WOW, what a night for pike !!! - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

msgdan · #1 07-08-2013, 11:01 PM

I left on a bus from midtown at 5 PM and said, if I get home before 6, I am going to hit the river. Pulled into my driveway at 5:59 and loaded the car and was on the water by 6:10. The river is still higher and more stained then I like, but there were a couple areas I just had to make a few casts. I made the long paddle and passed up some great looking spots, but there was ONE area that I had to fish and have enough time to get back before dark.

I picked up at least 5 nice pike heading to "the spot" and started doubting myself for even trying to make it there. All the pike were over 30", but I knew there were bigger ones in this spot.

I made it to the spot and on the first cast, I had a huge blow up without hooking up. The third cast......Bam....hooked up and landed a solid fish that pulled me through the whole area I wanted to spend some time in. I thought the spot was ruined for the night.

After getting back into the area, I made 2 more casts and hooked up with a REAL good one. After pulling weeds off the line and getting pulled around, I landed this pike at just 40 ".

Now I really thought the spot was done for the night after fighting the last one for 10 minutes.....wrong again !! A few casts later, I hook into a pike that was at least 8 inches bigger than the last one. This fish made 2 jumps about 25 feet away from the kayak and was heading to boh sides of the river pulling line. After a couple more runs, the weeds were just too much and the fish got off at the kayak.

I only had a few more casts to make before it was going to be dark and I still had a 30 minute paddle back to my car. There can't be another pike here after all the crazy action in the last 40 minutes................WRONG again !! I hook up with another great pike and land it. A quick picture and I had to paddle my a$$ back to land before dark. This one was just at the 40" mark also.

I haven't had the time to make it to this spot in about 2 months with all the salt water striper fishing I have been doing, but I can't wait to have some more time and fish all the spots I passed up with the weed conditions that are in the river now.

Danny V

Bicey · #2 07-08-2013, 11:16 PM

WOW is right! Epic pike fishing.

#3 07-08-2013, 11:42 PM

Dan the Pike man!!

Gatto1227 · #4 07-09-2013, 12:48 AM

Holy Sh*t

NorthJerzyG · #5 07-09-2013, 12:59 AM

FASTEDDIE29 · #6 07-09-2013, 07:47 AM

Great report!!! Great looking PIKE!!!! Awesome catch!!!! That last Pike pictured looks GIGANTIC, WOW!!!

basspilot · #7 07-09-2013, 08:21 AM

Two fish at the 40" mark in the same day is definitely a banner day in my book! Sounds like you really got into the fish today great report.

Jigman13 · #8 07-09-2013, 09:19 AM

Pike hustlin'... sick fish man! I want one...or two...

Jerseydix · #9 07-09-2013, 09:54 AM

Great catches! Sounds like a lot of fun.... Who takes the pictures?

msgdan · #10 07-09-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerseydix

Great catches! Sounds like a lot of fun.... Who takes the pictures?

I have a camera mount that I swing out to take the pictures. I hit the 10 second self timer on the camera and swing the arm out. I can't tell you how many times a pike will jump out of my hands at the 9 second mark !! LOL It does make for some good action shots though.

Danny V