Fish big enough to scare my son - pict!

brushhog · 07-31-07, 10:04 PM

Fishing with grandpa and Jr again, we had a good day. no pigs but boated several bass in that 2 - 2.5 range. But, we did "catch" the biggest fish of the year!

Grandpa needed to stretch his legs so we beached the canoe and sat on the shore eating some PBJ sandwiches when across the pond (about 120yds) I spot something odd. Something that appears bleach white bobs to the surface in a shallow area and makes a feeble couple of splashes and then floats. We watched it for about 5 minutes it made a few weak splashes, bobbed and then just floated. we really had nfew guesses what it was. Maybe a flipped over turtle, or my dad thought dying seagull...

We hopped into the canoe and hustled across the pond... take a look at what had, we think, just died in the pond. The weird think is this is a land locked pond. There is, however, a river not to far away 1/2 a mile that probably reaches the pond on the rare years that it floods. Anyway, that is my size 11 foot in the picture. We measured it at 36 1/2 inches and once Jr saw it's teeth he was ready to quit fishing.

I've never seen a pike in that water, nor heard of anyone catching one.. What do you guys think? Ever heard of pike in a pond? If you click on the picture it get larger and you get a better look... Excuse my ignorance, but it is a pike right? Oh Yeah, I know I got ugly feet!

hackattack · 07-31-07, 10:05 PM

wrong pic maybe?

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 10:33 PM

Deffinitely a pike. A nice one too! Why was it acting like it was dying? Was there something you could physically see wrong with it?

basslover79 · 07-31-07, 10:55 PM

sorry to interupt, but has any of you ever fished norris lake in tenn.

bassfisher02 · 07-31-07, 11:08 PM

.... Why not start a new thread either here in message boards or in the fishing report section? I doubt you will get much help from people under this thread, go start a new one.

islandbass · 08-01-07, 12:48 AM

wow, that is cool!!! I would love to catch a pike, but they do not live in my local waters. congrats on that catch.

brushhog · 08-01-07, 08:24 AM

I probably wasn't very clear, by the time we got to him he was dead. So I really didn't catch him, I just put him in the boat for the picture. There was no visible reason for his death.

JB · 08-01-07, 08:47 AM

I've seen pike transplanted into ponds around here all the time, its not uncommon to come across one.

brushhog · 08-01-07, 10:04 AM

Thanks JB - we've descirbrd it to my son as a rogue Pike - Those teeth scared the heck out of the little guy!

Bender · 08-01-07, 12:35 PM

I caught a 36"+ one last Saturday and catch then in the 2 foot range almost every time I go out. The 36" one was my biggest but a couple weeks ago a friend caught a 50" one during a bass tournament on the same lake. If I catch one over 48" he is going on my wall. The 36"er had my extra-heavy pitching rod bent way over:

I didn't bring it into the boat since it is like have a live snake flipping around on the floor, and I hate snakes.

lizardsrule · 08-01-07, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

I've seen pike transplanted into ponds around here all the time, its not uncommon to come across one.

That would be my guess. Plus it may not have survived the catch and transfer, ie that's why it died.

Lizards

07-31-07, 10:04 PM	#1
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Fish big enough to scare my son - pict! Fishing with grandpa and Jr again, we had a good day. no pigs but boated several bass in that 2 - 2.5 range. But, we did "catch" the biggest fish of the year! Grandpa needed to stretch his legs so we beached the canoe and sat on the shore eating some PBJ sandwiches when across the pond (about 120yds) I spot something odd. Something that appears bleach white bobs to the surface in a shallow area and makes a feeble couple of splashes and then floats. We watched it for about 5 minutes it made a few weak splashes, bobbed and then just floated. we really had nfew guesses what it was. Maybe a flipped over turtle, or my dad thought dying seagull... We hopped into the canoe and hustled across the pond... take a look at what had, we think, just died in the pond. The weird think is this is a land locked pond. There is, however, a river not to far away 1/2 a mile that probably reaches the pond on the rare years that it floods. Anyway, that is my size 11 foot in the picture. We measured it at 36 1/2 inches and once Jr saw it's teeth he was ready to quit fishing. I've never seen a pike in that water, nor heard of anyone catching one.. What do you guys think? Ever heard of pike in a pond? If you click on the picture it get larger and you get a better look... Excuse my ignorance, but it is a pike right? Oh Yeah, I know I got ugly feet! Attached Thumbnails __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

07-31-07, 10:33 PM	#3
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Deffinitely a pike. A nice one too! Why was it acting like it was dying? Was there something you could physically see wrong with it? __________________ Good Fishin'

07-31-07, 11:08 PM	#5
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	.... Why not start a new thread either here in message boards or in the fishing report section? I doubt you will get much help from people under this thread, go start a new one. __________________ Good Fishin'

08-01-07, 12:48 AM	#6
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	wow, that is cool!!! I would love to catch a pike, but they do not live in my local waters. congrats on that catch. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

08-01-07, 08:24 AM	#7
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	I probably wasn't very clear, by the time we got to him he was dead. So I really didn't catch him, I just put him in the boat for the picture. There was no visible reason for his death. __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

07-31-07, 10:05 PM	#2
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	wrong pic maybe?

07-31-07, 10:55 PM	#4
basslover79 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cumberland ky. Posts: 8	sorry to interupt, but has any of you ever fished norris lake in tenn.

08-01-07, 08:47 AM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I've seen pike transplanted into ponds around here all the time, its not uncommon to come across one.

08-01-07, 10:04 AM	#9
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Thanks JB - we've descirbrd it to my son as a rogue Pike - Those teeth scared the heck out of the little guy! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

08-01-07, 12:35 PM	#10
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I caught a 36"+ one last Saturday and catch then in the 2 foot range almost every time I go out. The 36" one was my biggest but a couple weeks ago a friend caught a 50" one during a bass tournament on the same lake. If I catch one over 48" he is going on my wall. The 36"er had my extra-heavy pitching rod bent way over: I didn't bring it into the boat since it is like have a live snake flipping around on the floor, and I hate snakes.

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