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Post by offtrail on Jun 24, 2013 20:32:04 GMT -7
The bass fishing is slow for now So I decided to go pike fishing. Went to my favorite creek and started pitching a buzz bait. In no time I was into a pike, just a small one but don't tell the pike that. After I released that pike I pitched the buzz bait back in the same place and wham another pike. This one being much bigger and it pulled drag, i love top water pike fishing.
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Post by USCGME2 on Jun 24, 2013 21:20:21 GMT -7
Nice!
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Post by garret on Jun 25, 2013 11:57:00 GMT -7
mmm love pike, excellent eating fish
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Post by offtrail on Jun 25, 2013 13:41:23 GMT -7
mmm love pike, excellent eating fish Yes they are but not from this water. This creek flows through miles of farm land so who knows whats in the water. It's a dam shame that we take a valuable resource like fresh water and pollute it and what lives in it to the point of makin it unhealthy. |
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Post by orly152 on Jun 26, 2013 18:53:13 GMT -7
Nice OT, i was wondering if you check above when you are under a tree for snakes ? I'm looking to do some saltwater fishing from a bridge tomorrow with my son.
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Post by offtrail on Jun 26, 2013 19:17:30 GMT -7
Nice OT, i was wondering if you check above when you are under a tree for snakes ? I'm looking to do some saltwater fishing from a bridge tomorrow with my son. No I never worry about snakes in this part of Ohio. Never seen a poisonous snake in my part of the woods ever. That's another big plus about living in Ohio, we do have poisonous snakes but very far and few between. Good luck to you and your little buddy hope you catch some fish. But if not make sure you have fun anyways, let him throw some rocks or what ever he wants and he will always want to go with dad  |
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Post by orly152 on Jun 26, 2013 19:46:06 GMT -7
Oh he's a fisherman at heart....only thing he be throwing is that line lol
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Post by garret on Jun 27, 2013 14:53:00 GMT -7
mmm love pike, excellent eating fish Yes they are but not from this water. This creek flows through miles of farm land so who knows whats in the water. It's a dam shame that we take a valuable resource like fresh water and pollute it and what lives in it to the point of makin it unhealthy. now that is a crying shame, butter baked pike with seasalt and black pepper is wonderful |
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Post by USCGME2 on Jul 2, 2013 21:00:42 GMT -7
Hey OT, got something for you to try. Have you ever heard of the Cajun Cork? Its a foam egg sized cork with a wire running thru it and has brass beads on it. The idea is to hang a minnow (or whatever) under it from an 18" or so leader. You jerk on it intermittently and its splash and clicking attracts fish to the bait and hold on for the action. I cant wait to try it out on bass especially in places I want to fish over snagging structure. Been using it lately to catch reds, specks and some flounder. Should work on bass, pike, and other predetory critters too. Let me know what ya think bro. Tight lines and fair skies!
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Post by offtrail on Jul 4, 2013 11:39:44 GMT -7
Hey OT, got something for you to try. Have you ever heard of the Cajun Cork? Its a foam egg sized cork with a wire running thru it and has brass beads on it. The idea is to hang a minnow (or whatever) under it from an 18" or so leader. You jerk on it intermittently and its splash and clicking attracts fish to the bait and hold on for the action. I cant wait to try it out on bass especially in places I want to fish over snagging structure. Been using it lately to catch reds, specks and some flounder. Should work on bass, pike, and other predetory critters too. Let me know what ya think bro. Tight lines and fair skies! Sounds interesting ill try to bring up a pic, thanks for sharing.I like the idea but have no idea if it can be had in this area. |
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Post by USCGME2 on Jul 4, 2013 20:00:50 GMT -7
They are everywhere here. Let me know and Ill get a couple to ya.
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Post by woodyz on Jul 4, 2013 20:28:38 GMT -7
Talking about snakes in a tree reminded my of last year my son went out the door, just turned the corner to go down the side of the house and a six foot black snake fell out of the tree almost on him. It was up the tree getting tree rat babies out of a nest when he shut the door he scared it then when it fell it scared him. A good six foot he just picked it up by its tail and put it into the tool box on the truck. Then took it out to the retreat and turned it loose.
We don't like to kill the good snakes but we can't let them stay around the house with all of the quail we have + this year we have ducks and rabbits running loose. Have not seen any yet this year, last year we caught five and took four to the retreat. The only reason one got killed was it was up under the rabbit hutch in an old box and laid an egg that fell on to my sons foot big as a chicken egg but still soft. He thought he had kick into a chicken nest and reached up and under to find it. Except he found the mama blacksnake just over six feet. He kind of forgot we were keeping them and stomped it good. Then we found the eggs. So we have not had any yet this year.
Every poisonous snake anywhere in the U.S. is here in our area except the desert rattlesnake. We have the timber and pigmy rattlesnakes and coral, cottonmouth, copperhead, all of them.
We found one timber rattler den but they don't stay in them much in our light winters. I found some of all except the coral snake at one time or another and probably found some of them and just didn't see um.
One reason I let rabbits and ducks run is so I will know if we have something we need to watch for. The king snakes would keep the others away but we hauled them off, so have to keep an eye out.
I keep a rooster loose more to keep the little kids up around the house, but really to keep them out of the woods and the possibilities of finding a snake.
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Post by USCGME2 on Jul 14, 2013 20:38:41 GMT -7
Busted 8 bass tonite on a 1/8 oz black buzz bait. No biggins but, fun never the less. Used my Cajun Cork and some minnows and did not do well with it. Gonna try that technique again on a different lake.
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Post by offtrail on Aug 3, 2013 21:17:12 GMT -7
Busted 8 bass tonite on a 1/8 oz black buzz bait. No biggins but, fun never the less. Used my Cajun Cork and some minnows and did not do well with it. Gonna try that technique again on a different lake. Wow 8 bass all on buzz baits, that right there was some fun fishing for sure. When buzz baits are hot nothing can beat them for the pure fun and excitement they bring...nice going. |
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Post by USCGME2 on Aug 3, 2013 21:24:02 GMT -7
Been fishing mostly for specks and reds lately. Those reds really put up a fight too.
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