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Day 5 PB Zander. Fishing day 5 was longest. Severeal hours trolling and new thing to me, troling with softplastic. Saija´s uncle live in Sweden and he came to visit hi´s summer cabin. He had catch allready several zander from lake near hi´s cabin, biggest 4,5kg. We had plan go trolling there, but ramp was so steep and soft, that not any chance use that on my car. So we change plan and drive other place. 2 Lakes what is middle of river. First trolling lures, nothing, i havent see even fishfinder any fishes. Usually this lake have nice size zanders and really big redfinn perchs. Allso pikes was quiet, usually it is probleem cach too much pikes. So, we keep lunch break. I had ”meat pie” (meat inside, covered rye dought and baked in owen long time) and butter. So we did eat and start fishing with softplastic. I catch redfinn and Saija´s uncle had bigger fish on, brake ”sang” nicely, but then fish escape. And then 20min, not even bite. So we try trolling with new style to me: Short line, small softplastic, middle weight softplastic head, and really slow speed, 1-2km/h. I just testing my new Ultra Lite rod and fishing with that. Maby 20meter trolling and my brake keep noice. I was sure, that hook it on bottom, but no, fish on. Cant now how big fish becouse rod was so light and lot of bend. But then i saw, good size zander. ”Net, where is net?”, ok, we find net, but not shaft.?? OK, shaft is in cad but we can handle this. We get fish on net and i was sure, that fish is my pb, over 2kg. But no over 2kg, just 1900g but still my pb zander ( EDIT 60CM). I was quite happy and we think that now we find fish spot, becouse fishfinder show several fishes. So we trolling many times over sam spot, nothing not even bites. So we move place and trolling with softplastic..nothing in next 1 hour. So we change gears for trolling. Trolling after trolling, nothing but i did like new views, i was first time here. Still we try catsc big redfinns and change small lure and trolling shallow water. No, nothing after hour. So we did think that better goin home. And that net shaft, we find it when we came back to boat ramp, it was in boat, under paddle. Ps. I was yeastarday 5 hour fishing on ”home waters” catch only 1 perch, where fishs is?

Day 4. Like i wrote before: day 1, Day 2 and 3 what you can read from here: https://www.fishraider.com.au/topic/91529-pb-northern-pike/ And here: https://www.fishraider.com.au/topic/91532-jani%C2%B4s-fishing-days-2-and-3/ Day 4 Saija and Veikka went to town all day, and me and Vili stay on cabin. Morning we did play badminton, swimming, ext.. chill out. Midday we went fishing on pond near cabin. Casting after casting, only couple of small bite but not any fishs. Still difficult fishing with softplastic for Vili, becouse so shallow water. We was ready leave back on cabin but ”one more cast” and fish on my line. Feel good size pike and it was. Vili was really cool with net, not any panic or rush. Quite short fight and Vili caught pike on net. Pike 80cm and 3500g. So more fish for frying pan. Saija and Veikka came back on cabin, and it was so cam water and we made choice go to lake. Trolling by softplastic but nothing happen. Trollin maby 1 hour and stop boat. Start to wind in lines and my line fish on, my first zander on this year, 42cm (minimum 40cm). Vili caught it net. We did drive fast to softplastic spot, sand bank where is water 80cm and near 25m deep. I get immidiadely bite, but not fish. Soon Vili had fish on, quite big becouse reel brake was tight but still line going. Vili made everything wright, rod up, no loose line ext, but fish escape. Ofcourse Vili was disappointed, becouse perhaps his biggest fish ever. I was sad allso, becouse he have try cach zander and pike so much. Soon we did leave back to cabin for sauna. After sauna we did drive with Vili back to fishing spot, but ”not anybody on home” anymore, so no more fishes on that day.

@Scratchie No no no. I will not ever forgot fishraiders. Reason why i havent been on forum on longtime is that i have fishing too less. And is it difficult visit here, becouse i start missing so badly come fishing to there, with out any realitic possibility fly to there on long time.

