Now that is one beautiful Esox! I don't know who's got the wider grin.....you, or the pike, lol. 

Thanks man! I was shocked to say the least… had already checked 2 swims and was about to throw in the towel with freezing fingers… i do not do well in “winter”… finally getting a bit better at locating them. 1st “frenzy” ive had at 37 degree air temps lol ???. They were def. tuned up in the high winds. A day to remember for sure. Gives me some confidence to keep grinding when the snow flies haha…Now that is one beautiful Esox! I don't know who's got the wider grin.....you, or the pike, lol.![]()
To my mind, catching Walleye is about as exciting as snagging old rubber boots
was about to throw in the towel with freezing fingers… i do not do well in “winter”
Not sure y so many people “hate” pike here in the u.s…. Same mentality in my area as well. Works to my advantage a bit since no1 really targets them. Most any accidental catches end up on a dinner plate here tho.One of my favourite fish species to pursue! Now that I no longer live in Muskie territory, Pike are my go-to fish. Locals up here look down on them as almost a trash species, preferring to target Walleye. To my mind, catching Walleye is about as exciting as snagging old rubber boots; Pike are worthy adversaries!
wednesday13 , you need an actual website, so computer illiterate dinosaurs like me can view and buy your wares. Just sayin'...
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Next time you go let me know and I will think about you whilst sitting in front of my new woodburner sweating in just my undercrackers, lol.
As a younger man I did many a winter shift on the bank side. There is literally nothing worse than having fingers and toes so cold that you can't feel them.......unless you go arse over tit on some bankside ice and fall in!!!! Now that is a whole lot worse, lol.
Esox…. Everything else is just bait ???… i prefer pike over Musky even ??Pike are one of my favourites as well. Once walleye get over 18-20” they seem to not fight as hard I caught a 32” in a snaggy river and thought it was just a jog slowly cruising in lol. Don’t get me wrong walleye are great but I would rather fight a pike.
Not sure y so many people “hate” pike here in the u.s…. Same mentality in my area as well. Works to my advantage a bit since no1 really targets them. Most any accidental catches end up on a dinner plate here tho.
Working my way towards a website, im on the tail end of “computer illerate dinosaur” myself… ?. I did have the “choice” in my lifetime but went the other way lol… Hoping to open up with a website 1st of the year. Most my “interest” is from overseas ie UK, sweden, germany, france, italy and canada. My american “compadres” are having trouble understanding proper euro rigging techniques i use for all my rubber baits ??…