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Posted

nice looking photos. Looks like about a 10-12 lb

Posted

Great Picture Candiru!!! Them are some nice fish!!

Posted

I didn't spear them so i don't know how big. I want to get a god picture of a 20+.

Posted

love the pics - i have yet to get a good pic, but when i do i will share.

Posted

I gotta give ya a pat on the back for letting those fish go. It looks like ya got a great spot and a great lake, and it's gonna stay that way if you keep letting those big gals grow. Sometimes it's just as fun to watch 'em!

Posted

Those pictures make you really want to go out tommorrow

Posted
The radio station in Fargo has a catch of the week picture contest and I think the prizes are gift cards from the Sportsman's Warehouse. Either send your pixs to [email protected] or go to the Joel Heitkamp page on kfgo.com and find the link. They are picking a winner for this week and so far no pictures as of yet. There are a few fish pictures that could win.
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the story on the monster is

my buddy told me he had seen a few fish on lake washington and i hadnt seen anything in the spot i was at so i moved over there new years day in the afternoon and speared for about an hour, didnt see any pike. got out the next day about 8 30. saw a few bass and sunnies right away before i had my hole cleaned out (thats a sign of a good day to me) about 9 15 that monster slid his nose into the hole looked at my sucker minnow, wasnt to intirested, moved on to my wood decoy and thats the end of the story for the fish. i couldnt have made a better shot, split the spine with two tines and pinched him with two tines. now i knew he was big but i was thinking more like 18 or 19 pounds, so i let him sit on the bottom with the spear in him for a fue miniutes untill there wasnt much movement. of corse my decoy line was tangled in my spear, but what else would you expect.

i pulled him upto the serface of the water, pushed him out the door, and kicked him off, not thinking to do it gentally so i wouldnt tear the skin up. so now i have this fish on the ice with 2 big holes in him thrashing around. i measured him 43 inches, called my dad, and said (i think i just speared my wall mounter) he replied (ya right) and i said (its 43 inches)but then i thought to myself maybe i read the tape wrong, maybe its 33 inches so i double checked, yep 43 inches and i think thats the point i s*** myself jk. i called my buddy that speared a 18 pounder the year before and asked him how big mine was. he said 20 plus.

now what do you do with a 43 inch pike that you think you might want to mount, where do you put it..............shotgun in the pickup of course.

got to dads, took pictures, went to the bait shop to weigh him a ounces shy of 23, now what taxadirmist do i go to, i have never had a fish mounted, halled it to the taxadirist, went back home

so thats the end of the story

then what do you do quit spearing because you might never get a trophy like that again..............NO i went back out that afternoon, and whenever i have a chance since.

sorry i dont know how to post pictures otherwise i would put some with this post. just look back on elwood's earlier post.

lake washington

6 feet

mud bottom

white with red stripes decoy

5 inch sucker

9 15 am

thats the recipe

Posted

great photos guys

and that a great story that will not be forgoten by you for a long time behindthehead.

Posted

elwood, your right, never will be forgotten!

Posted

Thanks for sharing the store.

Posted

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Dang carp! I was able to bend the tine back into position. Stuck the carp with the center three tines, and the one tine flexed out with the body of the carp.

Posted

Thats what happens with those carp. I dont even think of throwing my spear over there

Posted

Huh, never stuck a carp, didn't think of that happening!

Posted

Pdk511 and My 1st time spearing

What a great time

Were both hooked on it for good!

One of the best experiences of my life

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Heres also a quick video we put together. No action vid but were learning how to make them one by one

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Posted
Thanks for the pix and the vid. You should make the hole bigger so when the big grin one comes in you can get it out of the wink hole. When will you have the next pixs and vid ready to post?
Posted

need to chisel the points off the auger holes if you can it will help. Great to hear another one hooked. good luck in the future

Posted

Thanks for the pix and the vid. You should make the hole bigger so when the big grin one comes in you can get it out of the wink hole. When will you have the next pixs and vid ready to post?

When ever we go out again together

Hopefully on Monday

Posted

Ya I think i may get another chistel cuz the one i have is kinda angled so its hard to hit the sides right. And i think ill make the hole bigger to like u said Fish Toys. I made a 4 by 2 today and prolly could put a 6 by 2 hole in there. otherwise it was a fun first spearing trip lol cant wait to go out there again!! hopefully tommorow and monday!

Posted

great stuff guys and welcome to the addiction

Posted

cool video, awesome pic and story on that big one

Posted

Glad to see your pumped up slugger!

Posted

w00t!!!!

Good Job!!

Posted

haha thanks!

Posted

nice looking fish!

Posted

isnt anybody getting any fish

i havent been because i have been working all week

Posted

its been slow to none and very small 12-18 inchers just bait stealers

Posted

isnt anybody getting any fish

i havent been because i have been working all week

DITTO

Posted

Originally Posted By: BehindtheHead
isnt anybody getting any fish

i havent been because i have been working all week

DITTO

I haven't seen a single fish swim past my desk all week. grin

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