PB Pike (Northern Pike)

[JaniFIN]

Ok. Week a go catch my pb zander, after that nothing. Yeastarday i think that i take half day for fishing. Tuck stuff and drive to boat, thist time did`nt forget net. I prepared boat and saw that frontmotor remote control is home. Call to Saija and she drive it to pier (we have only 800m from home to pier). Usually i start fishing same closest spots, but now i did drive straight to ”rusty Signs” where i catch my pb zander last year and this year, there is 2-3m, side to 4m deeb water Heavy wind, and still strong stream. Use same softplastic that zander week a go. 2 cast, nothing, 3´th cast, wind in close to boat. I let 2-3m line on water and ”fluttering” lure same time when i try get my shirt better protect to neck for wind use other hand. Fish hit heavy and start pull line. Again i was so close sign that drive longer from sign. But wish didn´st came, only pulling. So i was sure that hook stay bottom with fish and drive under stream try get it out from stone hole. It was  not any hole, fish was big, i was sure that it is pike. Pike came closer to boat and i lockit i pilot middle of stream. Now i had bigger equipmets, 2500 clas reel, 0.12 or 0.14 braid and 188cm rod 10-40g. Still fish pulling and only stay bottom. Cant use brake too much for stream that fish cheek not broke or hook not straight. So try take video but camera memorycard end. But becouse fish only stay, and moves calmy on the bottom, tstart make space to memory card. Then fish get agressive and pulling 10-20m line and i cant do nothing, only wait. Then i start pumping slowly closer boat, really slowly. (mostly fish´s escape for too tight line/brake and too fast pumping). Get it back maby 5m and it pulling again 10m line and stay bottom. Not move any, so i let it to be there, ihave not horry. 10 minutes is going and i havent even see it fish yet. I worry about that stream, is it so heavy and i have only 2/0 hook on my jighead, cant pulling too much for that too, that hook is not straight. And my net, heavy rubber net, how i get bish in net, becuse i know that net surfing on tom for stream? So, cant thinking anymore, have to wind in, fish come to boat, but pulling again side to boat. Now have to go about 15min and finally i saw it, big, big pike, least 7-8kg. (Old record is 5.45kg). How to hell i get it on net alone on this stream? Get fish close to boat, but it pulling again 15m line. Now fish start to be tired and surfing on top, but i cant pulling to boat for stream. Get onse enough close for netting but its diving on bottom. I have to try scance place with front motor, even i afraid that i hit to bridgepillar or shore stone. I try new netting spot, but still too heavy stream. Fish is really lightly on hook, i am sure that its escape becouse i have to made maneuvers. So i drive so close to shore that i can, finally i can maneuvering fish from upper stream to understream and in net. Full fight is get 35min and fish is completer tired. Get fish in net and boat and saw that hook is on net, be close that lose fish, if line loose any seconds, i am sure that did lose fish.

 

Tuck some bad photos and call to Saija ”i get my pb pike, bring scale to pier”. Saija is worrybout is it bigger that she´s 8kg pb pike. And it is, 12kg/120cm, biggest fish what i ever catch from Finland

 

Have to find some way netting on stream, or even get fish enough close to boat, or is it only way drive spot where is lightly stream??

 

There is one photo close shore where i finally get in net. Then is one photo where is "maneuvers route". There is small rusty sighn, tyhen spot where i did move for fighting and x`s is spots where i try use net.

Edited June 17, 2021 by JaniFIN

[Blackfish]

Firstly, congratulations on such a fantastic fish JANIfin, memories forever.

Also good to see you here again.

[leonardgid]

SUPER!  amazing fish , please show us  cooked pike ,  

 

[Larkin]

That’s a monster

[savit]

1 hour ago, leonardgid said:

SUPER!  amazing fish , please show us  cooked pike ,  

 

That could be another challenge.

[mrsswordfisherman]

Stewy’s pb pike is 1.5 kg. He is very jealous and I am packing his bag for a visit to Finland🤣🤣🤣

Loved this report. Well done and I love the fishraider hat in the pictures 🐟🐠🇳🇿

[JaniFIN]

Allways fishraider, and fishraider hat, cant fishing with out that or with out australian singlet.

[big Neil]

Very well done Jani. That is a huge Pike. Your description of the location, hook up and battle to get it to the net is excellent. Good to see your report, it has been some time since we heard from you. Hope that you and your family are keeping safe in this ever changing world. Cheers, bn

[Rebel]

Well done Great photos.

[JaniFIN]

12 hours ago, big Neil said:

Good to see your report, it has been some time since we heard from you.

Some times is hard. Specially winter, becouse cant fishing any bigger fish, is dark, cold. So visit and write here on winter is too painfull, becouse know that is so long time when can visit OZ next time (but next time will come). It is hard explain, but i have chronic miss in Australia. My first impression on year 2009 when i very first time step out Sydney airport on evening sun was "this is my place". When i get retirement i would like live some where between Forster-Brisbane..

[big Neil]

1 hour ago, JaniFIN said:

Some times is hard. Specially winter, becouse cant fishing any bigger fish, is dark, cold. So visit and write here on winter is too painfull, becouse know that is so long time when can visit OZ next time (but next time will come). It is hard explain, but i have chronic miss in Australia. My first impression on year 2009 when i very first time step out Sydney airport on evening sun was "this is my place". When i get retirement i would like live some where between Forster-Brisbane..

That is lovely Jani. I too fell in love with Australia when I came here 50 years ago. It is a wonderful country and Australians are "special" people, in my opinion. Enjoy your life with your family, where you are. Hopefully you will get back to Australia to enjoy what it has to offer. Till then, you have a lot of friends on Fishraider who really enjoy your unique posts. Keep on fishing and posting your results.

 

Cheers, Neil (bn)

[Yowie]

A very nice fish, well worth the time and effort for your biggest Finnish fish.