, in my mind.  :thumbsup:  Maybe someday I'll get to catch one that big. It certainly takes a lot of luck to get one to bite and a lot of skill to get them up the hole, seeing as how the big ones know exactly how to throw a hook or break you off!
Great Job Smelty88. That's one for the photo album!
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Offline CamoAndTieDye

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #14 on: Jan 08, 2017, 03:10 PM »
Awesome fish and great story, buy that gaff man a beer!
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Offline Bailbuster

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #15 on: Jan 08, 2017, 04:51 PM »
Quote from: Old Goat on Jan 08, 2017, 09:52 AM
now that's a pike great fish and great story especially on the save by your buddy     can't keep less than 40 inch here

20" here stupid stupid law " ours not yours
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Offline Bailbuster

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #16 on: Jan 08, 2017, 04:52 PM »
Nice job on both parts!
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Offline Shawndale1

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #17 on: Jan 08, 2017, 05:01 PM »
Awesome fish!! I've seen some monsters in that res in the spring up shallow. I wish the state would introduce walleye in there to help with all those small perch. Same goes for Groton IMO.
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Offline RedMister

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #18 on: Jan 08, 2017, 05:10 PM »
Yes! Awesome fish! Congrats! Nice read too!
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Offline Smelty88

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #19 on: Jan 08, 2017, 06:18 PM »
I let her swim to see another day! Only way she will grow for me to catch her when she gets to be 46 inches!

Quote from: bootstrap on Jan 08, 2017, 10:18 AM
great fish congrats. did you release it?
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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #20 on: Jan 08, 2017, 06:20 PM »
Funny you say that we were actually talking about this when we were out there!

Quote from: Shawndale1 on Jan 08, 2017, 05:01 PM
Awesome fish!! I've seen some monsters in that res in the spring up shallow. I wish the state would introduce walleye in there to help with all those small perch. Same goes for Groton IMO.
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Offline potatoe

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #21 on: Jan 08, 2017, 06:22 PM »
nice catch
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Offline MadflyfishingVT

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #22 on: Jan 08, 2017, 06:28 PM »
Quote from: Shawndale1 on Jan 08, 2017, 05:01 PM
Awesome fish!! I've seen some monsters in that res in the spring up shallow. I wish the state would introduce walleye in there to help with all those small perch. Same goes for Groton IMO.


Couldn't agree more!
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Offline keithm87

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #23 on: Jan 08, 2017, 06:56 PM »
Here is a better picture of the fish with the real hero of the day (who picked the lake, picked the spot, got on the ice 2 hours before the others in -7 weather to secure the prime location, and went almost shoulder deep in the hole to gill the beast)... That hero of course is myself!

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Offline shiveringjoe

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #24 on: Jan 08, 2017, 07:09 PM »
It looks a lot bigger in smeltys hands! Nice work both of you and thanks for putting her back.
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Offline pokholes

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #25 on: Jan 08, 2017, 09:28 PM »
Congratulations on the Nice Pike and release!
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Offline troutcrazy

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #26 on: Jan 08, 2017, 10:50 PM »
Wowwwww!  Nice fish!
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Offline fishy1

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #27 on: Jan 09, 2017, 05:04 AM »
wow big pike . congratulations to both.
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Offline pikeaddict

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #28 on: Jan 09, 2017, 06:31 AM »
Congratulations, great pike!
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Offline VT Mountain Musky

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Re: Monster Gator
« Reply #29 on: Jan 09, 2017, 07:37 AM »
It was an awesome trip and definitely an incredible fish, glad I was there to watch it all take place, cant wait to get back after them again
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