AND THE SCORE IS.
Dodger: Whitefish - 0.
Perch - 0.
Walleye - 0 ( normal for me )
Pike - 16.
The Fish: Pike - 1 shredded finger and 1 chunk of Dodgers thumb.
I started the day at 5:30 a.m. in 25' of water to try and catch anything but Pike. The goal was for Perch and Walleye just to try something different as I usually fish in 12' of water for Pike. After 2 hours with no bites on came the Smelt for Pike. I fished the Smelt about 6" off the bottom and had no bites for another hour?? So I raised them up a good 10' and the action started. Who has ever caught Pike suspended and not cruising the bottom for food? All the Pike but 1 were 5lbs to 8lbs with the one CRAZEY Pike at 12lbs. This is the one that has drank some Dodger blood and is now waiting for another fisherman to come along. I was just pulling on the leader and reaching down to grab her from the hole when she jumped at me and clamped onto my finger and thumb. So after doing a little dance with Miss Pike she finally slid off ( shredding my finger ) and fell back into the blood filled hole for me to bring her back in. This time I used the needle nose pliers and flipped out the hook and off she went.
I hope everyone got to enjoy the weekend fishing and came home with all body parts intact.
Dodger.