More Pike Trip Highlights

Written by Pete McDonald on May 19th, 2008

A pike fooled by an Eat Me fly.

The smallmouth bass went off. This one hit a bass hook fly.

Sunset Cast

Tom Sorenson says:

May 19, 2008 at 2:53 pm

That last photo is just absolutely awesome! Nice fish, too!
Pete McDonald says:

May 19, 2008 at 3:21 pm

Thanks Tom. I wish my brother landed a fish right after, but as it happened it was just a last cast.
oldsmugglerflyfishing says:

May 19, 2008 at 7:56 pm

One question: is the boga grip necessary? Would that fish bite you if you don´t use it? It has big teeth…
Pete McDonald says:

May 19, 2008 at 8:09 pm

I don’t like using nets, so the boga is necessary unless you use the vulcan neck pinch technique.But they tend to freak out when you get them boatside so the boga helps keep them under control to remove the hook. They definitely bite. I’ve got pike teeth gashes on my knuckles and fingers from a few careless releases.
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