Meter Weekend

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A meter is 39.37 inches. I know this because I watch a Swedish pike fishing show on Youtube called Fly vs. Jerk. The only other Euro measurement I know is that a kilo is 2.2 lbs......don't ask me how I know this.

Traditionally, Halloween weekend is when we start to see the big girls show up into the shallows so we can target them with the fly. The weather took a turn for the worst....or the better if you're a pike fisherman.

The first morning, fish were going nuts. The first three fish were all over 35"......until I hooked this girl. She was 39"-just shy of our goal.

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Fishing was good up until around 2:00-after that we grinded out a few more fish. The day's total was 23 fish to the boat, plenty of follows, blow-ups, and fish that tossed the fly all too soon.



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The next morning, my buddy's dad joined us. We loaded up in his boat, but I asked if he had pliers or tools.....he said no, so I grabbed mine. I should have asked if he had a net.

Soon into the first bank's drift, my buddy came tight. She taped at 39 1/2".....just over a meter. Goal achieved.

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We took the lead boat status, and soon after, his dad was hooked up. My buddy asked if I needed a net.......Yes, was my reply. As he was making his was over, she rolled over and I knew she was done. I took the chance to grab her-and I held on for dear life.

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The fat girl went 41".......The rest of the day was rough. We eked out 11 fish for the boat, my buddy's boat netted two fish all day.

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I wonder why?

I had Monday off of work, so I figured we would hit the morning bite one more time. It sucked. We worked and worked for two eats each.

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I landed only one fish.

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....and he bit my ass.


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Hopefully the weather can stay consistent for a few more weeks. I really would like to get down a few more times. I know there is 45" girl waiting to eat my offering.
 
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I love catching pike, they put up a great fight!

That being said, I keep few of them. Just not great at removing the bones. If I wasn't as good at catching walleyes as I am, I'd be better at cleaning pike.
 

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I love catching pike, they put up a great fight!

That being said, I keep few of them. Just not great at removing the bones. If I wasn't as good at catching walleyes as I am, I'd be better at cleaning pike.

Me too. I released two over bigs in the past two weeks. One at Sak, and one bigger, in the river near Bismarck. Both were super fun, but the one near Bismarck was a night bite, in heavy current. I had that fish all the way to shore 5 times before she settled down. Only took pics of the day fish at Sak.

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Awesome post Lando! A little jealous, not gonna lie.....life's gotten uber busy with my kid's activities and I haven't gotten out at all.

BTW, Fly vs. Jerk is a fav of mine. I believe it was the catalyst for Uncut's 39 hours series.
 


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Awesome post Lando! A little jealous, not gonna lie.....life's gotten uber busy with my kid's activities and I haven't gotten out at all.

BTW, Fly vs. Jerk is a fav of mine. I believe it was the catalyst for Uncut's 39 hours series.

39 hours is another great one. Aaron Wiebe is a crazy cat, that's for sure.
 

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