NJ Trophy Pike

[Skunk City]

Been doing the sunrise and sunset thing on the river lately with the fish being in their typical summertime spots. Been landing at least 2 Pike every trip but losing a lot more to spit hooks. Saturday, after landing one and losing two more, I dug deep into my tackle bag to find my unopened pack of trailer hooks. Added one to my monster sized spinner and within 5 minutes was rewarded with my 2nd biggest Pike ever. This bruiser DRENCHED me and my phone ($660 later lol), but I managed to get her in the net, a few decent photos, and happily released to get to that magical 40" mark. She measured out to 38" on the nose :D. Sorry for the subpar photos, I was riding solo with no GoPro and she was a handful.
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http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/Fishing%20Photos/20140712_115030_zpsc15a3608.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/Fishing%20Photos/20140712_115030_zpsc15a3608.jpg.html)

[Jigman13]

Sick fish dude! Congrats on the trophy! She's got battle scars to prove her worth--that's for sure! Sorry to hear about the phone. The things we do and sacrifice for fish!

[Fishon1982]

Awesome pike!

[AndyS]

Congrats, what a beast !!

[ScowardNJ]

Sometimes you gotta pay a price to catch a good one. Too bad you overpaid:eek::eek::eek:

Sick fish Skunk!

[bunker dunker]

congrats!! she's a beast

[Gatto1227]

Awesome fish bro. Great job

[RJHooker]

Nice catch as always Skunk!

Your posts always provide tons of motivation!

[jimmythegreek]

awesome job bro, that girl is a beast! Im gonna buy u one of the waterproof cases for the new phone, whats this the 3rd one this year? haha way to put the time in and get the reward, u rly have the river monsters nailed down, nice fish porn too

[MikeNJ]

Great catch Rob!! I feel your pain with the phone. I had an iPhone that I owned for 3 months that is now sitting in a deep hole on that river. I was taking a pic of the gator when he thrashed and knocked it right out my hand. :mad: I have since bought a floating waterproof case. :) I vowed it would be the first and last phone I lose while fishing!! Time will tell.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Great fish... Congrats!!

[Mikey topaz]

Wtg rob last pic is sweet def good fish man congrats!

[Esox Luciano]

Sweet gator man!! Any weight? That state record is just chillin somewhere in the river, jus waitin. I heard the present 1 held by a john v., didn't exactly come from Pompton itself but a private lake that's a tributory 2 that river. But, * or not, threcord stays. LETS GET IT!!! Great fish man, keep em comin!

[antgogz]

Great job rob!!! Very nice fish. My biggest was 36" this year. My buddy got I'd at 42 that was just a beast. Gotta break the 40 inch mark!

[GetANet]

Lost two phones in a month last year so now I only have some two buck piece of crap flip phone!!! LOL Great Job Rob!!! You are The PIKE SLAYER for sure!
Maybe we can trade Pike for Hybrids LOL!!! or NOT!!!:D:D:D:D:D

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice BEAST!!

[15FOOTER]

Great fish

[flatcreek]

Picture are a little sub par for you, but that fish sure is a beauty. Sorry to here about your phone, I'm assuming it wasn't a flip phone.:D:D:D

[liveitup1.75liter]

OHH YEAAA!! That's what im talkin bout man.. Hitting BIG FIZZ spots at prime time using BIG BAITS!!! Eventually its going to pop off and you will be rewarded.. Way to be!! That's the runner up I wanna see ur new PB!!! Nicee dude..

[420*NightCrawler]

Very nice catch. I love the last pic as well, being a catch and release guy myself. Keep at em.

[Skunk City]

Thanks guys. No weight, just wanted to get the length part right and get her back in the water. This rain should make things interesting for the next week or so.

[vinntastic]

Good job skunk,sorry bout the phone..