When you least expect it,"EXPECT IT!" That is just the way it goes. You can land a 48" pike hooked in the lip edge & next time the lure or bait maybe half way to its ass! Always have a few leaders made up. You can just open the snap & put on another. You can get your lure back when you clean it,which I've done many time.
@notagain8661 creek chubs are literally everywhere..bait guys and myself get em from local rivers on a regular basis...absolutely nothing special about em!
I use 50lb mono filament & barrel knots & snap swivels at both ends for 24" leader. Gold snap for sure at the bait or lure end & black at the upper. They go near invisible in the water where wire & cable does not, so less fear & less wild miss strikes at shiny colors where you dont want them. The gold snap adds to appeal at bait or lure end,the like gold best. I still check these leader often for abrasion, those northern pike have very sharp fine bed of teeth that is very destructive & meant to snag,cut & hang on to prey fish though scales & all. Very destructive to any line. The 50lb mono let's baits,spinners,flatfish & spoons have a better more natural action than metal leaders.Besides, 2 foot metal leaders are not common.
Ok,broke you off like a Northern will certainly do. We have monsters near me,I'm experienced with that problem on light tackle. I have questions? What lb test? What strength & length leader? If I knew I could put you in the ball park for possible size. It obviously inhaled it to ingest all your leader & get its teeth on your line. I have gotten so,I use long homemade leaders of 50lb mono 24" long with 40lb snap swivels at both ends,because that has happened so many times on shorter leaders. It takes a 36" pike to reach past a 12" leader on average some time 30",depends on the strike & swallow. I've caught 36" northerns with teeth mark rings & missing scales in the smack middle at the 18" mark. So no,18" might not be enough? These clunkers inhabit the same waters as all the other fish & you never know when that will happen or on what bait? For instance I was fishing trout stream side in april with spinners & hook & garden worms in very cold waters,just after ice off. Wasnt even night crawlers,was too cold to find them so just dug garden worms from sod clumps. 8lb test 1 foot eagle claw pre leadered snelled hook when it happened. I almost had that bastard landed creek side not 4 feet away & 1 big KICK & SNAP AS ITS BACK BROKE THE WATER'S SURFACE. LETS try 5 foot (60" or so) its side was as wide as a salmon. My motto - when you least expect it, "EXPECT IT!!!"
Really nice walleyes! Fun trip for sure! Thank you for sharing my friend! Good luck with everything!
Awesome Walleyes Scotty!
Dang, I miss ice fishing in Minnesota. Always had a great time! Those were some nice fish.
Not bad Trapper!
Always like the (local lake) Local to where, Nokomis or Lake of the Woods!
Local is a lake that's in close proximity to where I live
@@330Maniac yep-point.
Outstanding job once again buddy.
Beautiful fish brother.
When you least expect it,"EXPECT IT!"
That is just the way it goes. You can land a 48" pike hooked in the lip edge & next time the lure or bait maybe half way to its ass! Always have a few leaders made up. You can just open the snap & put on another. You can get your lure back when you clean it,which I've done many time.
Nice !
those creek chubs had a long journey to get to that hook!
@@MinnowMan they probably came from a (local bait store) too. 🤭
@notagain8661 creek chubs are literally everywhere..bait guys and myself get em from local rivers on a regular basis...absolutely nothing special about em!
Yeah of course, I'm sponsored by my local bait shop 😂
I use 50lb mono filament & barrel knots & snap swivels at both ends for 24" leader. Gold snap for sure at the bait or lure end & black at the upper. They go near invisible in the water where wire & cable does not, so less fear & less wild miss strikes at shiny colors where you dont want them. The gold snap adds to appeal at bait or lure end,the like gold best. I still check these leader often for abrasion, those northern pike have very sharp fine bed of teeth that is very destructive & meant to snag,cut & hang on to prey fish though scales & all. Very destructive to any line. The 50lb mono let's baits,spinners,flatfish & spoons have a better more natural action than metal leaders.Besides, 2 foot metal leaders are not common.
Those were nice eyes won't see many complaints on them
What portable is that ?
You should make a great fish sandwich
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Ok,broke you off like a Northern will certainly do. We have monsters near me,I'm experienced with that problem on light tackle. I have questions? What lb test? What strength & length leader? If I knew I could put you in the ball park for possible size. It obviously inhaled it to ingest all your leader & get its teeth on your line. I have gotten so,I use long homemade leaders of 50lb mono 24" long with 40lb snap swivels at both ends,because that has happened so many times on shorter leaders. It takes a 36" pike to reach past a 12" leader on average some time 30",depends on the strike & swallow. I've caught 36" northerns with teeth mark rings & missing scales in the smack middle at the 18" mark. So no,18" might not be enough? These clunkers inhabit the same waters as all the other fish & you never know when that will happen or on what bait? For instance I was fishing trout stream side in april with spinners & hook & garden worms in very cold waters,just after ice off. Wasnt even night crawlers,was too cold to find them so just dug garden worms from sod clumps. 8lb test 1 foot eagle claw pre leadered snelled hook when it happened. I almost had that bastard landed creek side not 4 feet away & 1 big KICK & SNAP AS ITS BACK BROKE THE WATER'S SURFACE.
LETS try 5 foot (60" or so) its side was as wide as a salmon. My motto - when you least expect it, "EXPECT IT!!!"
60” pike?! You’re full of shit
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