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NickM221
03-10-2020, 06:32 PM
Last week, I decided to head back to a spot on the river I was convinced had to be good, but had never had much luck at. I casted for a while with no love and was pretty much zoning out while slow rolling the swimbait along the bottom when I thought I hit a snag. I lifted the rod tip to try to pop it free and my drag started screaming as the fish ran a good 25 yards across the river.

I immediately knew it was a big fish and after a few minutes I had her at my feet. She had completely inhaled the 8 inch swimbait I was throwing.

Luckily there was a stump right next to me, so I got my camera set up, grabbed her (I didn't register how big the fish was until I realized how easily my hand slid under the gill plate and I saw the size of its fins when I took it out of the water haha), snapped a few pictures and got her back in the water. I forgot the measuring tape at home but marked the length of the fish on my rod. When I got home and measured the length it was just over 38"

https://i.imgur.com/5WOwr46.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TdCN9ll.jpg

I went back to the same stretch in the canoe a few days later and stuck this nice pickerel in the same exact spot as the pike.

https://i.imgur.com/roekW8m.jpg
DanH
03-10-2020, 06:42 PM
Way to go Nick!
JDTuna
03-10-2020, 07:49 PM
Congratulations bud!
antgogz
03-10-2020, 08:01 PM
Nice fish nick and great story of how you caught him!
thmyorke1
03-10-2020, 08:02 PM
Looking good to hit a 40 this year :cool:
FASTEDDIE29
03-10-2020, 08:56 PM
Nick with the PB Pike! Love this! That’s a beautiful fish bro! Well done! Keep throwing lures over 6-8 inches. It’s a good time!!!:D
Esox Luciano
03-10-2020, 09:17 PM
Hell yeah man!!! Sweet catch!! Congrats on the new PB!!
NJSquatch
03-11-2020, 07:13 AM
awesome man
Pondhopper8
03-11-2020, 07:45 AM
Nice fish!!!! That pickerel is eating good!!
Hookmanski
03-11-2020, 08:01 AM
I've been waiting for this post!! :D This is what used up all your fishing luck for the trout trip :D A true NJ monster, way to go man!
Mikey topaz
03-11-2020, 08:27 AM
Great job! That’s a beauty northern nick👍👍👍 Congrats
bskies123
03-11-2020, 10:33 AM
That's a monster! nice job. What river? (not spot)
AndyS
03-11-2020, 11:14 AM
Great color, congrats on the PB NP !!!
Rich196
03-11-2020, 12:37 PM
WOW thats a monster....CONGRATS
akoop
03-11-2020, 04:15 PM
Congrats man on a very nice pike!
icebadger
03-11-2020, 10:29 PM
Persistence pays off. Nice fish, congrats on the pb :cool:
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:06 AM
Looking good to hit a 40 this year :cool:

It's going to happen. It's just a matter of time :D
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:09 AM
Nick with the PB Pike! Love this! That’s a beautiful fish bro! Well done! Keep throwing lures over 6-8 inches. It’s a good time!!!:D

Thanks man! The big baits are a blast. My buddy gave me a 12" line through trout he won in a give away and I'm dying to try it out lol. The bigger the better :D
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:12 AM
Nice fish!!!! That pickerel is eating good!!

Thanks man! A lot of the pickerel we've been seeing lately are super fat. One of the ones I caught last week had a perch sticking out of its throat haha. I owe you a text we'll have to get out together soon.
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:14 AM
I've been waiting for this post!! :D This is what used up all your fishing luck for the trout trip :D A true NJ monster, way to go man!

I think it was worth the trade :D I'll cash in my fishing karma every time to catch one like that
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:19 AM
Hell yeah man!!! Sweet catch!! Congrats on the new PB!!

Thanks brother! I'm slowly catching up to you haha! I've just started exploring your neck of the woods (or lack of lol). Hopefully we run into each other out there soon
NickM221
03-12-2020, 12:20 AM
That's a monster! nice job. What river? (not spot)

Thanks! I caught her in the Passaic
bskies123
03-13-2020, 11:36 AM
Thanks! I caught her in the Passaic

Nice! I was hoping you would say that. I love those passaic river pike!!