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Hillsfisher
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biggest fish of my life!
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Jan 31, 2022, 08:27 PM »
Yesterday I was fishing a small 10-acre lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I have caught many small pike out of this lake, but nothing led me to believe that there was anything of this size in this tiny lake. I was fishing for panfish and had a couple tip ups out baited with my favorite pike bait (hot dogs). I decided to move one, drilled a new hole but saw that it was only 3 feet to the weeds beneath. Perhaps out of laziness, I decided to give it a try for a bit. Twenty minutes later the flag went up. I got there and it was spinning slowly. I grabbed the line and instantly knew I was holding on to the biggest pike that I have ever battled! She made insane strong runs, then got down into the weeds and stopped. I could do nothing but wait.... After several minutes I felt her trying to get out of the weeds and gave her enough slack to do so, then the fight was back on. Finally got her near the hole and saw her for the first time. I was weak in the knees and excited beyond belief! Got her head up the hole and was able to grab her and pull her out. It was 41 inches long and a girth of 24 inches! She was released quickly after a few pics. I caught the queen of the lake for sure! Goes to show, do not overlook tiny lakes, they can hold some big fish!
After almost 50 years of fishing, I have not had many chances lately to say that I caught my biggest fish ever! I know that others have caught bigger, but I am still floating on the high from this catch and wanted to share the experience.
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Nofishem
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Jan 31, 2022, 08:40 PM »
Congratulations, that's a true trophy and will be a prize memory! Thanks for sharing.
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ICEHOLE
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Jan 31, 2022, 08:46 PM »
Beauty pike! To think they got even bigger! I bet she's not the only big girl in there
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meandcuznalfy
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Jan 31, 2022, 08:47 PM »
Nice, that's a pig
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Coosangler
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Jan 31, 2022, 09:12 PM »
Very nicely done 🙂
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Kourcha
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Jan 31, 2022, 09:17 PM »
Nice fish some may have caught bigger but there is something to say for those monsters that surprise you coming out of a small pond, especially if its a pond you fish a lot on. If I were you id still have quite the high from a situation like that congrats sir!
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SpitzoMT
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Jan 31, 2022, 09:25 PM »
Monster fish.....Great story.....Congrats to you !!
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Arctic Addict
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Jan 31, 2022, 09:36 PM »
Priceless, well done sir.
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Ascott3006
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Jan 31, 2022, 10:55 PM »
Congrats. A hot dog? I've heard of it but thats proof!
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eyeflyer
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Jan 31, 2022, 11:06 PM »
Congrats, nice fish
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Ice Junkie 76
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Jan 31, 2022, 11:35 PM »
Very nice fish, congrats
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icefishman
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Feb 01, 2022, 03:49 AM »
Sweet fish
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Neil McCauley
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Feb 01, 2022, 03:59 AM »
That thing is obese.
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straightShot
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Feb 01, 2022, 05:03 AM »
Great fish! Congrats!
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Adironzach
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Feb 01, 2022, 05:14 AM »
Congrats! Love a great story accompanying a new PB
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homemadespud
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:15 AM »
Beauty, thanks for sharing
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kpd145
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Shove 'em in
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:18 AM »
Thats a huge gator!
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Light liner
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:33 AM »
That’s great, nice fish.
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:37 AM »
Great fish, Congrats man!
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Raquettedacker
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:40 AM »
That’s awesome congratulations…👍👍
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MumbleSEED
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:45 AM »
Cheers sir that's a nice fish!
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ICEOHIO22
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:49 AM »
That is a good one for sure. Well if you cant find any panfish i think i know where they went.
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jimhaney08
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:51 AM »
Nice catch! Congratulations.
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FishDoc_1
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:55 AM »
That's a beauty! Congratulations.
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Feb 01, 2022, 07:59 AM »
Nice pike, congrats.
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Fireg529
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Feb 01, 2022, 08:08 AM »
Nice fish….. hot dog?
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cwavs1982
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Feb 01, 2022, 08:33 AM »
Congrats Hillsfisher!! Very nice surprise on the end of that panfish rod! That's a very good memory.
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ChrisL
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Re: biggest fish of my life!
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Feb 01, 2022, 08:55 AM »
10 Acre pond, wow! Nice fish.
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P Meyette
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Feb 01, 2022, 09:03 AM »
very nice fish
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Sylvanboat
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Feb 01, 2022, 09:11 AM »
How does a 10-acre pond create that large a fish?
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