A pike nearly gets my favorite rod out of the holder while I mess with the camera. By the time I get to it, the fish has the bait down the throat and is running. Then he turns, comes up and I think hes gone until he pops out of the hole. I drag him up and assess how deep he’s hooked, then the fight begins. Gotta love the pike. He was eventually unhooked and released with minimal damage. Barbless hooks save fish!
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Aug 29, 2008 - 3:04 am
i just bought my …
i just bought my first ice fishing pole yesterday. It is a Icelander 24″ Long Noodle Action. I have yet to use it since the ponds ain’t frozen yet.
Aug 29, 2008 - 3:04 am
no bother, you-tube …
no bother, you-tube is my newest hobby.
oh yeah it’ll handle it, mines ALL NOODLE and i got a 30 incher on that rod last year, i think its a HT too. just be careful with the drag and the 6lb line especially when the fish comes out of the hole
Aug 29, 2008 - 3:04 am
hi sorry to bother …
hi sorry to bother you again. i to ice fish for northermn pike. but just like you i am looking for a rod with a sensitive tip so i got an Ht Fish hunte series ultra light rod i got 6 pound test on in just got it to. have not got a pike on it yet. do you think an ultra light rod is capable for pike that size it has a bend kind a like yours.
Aug 29, 2008 - 3:04 am
thats the ’spagetti …
thats the ’spagetti special’. it took me quite a while to find a rod noodly enough for what i wanted it for which was panfish but sometimes a pike comes instead.
28 inches, 1-4lb test and 4 is pushin’ it
Aug 29, 2008 - 3:04 am
What action rod …
What action rod where you using when fighting the pike