missed a big pike (a fish story)

[Scarborough817]

i went out last night chasing pike at a local lake throwing a rapala glidin rap i come up to this spot after being there for about an hour first cast im walking the bait like a spook a huge pike jumps out of the water completely engulfs my bait and i set the hook hard he starts fighting  but heads straight for the weed line that is to my left like a fool i think i can just over power him through the weeds i try to pull the large pike through the weeds and obviously he shakes off because he has a little more leverage. i was pretty disappointed in myself for trying to muscle the fish over waiting him out i think he was about 36" i got a decent look at him before he ran to the weedline. i'll be back out there soon enough and at least now i know there are a few big pike 

[fishballer06]

I just got back from my trip that we talked about. The big pike really started biting for us on the last few days of the trip. 

 

Keep at it. Those mature pike are powerful creatures. 

[Scarborough817]

1 minute ago, fishballer06 said:

I just got back from my trip that we talked about. The big pike really started biting for us on the last few days of the trip. 

 

Keep at it. Those mature pike are powerful creatures. 

im going to go out and throw the same bait in a different colour tonight maybe a savage gear pike swimbait as well

[tkunk]

Bigger pike really like mid-sized musky glide baits. Last week, while fishing for muskies, I got a mid-30 inch fish on 6" soft tail Phantom.

[UPSmallie]

Good luck and keep at it man.  Topwater pike moments are what pike fishermen live for.  Have only caught one pike on topwater, but it was my PB at 32" and was every bit of awesome.  Looking forward to the next.  Fish On

[Scarborough817]

24 minutes ago, UPSmallie said:

Good luck and keep at it man.  Topwater pike moments are what pike fishermen live for.  Have only caught one pike on topwater, but it was my PB at 32" and was every bit of awesome.  Looking forward to the next.  Fish On

i'm definitely going to agree with that it was insane when he hit it

[Jim Hill]

we werent fishing for pike at the time but crappie and as my wife was reeling one it a monster northern grabbed it mere inches from the dock, ran and snapped the line like it was 4lb test!  Ive caught many a northerns and top water is my favorite!  I sometimes take out my zara spook and they just explode with their entire bodies sometimes on it!

[Doelman]

Pike are funny fish.  I usually go up north for a week or two every year into Quetico/Boundary Waters.  I always bring some musky lures to try to get a big pike, and I fail every year.  How did I manage to catch my PB 40" pike?  On a freaking senko when I was bass fishing, with a light action rod, 10 lb braid, fluorocarbon leader, hooked it perfectly in the side of the mouth.  I thought I was snagged on a big branch as I slowly pulled it up to the surface, then this guy stuck his huge head out of the water, I yelled, he took off and then the fight begun.  Crazy fish.