Fished this weekend with the boys and we all got into fish. I couldn't take pics of all because I was trying to manage 3 boys 9 and under and myself in 2 kayaks...if that makes any sense...so we got Pike and Bass and here are some photos we did end up getting:
Here's a bass that my middle son got all by himself while trolling.
and here's a pike I got all by myself
I'm sure most of you guys can guess what we got them on.
Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
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Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
For some people it's "one more drink" or "one more bet" for me the lie is "just one more cast"
Re: Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
Nice fish pics. Always nice when the kids can get involved.
Great day too
Great day too
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Re: Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
Nice pike! I couldn't get anything going on a spinnerbait, myself yesterday. Glad to see they were working for someone!
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You got the Pike all by yourself...you sure???
Great job to you and the crew...the boys are fishin' super-stars!
Great job to you and the crew...the boys are fishin' super-stars!
Catch and serve with lemon.
Gerry
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Re: Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
Gotta love kids with fish pics,their smiles are worth a thousand words...............
" Never Let'em See You Smile"
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Re: Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
NICE pike! I may try to get out this weekend or something to throw a few big lures around the docks to see what I can manage...I haven't gotten my Master Angler Pike yet...
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Hey Matt...thanks....I've really been into the pike for about 3 weeks. I've missed master angler by an inch or two 3 times in that time so I'm feeling confident that I'm going to get one but you never know. What's really killing me is that I don't have a MA largemouth yet. I'm feeling pretty pathetic to be honest because before I moved to VT I would have at least a handful of 20"+ inch largemouth every year and usually at least one a year over 6lbs but I'm so distracted with the smallmouth and the pike up here that I barely ever target the largemouth. I need to get on it though as the season for bass is quickly coming to an end.
I wanted to get SM, LM, Rock, Pike and Bowfin with potential alts being eel perch or bullhead. I'll be ice fishing a lot more this year but like I said...that doesn't help me with the Largemouth so I better get to work.
If you are out and looking for pike I've been getting them over old weedbeds in 5 to 15 feet with gold or chartreuse/white spinnerbaits. I use spinnerbaits a) because they work and b) one hook is a lot easier to remove from big toothy critters than all those treble hooks on other baits. That said I would think if you really wanted to hook up that a clown pattern husky jerk (biggest they make) would get you a ton of action. I've sped up my retrieve and haven't been letting the bait sink like I was doing all summer long. I've been fishing Malletts Bay exclusively since August and the fishing has just been stupid good for as long as I can remember. We're really spoiled having Champlain as our fishery.
Good luck and I can't wait to see those pictures of your master angler entry.
I wanted to get SM, LM, Rock, Pike and Bowfin with potential alts being eel perch or bullhead. I'll be ice fishing a lot more this year but like I said...that doesn't help me with the Largemouth so I better get to work.
If you are out and looking for pike I've been getting them over old weedbeds in 5 to 15 feet with gold or chartreuse/white spinnerbaits. I use spinnerbaits a) because they work and b) one hook is a lot easier to remove from big toothy critters than all those treble hooks on other baits. That said I would think if you really wanted to hook up that a clown pattern husky jerk (biggest they make) would get you a ton of action. I've sped up my retrieve and haven't been letting the bait sink like I was doing all summer long. I've been fishing Malletts Bay exclusively since August and the fishing has just been stupid good for as long as I can remember. We're really spoiled having Champlain as our fishery.
Good luck and I can't wait to see those pictures of your master angler entry.
For some people it's "one more drink" or "one more bet" for me the lie is "just one more cast"
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Re: Pike and Bass Malletts Bay
Thanks! If the rivers blown this weekend I might take a quick trip out to Mallets Bay for a few fish. I'll be limited to around the docks, but I think I'll be able to hook up. I've got a few spinnerbaits in the box, and a huge size 5 Vibrax in chartreuse that landed me quite a few big Pike last year. I'll let ya know if I go down and how I do.Champlainbaits wrote:Hey Matt...thanks....I've really been into the pike for about 3 weeks. I've missed master angler by an inch or two 3 times in that time so I'm feeling confident that I'm going to get one but you never know. What's really killing me is that I don't have a MA largemouth yet. I'm feeling pretty pathetic to be honest because before I moved to VT I would have at least a handful of 20"+ inch largemouth every year and usually at least one a year over 6lbs but I'm so distracted with the smallmouth and the pike up here that I barely ever target the largemouth. I need to get on it though as the season for bass is quickly coming to an end.
I wanted to get SM, LM, Rock, Pike and Bowfin with potential alts being eel perch or bullhead. I'll be ice fishing a lot more this year but like I said...that doesn't help me with the Largemouth so I better get to work.
If you are out and looking for pike I've been getting them over old weedbeds in 5 to 15 feet with gold or chartreuse/white spinnerbaits. I use spinnerbaits a) because they work and b) one hook is a lot easier to remove from big toothy critters than all those treble hooks on other baits. That said I would think if you really wanted to hook up that a clown pattern husky jerk (biggest they make) would get you a ton of action. I've sped up my retrieve and haven't been letting the bait sink like I was doing all summer long. I've been fishing Malletts Bay exclusively since August and the fishing has just been stupid good for as long as I can remember. We're really spoiled having Champlain as our fishery.
Good luck and I can't wait to see those pictures of your master angler entry.