finatic Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 First day with my new Pflueger president XT reel and I hooked on to this huge pike. Reel performed flawlessly. Caught him on my new white chatterbait with a white Keitch minnow trailer. 3 Quote
DomQ Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Nice one! Love a nice pike bite every so often! 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted September 30, 2017 Super User Posted September 30, 2017 Good stuff! With the shadows, it looks like your paddle is actually a weapon ready to eviscerate the pike...or cut the line. 1 Quote
frosty Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 I’ve been eyeballing those reels, I really like my limited edition president, but those XT’s look really nice to! 1 Quote
finatic Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 54 minutes ago, Darren. said: Good stuff! With the shadows, it looks like your paddle is actually a weapon ready to eviscerate the pike...or cut the line. I still don't have a net. Procrastination or laziness I don't know. There at Pottawatomie Park you fish from a boardwalk and there's a railing so you really need some way to land your fish. I had to lay on the walk and reach down and when I did the pike wasn't having any of it and he thrashed and cut off the line. Thankfully my lure fell out of his mouth and I was able to retrieve it. 11 minutes ago, frosty said: I’ve been eyeballing those reels, I really like my limited edition president, but those XT’s look really nice to! It's an awesome reel. I would highly recommend it. Quote
Cak920 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Nice pike. I used to fish without a net till one day had a fat 32 inch pike bite while fishing smallies. Had to call over another fisherman to paddle over and net it for me. I bought a net that night. 1 Quote
finatic Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 13 hours ago, Cak920 said: Nice pike. I used to fish without a net till one day had a fat 32 inch pike bite while fishing smallies. Had to call over another fisherman to paddle over and net it for me. I bought a net that night. Bought a new fishing net this morning, then christened it twenty minutes later by catching this pike. He's a small one compared to the other lunkers I've been catching. Net worked great so I shouldn't be loosing anymore fish. 1 Quote
Dtrombly Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 12 hours ago, frosty said: I’ve been eyeballing those reels, I really like my limited edition president, but those XT’s look really nice to! They do look sweet, the 2000 weighs 5.6oz ? 2 Quote
finatic Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Dtrombly said: They do look sweet, the 2000 weighs 5.6oz ? I got the 3500. Smooth as glass, 10 bearings and really horses the fish in. 1 Quote
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