Passaic River Pike

[BooyahBoxSmasher]

Got the opportunity to get out with my brother for the first time this year...We were throwing everything in our boxes all morning with no success..It got a little warmer by the river in the afternoon and the pike started to hit..Landed 3 in total on husky jerks..Nothing too big but feels nice to be catching fish again!!

[AndyS]

1st pic is a nice pike !!

[basspilot]

Hey I don't really want to be the first one to point it out but just be careful the way you handle pike especially if you post it on here. There are some ways to handle them that will keep you out of harms way and protect the heath of the fish as well. You can't go wrong with the lip grippers either. Asides from that nice job gettin out their and tacklin some pike. Ill be out there tomorrow rippin some lips hopefully.

[BooyahBoxSmasher]

I got you Bass.I did not realize it could hurt the fish holding it that way.Thanks for letting me know.I have a pair of grippers that I'm gonna use from now on.

[Gatto1227]

Nice lookin fish

[Skunk City]

Solid fish, nice work.. Not many reports out of that section of river. Whats the biggest you guys have landed?

[BooyahBoxSmasher]

Thanks guys..skunk I added you to that page that has pictures of some of the pike me and my buddies have caught..I haven't caught any "big mommas" like the ones you catch but I'm gonna keep trying! Just got an intEx inflatable raft with trolling motor so I should be able to start hitting some prime spots without having to hike! Only thing left to get is a fish finder.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Skunk City

Solid fish, nice work.. Not many reports out of that section of river. Whats the biggest you guys have landed?

Skunk, thats the same area I fish. I got a couple big ones out of there. Biggest was 40 inches 6 years ago. Thats when absolutely nobody was fishing for Pike in that stretch. Last year I got the 37.5 just upstream from where this spot is. Average size seems to be 20-30 inches down low with some big ones mixed in, just hard to come by.

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Skunk, thats the same area I fish. I got a couple big ones out of there. Biggest was 40 inches 6 years ago. Thats when absolutely nobody was fishing for Pike in that stretch. Last year I got the 37.5 just upstream from where this spot is. Average size seems to be 20-30 inches down low with some big ones mixed in, just hard to come by.

That's awesome that the fishery is that established up there. I remember when I landed my 38.5, did a quick Google search to see if I could find the estimated age and it was approx. an 18 year old fish. Shows you guys have been getting love from the state for a long time .

[flyboy1]

Originally Posted by basspilot

Hey I don't really want to be the first one to point it out but just be careful the way you handle pike especially if you post it on here. There are some ways to handle them that will keep you out of harms way and protect the heath of the fish as well. You can't go wrong with the lip grippers either. Asides from that nice job gettin out their and tacklin some pike. Ill be out there tomorrow rippin some lips hopefully.

X2 on this.... I am a very big advocate on fish safety... that is why this site is so great because you learn something new everyday...

Nice Catch on the Pike Bro, especially the first one.. looks like a nice 9-10lber... way to get em....