Like i sayd before, that i had couple days on holiday. ( Can read from here: Day 2 and 3. Day 2) We went Saija´s parents Cabin. Was really rainy, so less fishing, only catch couple redfinss, Vili cath biggest on the day. He is learn cast quite good, but shallow water is little bit difficult still with softplastic. Rest of day chilling on cabin, bbg, swimming ext. Listening thunder storm. Day 3) Went fishing near cabin on small lake on nice weather. There is different species breams, redfinns and Pikes. Me and Vili fishing with softplastics, other peoples old style with worms. Veikka practice casting and can do it quite ok. Really less fishs, i dont know why? Usually cach easylly many pikes and redfinns. Now catch only couples, but weather was nice. Just before we leave back to cabin, i had fish on. Pike and again jump big air. Vili runt to me with net and after short fight JUMP IN NET! But it was so quick jump that we both with Vili allmoste fell to the bum. Same time pike jump back to water from net. But fish still on and soon Vili caught it on net. I dont take measure how long, but weight was 1500g. Again on pan and eat with potatos and rye bread.

G´ Day Mates. Long time no see. I went 4 days holiday (edit, i was 5 days holiday), every day 2-4h fishing. Day 1) First evening we went with Saija and Veikka fishing near on home. Near Saw mill. There is long ”perch tweed” and we try catch redfinn perchs. Saija and Veikka fishing ”old style”: rod, line, fload, hook and worm. I fishing by softplastic. First cast and fish on. Northern pike jump ”big air” immediately. Same time Veikka had fish on, but escape. Pike pull hard on inside tweed, and i afraid that my braid broken there, becouse tweed in so thick. But no, line is nor broken and i get pike close on boat, but afraid that line broken my i´pilot front motor. So we fighting little more and then Saija caught pike on net. Not big but my pb 85cm/3850g. We continue fishing and Saija catch 2 redfins, bigger was 275g. But not anymore pikes or redfinns or anything by softplastic ,and start come windy, so we drive back to harbour. I fillets pike and redfinns, and Saija roast filees on pan with flours and butter. Wery delicious with rye bread. I Try make other days reports later. (Notice big finnish smile) Jani

Hi. Long time with out fishing. Yeastarday i did open zander season. I did buy electrick front motor, and suprised my self, becouse connecting allso electricity my self. Any way we went with Saija and Veikka testig motor and little fishing allso. Spotlog anchoring is so nice and easy. I come to enjoy lot later on summer for that, becouse i fishing on streaming water and not need fight with anchor rope anymore. So, i practice use motor and fishfinder. Find good spot where was 8m water, and lot of baitfishs, one "mattrass" from 4m to bottom. Firs 5 cast= 5 Zander on boat, but too small. Limit is 45cm, and biggest was 42 cm. Later we driving again with electric motor, and i saw fishes on fishfinder. Put spotlog on and cast, get bait, 2th cast, catch zander, but too small again. So, will see what happen summer, maby my pb zander, and pb pike...

Today:

Hi. Last 2 icefishing session on this winter. Yeastar day we had bigge3r group, today only me and boys, and theyr both grandfathers. Not so many fishes, small perchs, bigger roach`s and today one white fish.

No, only their daughter. But was mistake and she did`nt come now, she come later. She was coming to here, but jump wrong bus and missed last wright bus to here. So she come later, that we have more time here do things.

Hi. "Long Time no see". We had yeastarday First icefishing session on this Winter. Vili And Saija catch most fishes, andt Veikka catch biggest. All fishes Was quite small, but weather Was nice. We just came Back from second short fishing session with Veikka And Saija, Vili IS on school. Next Week More ice fishing, If ice not melt too fast. Slinky's daughter is coming fishing with useallso, hope that catch some even little bit biggest fish's then.

