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05-07-2015, 11:30 AM
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First Pike
Went out for Pike for the first time with a fly rod, Landed a pretty decent one!
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05-07-2015, 11:41 AM
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Woah awesome catch! I wish my first pike on the fly was that large
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05-07-2015, 11:50 AM
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Congrats, That's one of my goal this year. How long it took to land this beauty?
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05-07-2015, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Well it felt like 10 seconds but it was probably closer to 10min. Little(big) bugger snapped my Orvis 8wt.
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05-07-2015, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Killbery
Well it felt like 10 seconds but it was probably closer to 10min. Little(big) bugger snapped my Orvis 8wt.
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Ouch!! That hurts!
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05-07-2015, 04:57 PM
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Nice! I was going to write comparison to getting "lucky" for the first time, but thought the better of me! 
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05-07-2015, 05:12 PM
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Haha you tell by my grin that I cared very little about my broken rod.
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05-07-2015, 05:18 PM
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Great pike man, streamer no doubt?
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05-07-2015, 05:32 PM
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Nice one! Is that from the NSR?
LC
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05-07-2015, 06:10 PM
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It was from the Athabasca river, yea it was a big streamer that looks like a perch, unsure of the name lol
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05-07-2015, 10:36 PM
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Congrats
Very nice pike. Especially for a first.
If you don't mind me asking, which section of the Athabasca ? Not looking for your fishing hole just upstream or downstream of what town. Thanks
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05-08-2015, 04:09 AM
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Pretty descent is right ...good job man
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05-08-2015, 06:31 AM
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Nice catch! If you're gonna break a fly rod, that's the way to do it.
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05-08-2015, 07:18 AM
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Nice One!
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05-08-2015, 07:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flight01
Very nice pike. Especially for a first.
If you don't mind me asking, which section of the Athabasca ? Not looking for your fishing hole just upstream or downstream of what town. Thanks
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Way north of Fort McMurray, we have a few spots that always produce large pike and tons of Walleye. Nothing secret about them but you gotta use the right gear and find the right water. We've had plenty of nights where we pull 30 or 40 fish and guys 40' away get maybe 1 or 2.
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05-08-2015, 10:41 AM
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Beauty of a pike! River pike are strong! They can get pretty big too. Sorry to hear about your rod. I'm sure Orvis has some sort of warranty?
Here is mine from the NSR:
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05-08-2015, 10:56 AM
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[QUOTE=WhitefishLady;2828367]Beauty of a pike! River pike are strong! They can get pretty big too. Sorry to hear about your rod. I'm sure Orvis has some sort of warranty?
River Pike are by far my favorite! I love hunting them down!. I've already spoken with Orvis, they are replacing it 
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05-08-2015, 11:01 AM
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nice pike. looks to be about 16-18 lbs?
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05-08-2015, 01:31 PM
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Awesome
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Originally Posted by Killbery
Way north of Fort McMurray, we have a few spots that always produce large pike and tons of Walleye. Nothing secret about them but you gotta use the right gear and find the right water. We've had plenty of nights where we pull 30 or 40 fish and guys 40' away get maybe 1 or 2.
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Thanks for replying . I have yet to figure out the big river up here. Only goldeye and walleye thus far. Catch quite a few pike on the fly at Winifred but no river pike yet.
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05-08-2015, 01:53 PM
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Nice pike!
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05-08-2015, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
nice pike. looks to be about 16-18 lbs?
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Yea my guess was around 18-20lbs. I didn't weigh it as I don't have the proper cradle to weigh fish that size, I also forgot my tape measure in the truck so didn't get an accurate length and girth measurement but I would guess 38-40"
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05-08-2015, 09:55 PM
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Nice pike!!
25 yr or is warranty
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05-11-2015, 09:24 AM
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Great first pike on the fly, I've yet to try it out... maybe I will give it a go here soon :-)
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05-11-2015, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Killbery
Well it felt like 10 seconds but it was probably closer to 10min. Little(big) bugger snapped my Orvis 8wt.
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Thanks for the pix Kb. That Sabre Tooth Salmon has to be at least 20 pounds.
Ship that rod back to Orvis and get a new one.
Even an old one. I broke a 21 year old Clearwater and had the newest version back within 90 days.
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