Back in the 70's my boss used to come to work every morning and always had a huge pike in the shop bathtub! I was a great pike fisherman but couldn't understand how an old man who had no fishing rod or even a single lure caught these 15 to 25 lb pikes every day??? Well after a couple of months he showed me a spear gun which I never seen before and said he could practically choose his pike since they didn't fear him at the bottom of a lake full of them
Actually he needs to stop moving around up there that pike has a lateral line that senses every movement for yards away and notices the hole in ice which makes him hungry but not stupid!!
We fish the same way except that I don't release as the end state is to eat and not impale fish mouths - purpose. You can lessen your perceived frustration during minnow bites by setting the hook instantly as after bite as long as one hook is no longer visible. With a firm set you'll hook the pike upon immediate bite 99% of the time. Don't approach the hook setting as one generally does during tip-up fishing. This technique is an entertaining and filling way to fish, evening though I don't find catch and release entertaining, but unnecessary. You can buy an electric chainsaw and fill it with a thick edible oil for lube to cut that hole much faster. Drilling 10-12 holes is lost time on ice. 2 person flip over setups have sufficient space and are a faster than a hub, while not susceptible to wind strike like a hub even when anchored, because you are sitting in the sled of a flip over. These are lessons learned from experience but understand it all costs money. Good luck.
Awesome video!
What lake you in Youngblood?
I pity the foo
This is EPIC!
Here before you start catching whales and swordfish
Why’d you go do that Youngblood?
Try Lake Sturgeon in WI. 2012 State Record was 212#, 82"
Back in the 70's my boss used to come to work every morning and always had a huge pike in the shop bathtub! I was a great pike fisherman but couldn't understand how an old man who had no fishing rod or even a single lure caught these 15 to 25 lb pikes every day??? Well after a couple of months he showed me a spear gun which I never seen before and said he could practically choose his pike since they didn't fear him at the bottom of a lake full of them
Why not pull the artificial so he just has the live minnow to concentrate on ?
They just weren't hungry.
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Too much hardware on that sucker minnow, Delete one of the hooks and use a bit smaller hook
I don't know much about fishing but that beast is sexy!!
Based on the structure of the lake I can tell you where this is at. If you'd like to collab let me know. Nice vid bud!
When you catch a pike that anemic, give him a sandwich and let him go.
Would’ve subbed, but you need better lighting!
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Actually he needs to stop moving around up there that pike has a lateral line that senses every movement for yards away and notices the hole in ice which makes him hungry but not stupid!!
No, you don't need better lighting, but you can cut the sound effects. Your commentary is entertaining - sufficient.
We fish the same way except that I don't release as the end state is to eat and not impale fish mouths - purpose. You can lessen your perceived frustration during minnow bites by setting the hook instantly as after bite as long as one hook is no longer visible. With a firm set you'll hook the pike upon immediate bite 99% of the time. Don't approach the hook setting as one generally does during tip-up fishing.
This technique is an entertaining and filling way to fish, evening though I don't find catch and release entertaining, but unnecessary.
You can buy an electric chainsaw and fill it with a thick edible oil for lube to cut that hole much faster. Drilling 10-12 holes is lost time on ice. 2 person flip over setups have sufficient space and are a faster than a hub, while not susceptible to wind strike like a hub even when anchored, because you are sitting in the sled of a flip over. These are lessons learned from experience but understand it all costs money.
Good luck.
You don't know anything