1 week a go we went fishing all family, and my mom, uncle and cousin. We start pier, Esko cach firs fish by first cast, 49cm zander, and second cast he lose zander. So 2 cast 2 bite. Viko allso cach zander soon 48cm but more slim. Allso Veikka cach wery first fishes on pier, couple perch and was quite happy with big finnish smile. Allso Vili cach fishes, i am not. After pier fishing session we come our house to eat, and live boat fishing with Viki and Esko. First try cach zanders, but catch only undel limits. Then we move to other plase try cach perch and pikes. First i catch 1,5kg pike, soon Viki catch 320g perch and later 2kg pike. Than start windy and lighting, so we move other side bridge, but no zanders. Then start raining allso, so we move under the bridge, and soon leave back to shore.

3 days fishing 2 weeks a go. More pictures, less text. 1th day went fishing with Vili and Shappo00. Catch some small ffishes old style systeem, and i catch my wery first fish by bait, 42cm zander. I was exiting like small kid. 2th day went fishing with Vili and my friend from old work, Arja And Liisa, Shappo00 came there allso later. Again i cach zandr by bait, 49cm. Liisa catch 250g perch, and Arja catch 1kg common bream by icefishing gears. Vili cach some small perchs. I allso lose on zander. If i remember, Shappo00 cactch allso 49cm zander By bait. 3th day fishing with Vili and Shappo00 by boat. Shappo catch 360g perch by bait (roach) i cach 1,8kg pike by softplastic and lose about 1,5kg pike. Vili allso cach couple nice size perch by oldstyle fishing

My home is 450km from Tampere. Send message when you come next time, so planning something.

Short session shorefishing with Veikka and Shappo00. Vili did go meet him friend, so we packt fishing gears with Veikka, send message to Shappo and leaved to shore. Had plan try baitfishing this time for zanders. Veikka catch roach, perch and other small fish roach family. Was quite windy and no much time, so i did not put baits, but casting with softplastics. Shappo came by bicyckle and we give baitfishes to him. I did go fishing on pier and hooked pike. Small, but line inside mouth, so i yelling to Shappo00 that ”bring my net”. So Shappo00 running, hooking pike on net, running back to his own rod. We start clean pike with Veikka and Shappo00 walk to us, with 48cm zander. He fishing under 8minutes and catch fish. I start to be quite interesting baitfishing to. We clean fishes, tuc some photos, but start to rain and we leave to home. jani. BTW Shappo00 is from Holland, and they have there HUGE perchs, hope that he start allso wite reports sometimes.

Ok. We done fishing trip with new fishraider member Shappo00. So we had dutch/finnish team on lake. First we did drive to close sawmill, there is ”sea”tweed, and was quite calm weather. Still had problem. I have anchor from my old boat, and it is too small. So first had to fixed little more weight to anchor, and i connect piece of concrere on rope. Then we start casting, with softplastics of course, but Shappo00 had allso baitfishing gears on water. We get some bites, but not anything big bites. Soon i catch perch, and Shappo catch allso. Casting and casting, only some bites but no fishes. Anyway weather was nice. Then we moved boat otherside that ”tweed field”. I get one small bite close on boat, but no fishs. That plce was 2,5m deeb and full of long, over 2m long tweed. Shappo try vertical fishin between tweeds after i get bite. And fish on to Shappo00. Looks like and feel huge, becouse couldn`t know is line around tweed with fish. So fight start, and we saw that is pike, not huge but quite big. Fish come to boat many times, but dive back and turn line on tweeds. Shappo00 pulling in back many times with tweed, but its going back. Then it stuck on tweed on top of water. Shappo pulling so hard that boat turn to fish, i sneaking net to fish grap it in. Nice pike, 90cm long. Shappo00 use ”priest” (baseball bat) and we tuck it for eat. I told some new recept`s for coock it different ways. We continue fishing, but catch nothing more. We moved boat other side tweed field again and try casting, but i cacht only one perch more. Then sunset and we move other side bridge try catch zanders. We try 3 different spots, but nothing, i only get 2 light bite bot nothing more.. We did drive boat on pier and try casting there too, but no bites. Allso start been so many mosquito, that it was not so nice anymore, allso it was midnight allready. So we clean fishs, is show new style to Shappo00 how clean perch or zander if you smoked is. Let in skin around fish and take intestines out from gills side, so fish stay more juicy after smoking. Then drive back home. Nice trip anyway, and second time when i fishing with other fishraider member.

