UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Today I missed the biggest Pike of my life in a stretch of river that hasn't been stocked for years according to NJF&G. I was twitching my plug and all of the sudden a fish comes out of the water for it jumping about 4-5 feet into the air but doesn't come tight. The lure flies 20 or so feet in the air and lands in a damn tree. The fish was an estimated 42-44 inches with the girth that I've never seen in an NJ river before. This was the first 20+ lb Pike I've seen in person other than Jigman13's MONSTER caught out of no name lake 2 years ago through the ice. This fish jumped out of the water right next to me and I was shaking like a leaf after witnessing the sheer size of this RIVER MONSTER! Am I upset I didn't catch her? Of course!!! But, I know where she lives for next time. The amount of Pike in certain stretches of the river is amazing. This fish was far, far away from any stocking point. I may have to contact the state on this one because I know certain stretches should be stocked more than others. Mark B, Shawn Crouse, you guys might be very interested in the info I have on the Passaic river.
Fish of a lifetime is still swimming strong. I did manage to land 2 Pike today. 1 @ 28 inches and another @ 30 inches. Over all I managed to catch about 75 Pike in the last 3 weeks with the majority of them being over 30 inches. What a great early summer it has been on the river! The fish are happy, healthy and thriving on the MIGHTY P!!!
TIGHT LINEZ!!!!
