snip ref's about little minnow----------> The post about a hungry pike me thinking about something that I've yet to find an adequate solution for. That is, "How does one bring in a say, 30 inch pike, when one is in a kayak?" I know of a relatively accessible creek [for you Michiganders: "Crick" 8-)] that has a suprising population of Walleye, and Pike. I met up with one of the latter... It's a nice story-got a good grade on it in school even, but to shorten it: I had my Aquaterra Caspia in a creek that was maybe 20 feet wide, and was suprised to catch three walleye in four casts... it was the fourth fish, the pike that impressed me by actually towing me upstream... until that is, I got it out of the water. I managed to measure it [tip of snout to the start of the tail fin] 27inches-really. Problem was that I had a heck of a time getting the hook out of the beasties mouth without either injuring myself or letting go my paddle. Later I regretted not keeping the fish. [when told where I was fishing there were a number of folks, that were more than a bit skeptical] I wonder, does anyone on the list have any experience/ideas about how to actually bring back one of these "toothy torpedoes"? Tom... P.S. For those interested off-list. I won't expect you to believe me any more than anyone else did... Tom Weese Kirkland, Wa. Three left turns often make a right... <http://www.isomedia.com/homes/gadfly/> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
HELLO YOU ALL again... I believe this story of yours about 30 -inch pikes, seen some of them here! Real beasts. :-) BTW: the original jaws of my story were actually belonging to a salmon, (sorry folks, I hadnt possibility to check from a dictionary when answering to Johns mail) I would be interested in meeting such a salmon - if I were very well armed - how about a baseball bat? Cheers, Ari *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
> The post about a hungry pike me thinking about something that I've > yet to find an adequate solution for. That is, "How does one bring > in a say, 30 inch pike, when one is in a kayak?" Treat it like a shark and thump it over the head with a club. If you have a two piece paddle, you could probably pull it apart and whack it with the stubby end of the paddle shaft. Not the most graceful of techniques, then again, I don't have a graceful bone in my body... If I was going to catch and release something like that, I'd probably bring it in close, take a picture, and then cut the line. The hook will take care of itself in adequate time. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Pardon me, but catch and release does not include leaving the hook in. I consider that an entirely unacceptable solution. If unwilling or unable to remove the hook, then leave the fishing gear at home please. R. Walker wrote: > > The post about a hungry pike me thinking about something that I've > > yet to find an adequate solution for. That is, "How does one bring > > in a say, 30 inch pike, when one is in a kayak?" > > Treat it like a shark and thump it over the head with a club. > If you have a two piece paddle, you could probably pull it > apart and whack it with the stubby end of the paddle shaft. > Not the most graceful of techniques, then again, I don't > have a graceful bone in my body... > > If I was going to catch and release something like that, I'd > probably bring it in close, take a picture, and then cut the > line. The hook will take care of itself in adequate time. > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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