Ice out fatties

[ScowardNJ]

Skunk City!!!! Doin what he knows!!! Love it!!!!

[zhitoman]

Skunk city, your fish handling is terrible as well. I give you C+ and it would be very generous of me. You should watch some English fishing channels and learn how to properly handle a pike. Make yourself or order an unhooking mat and stop grabbing them by the gills. I know you mean well, and I value that but seeing you lifting them by the gill plate is no good. I don't mean to sound like an ass, but its for the sake of our fishery. Best regards and be safe.

[Mikey topaz]

There he is!!!! The best well groomed fishermen on the river... nice work amigos!

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by zhitoman

Skunk city, your fish handling is terrible as well. I give you C+ and it would be very generous of me. You should watch some English fishing channels and learn how to properly handle a pike. Make yourself or order an unhooking mat and stop grabbing them by the gills. I know you mean well, and I value that but seeing you lifting them by the gill plate is no good. I don't mean to sound like an ass, but its for the sake of our fishery. Best regards and be safe.

English fishing channels??? Umm.... I take it your a bassfishermen

[AndyS]

Nice catch !!!

[Chrisper4694]

No one doing that stuff cares unfortunately. Nice pike bud.

[Adrenalinerush]

Nice fish! In the future please levitate all fish and use mental telepathy to take pictures!

[NJSquatch]

Good stuff skunk!

Rob beautiful fish and the title sums it up......they're some healthy looking fish. Years ago I would never have imagined the Passaic River would or could develop such a great fishery. Really great stuff. Question for the board, are those fish fat because they're filled with eggs or just eating well throughout the winter? Is there natural reproduction taking place in the system or is this all the result of stocking programs? Either way, good to see what appears to be a thriving fishery. Good job on the release, being prepared as you mentioned in your post is 90% of the key to releasing fish safely. Nice job.

[saxmatt]

Nice ones Rob! I wouldn't worry about holding pike that size by the gill plate while unhooking and taking pics, better than letting them flop around on the ground especially if there are rocks or you're on the ice. It's the big ones you have to be more careful with.