After a couple of weeks break from fishing yesterday it was pike and pike-perch on the agenda in the south of Zealand. The day before we had filled the aquarium with masses of bait fish, so we were 110% ready for a crazy day on the lake.
The boat was packed and in the water Sunday morning in a storm which was certainly neither fishing weather nor suitable to sail in. But we just had to! The first few hours went with rowing against the wind in half-meter high waves, winging about it and just a few small perch and pike in the boat. After more cursing and swearing about the wind we chose to set course to a calmer area of the lake. This decision would prove to be quite sensible.
We quickly hauled in a couple of good pike up to 4 kg and the bites never ceased. Suddenly one of the rods bent completely over and the line just flew off the reel. Jens quickly gave a solid counter strike and we can immediately see that this fish simply must be landed. After a great fight of 5 – 10 minutes the pike finally slid over the edge of the net and we saw right away that it was a new PR.
After quickly de-hooking we weighed the fish at 8.61 kg and 105 cm long and therefore a new personal record to Jens + a new number 1 on our top 10 list –WAY TO GO! (See more pictures of the pike at the bottom of this article). The pike was of course gently released.
After the scene of excitement ended we continued the hunt and the good fishing continued. Over the next 4 – 5 hours we landed a further 12 pike with the largest being 5.7 kg.
The year’s first zander turned up as well weighing in at 1.5kg.
All the fish were caught using live roach fished over 5 – 8 meters of water. Now that the belief in the big pike has taken root it will not be long until we are out again.
All in all 16 pike (and just as many lost), 1 zander and a good handful of perch.
Tight lines everybody! :)
The boat was packed and in the water Sunday morning in a storm which was certainly neither fishing weather nor suitable to sail in. But we just had to! The first few hours went with rowing against the wind in half-meter high waves, winging about it and just a few small perch and pike in the boat. After more cursing and swearing about the wind we chose to set course to a calmer area of the lake. This decision would prove to be quite sensible.
We quickly hauled in a couple of good pike up to 4 kg and the bites never ceased. Suddenly one of the rods bent completely over and the line just flew off the reel. Jens quickly gave a solid counter strike and we can immediately see that this fish simply must be landed. After a great fight of 5 – 10 minutes the pike finally slid over the edge of the net and we saw right away that it was a new PR.
After quickly de-hooking we weighed the fish at 8.61 kg and 105 cm long and therefore a new personal record to Jens + a new number 1 on our top 10 list –WAY TO GO! (See more pictures of the pike at the bottom of this article). The pike was of course gently released.
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| Jens' new PB: 8,61 kg and 105 cm |
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| 95 cm - 5,72 kg |
All the fish were caught using live roach fished over 5 – 8 meters of water. Now that the belief in the big pike has taken root it will not be long until we are out again.
All in all 16 pike (and just as many lost), 1 zander and a good handful of perch.
Tight lines everybody! :)
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