Oh, nice fishes, one of my "once on lifetime" specie, blue or yellowfinn. Baby some day...

No no, it is "big finnish smile" ? . Btw, Vili get fever and is sick now. So couple of days no boat fishing, maby shore fishing. Btw2. I allso thinking, that maby better go fishing smaller lake for smaller perch's, maby with bite fishing. I think, that should be main thing to Vili (and Veikka allso), that they catch even something?

Hi again. We went 3 hours on lake and river. Target was perch, but that side on lake was so windy, that was difficult fishing with softplastic. Lot of weed, but cant see where, becouse so big waves. I get first bite and fish on, pike. Then i did remember, that net is it on home, so we have problem. Pike was not so big, about 1,5kg, but it is so slimey and teeth is sharp, that difficult take up by hands. I get it many times side on boat, but finally it shaking head and gone. I check line, and it was ok, so cast again same place, fish on. Same size pike, maby same. Then i remembered that i have filing glove and it is rough surface. I ask my dad put that glove on my hand. Really carefull fight with pike, then it was tired so much, that i grabbed it on boat. I started fixed line, Vili and my dad casting, many fish follow their lures, but not bite. We did try change place couple of times, but was too windy to Vili and my Dad. So we change other side on bridge, i get one small zander. Then we need to go back home, becouse we was allready so hungry. So nice morning on lake, but shame that Vili did`nt catch nothing again. I have not ideas soon for that, how i can help him catch more fishes? It help if coming calm weather.

Yep, same pier.

Hi mates. My dad come visit, and we spend couple of hours on pier today. My dad catch first perch before i went even out from car. I start make new knots to Vilis line, and my daed catch 2th perch, nice size 320g. Then we casting, casting, casting and nothing happend. Then i get bite, Vili get bite, and i get new bite. Change new softplastic, roach with pink tail and fish on. Short fight and Veikka use net, 42cm zander. Nice arvo, but shame that Vili didi´nt catch fish, he really try hard. Tomorrow we have plan go fishing By boat, mostly perch, hope that Vili`s luck turn better. BTW. i hooked softplastic body to side, sliding longer time close on bottom.

Size limit depens where you fishing. This side that bridge it s 42cm, other side 40cm and some plases it is 45cm. I try keep 42-45cm everywhere where i fishing. That biggest zander was 48cm, but under 1 kg. And yes, it is taste good, really boneless fish. I like moste smoked that or fried on pann.

Hi again. Vili was playing with he`s friend, so we tuc car, softplastic gears and did drive to pier. First cast and fish on, we use net with Veikka, but fish release him self, too late, we still grap it. Veikka was really exinting. So we walk from pier to land for cleaning fish, but knife was home. So use pliers for take blood out. Walk back to pier, and second cast, again fish on, this time i give Veikka to try use net, and he`s done quite good, need help for pulling fish up. This Zander was under limits and we release it. Then we continue fishing, but not even bites. We change fishing to land, drink some juices and whatching birds. Then i give Veikka to choice new oftplastic body, walk back to pier, 1th cast and fish on again, Veikka use net and we had 3th zander on pier. This 3th was allso under limit. Any way, 3 zander in 2 hours from pier, not so bad, and we really enjoy. jani

Can you see pictures? I did`nt, but now i see??

Catch by small softplastic. Vili was not jealous, he catch early same day 28cm perch.

So. Morning we went fishing with Vili, how i told my last report. After that i tuck 2 hours snap, eat and drive to pier with Veikka. We vertical fishing By softplastic and some castings allso (Veikka cant casting yet), we went 1 and half hour, Veikka enjoy and i enjoy, allso catch small pike. ( Maby you can see "big finnish smile" on he`s face )