01-31-2014, 03:04 AM
[quote Duckbutter]The only question I have is how old are the 36 inch pike? I could have seen the slot be just a bit lower but I am fine with the regs. Pike can reproduce and grow quickly so don't feel bad. Look at how many eggs are in a 22 inch female......thousands.
Looking forward to heading to the beehive state to fish Yuba March 1, I just hope there is safe ice.
There are lots of ways to catch them, and steel leaders are not always best. Thick clear stuff doesn't spook the leader shy toothy critters, and many of them are leader shy. I actually prefer tip ups over hand rods or jawjackers.
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Guess we'll disagree about the leader , especially in that stained yuba water. maybe finniky pressured muskies can be leader shy, but even then I still use steel leader. I ain't going to tell ya how many I caught last year but I would've lost TONS if I didn't have steel leader. and even heavy mono or fluoro can be bitten off. I think telling people to "chance" it is bogus. and we shouldn't be lettin these fish swim away with big hardware stuck down its throat. just sayin.
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Looking forward to heading to the beehive state to fish Yuba March 1, I just hope there is safe ice.
There are lots of ways to catch them, and steel leaders are not always best. Thick clear stuff doesn't spook the leader shy toothy critters, and many of them are leader shy. I actually prefer tip ups over hand rods or jawjackers.
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Just saying.[/quote]
Guess we'll disagree about the leader , especially in that stained yuba water. maybe finniky pressured muskies can be leader shy, but even then I still use steel leader. I ain't going to tell ya how many I caught last year but I would've lost TONS if I didn't have steel leader. and even heavy mono or fluoro can be bitten off. I think telling people to "chance" it is bogus. and we shouldn't be lettin these fish swim away with big hardware stuck down its throat. just sayin.
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