Posts for: harleypiker
Dec 9, 2020 00:31:18 #
Fisheries annually stock close to 700 tigers in Newman, +-500 in Silver, and 250 in Curlew. You chances of catching one are commensurate with the stocking numbers. They are largest in Curlew but are very difficult to
pick one up there. I have gone as long as 17 days between landing one there. Attrition exceeds replacement
there currently.
pick one up there. I have gone as long as 17 days between landing one there. Attrition exceeds replacement
there currently.
Dec 8, 2020 18:40:53 #
Hi Cheney,
I'm in Colville an hour or so north of you. Lake Roosevelt, a little north of you, is my nearest choice for walleye. Don't forget about tiger muskies a few minutes from you in Silver Lake, a half hour east in Newman Lake, and further north in Curlew Lake if you like big ones that are few and far in between there. And pike an hour east in Coeur d 'Alene lake and river (Chain Lakes) is my first choice. You are in a good spot.
I'm in Colville an hour or so north of you. Lake Roosevelt, a little north of you, is my nearest choice for walleye. Don't forget about tiger muskies a few minutes from you in Silver Lake, a half hour east in Newman Lake, and further north in Curlew Lake if you like big ones that are few and far in between there. And pike an hour east in Coeur d 'Alene lake and river (Chain Lakes) is my first choice. You are in a good spot.
Dec 7, 2020 12:43:22 #
The CDB is Awesome wrote:
God made dirt that he made us out of, kind puts one in his place dont it?
Yes, on second thought i hope you didn't think i was trying to tell a 'dirty' joke.
Dec 7, 2020 01:46:17 #
Kerry Hansen wrote:
A Little Humor br br br This is one of the b... (show quote)
A evolutionist strutted up to God and proclaimed "We have discovered how to create life!"
"Oh really", replied God, "how is that?"
"Well, first you take a little dust......." "Hold on now", Said God, "get your own dust"!!
Nov 30, 2020 17:15:15 #
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I cast a Bucher Depth Raider. A few cranks later an osprey dove two feet underwater and came up with it and launched 15 feet up into the air. Frantically i set the hook but he immediately spit it out. Proves that muskies are smarted than osprey.
No muskie went for it that day!
No muskie went for it that day!
Nov 29, 2020 16:14:10 #
Justoldjim wrote:
Mostly us old men
I have always felt that the draft should be only for those over 50; including congress.
That would be the end of wars!
Nov 28, 2020 21:04:56 #
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Amen! Use steel leaders if there are pike there. I've seen their muskie close cousins in shallow water looking at me with bass/walleye jigs hanging out of their mouth. You could try 80# fluorocarbon leaders if you are in smaller pike waters but i know the bigger pike and muskies will clip them. I even lost a sturgeon on a fluorocarbon when even his rough side plates snipped the middle of the leader off as i started to set the hook.
Nov 27, 2020 22:53:20 #
Big A wrote:
Sorry ! Accidental send !
Now, I'M confused ! I can understand allowing black
powder firearms in a 'shotgun
only' state, but some magnum handgun rounds have equal
range (or more) as many deer
rifle calibers, so why would they
be allowed in place of a rifle ?
A missed shot (more likely with
a hangun vs. a 'long' gun) would
travel just as far and be as much of a hazard, would it not ?
Now, I'M confused ! I can understand allowing black
powder firearms in a 'shotgun
only' state, but some magnum handgun rounds have equal
range (or more) as many deer
rifle calibers, so why would they
be allowed in place of a rifle ?
A missed shot (more likely with
a hangun vs. a 'long' gun) would
travel just as far and be as much of a hazard, would it not ?
Why do i get the feeling that you are pulling our chain; stringing this out. Everyone has basically answered all the variables involved with your queries.
Nov 25, 2020 00:09:05 #
Young lady to her boyfriend: "there sure are going to be a lot of unhappy men when I get married".
Boyfriend: "just how many men do you intend to marry"?
Boyfriend: "just how many men do you intend to marry"?
Nov 25, 2020 00:02:28 #
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FS Digest wrote:
Hi, I am trying to pick out a baitcasting reel for pike, and i don’t know what i should look for in a reel for pike. What are the differences between pike and bass reels? And does anyone have a good recommendation for a pike baitcaster?
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by Feralnati
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by Feralnati
Congrats on wanting to fish for pike. The finest freshwater fish in N. America. I loved my calais CL-201 for
many years and had it rebuilt until no more parts. It would cast light spoons w/o backlashing better than any
other. I tried a DC (digital control) but a computer, no matter how quick, cannot keep up with instant centrifugal brake control to avoid backlashes. So now I love the Abu Garcia Toro Beast. Almost as good.
I have a Calais Tranx 500 also: it is good for bigger muskie gear but too large for pike normal terminal tackle.
Not really much difference between "pike" and "bass" reels. There's really no such designation. Best advice
is to spend a little more money ($200-$300) rather than on a $69 "special" and you will be happy.
Nov 23, 2020 14:37:36 #
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FS Digest wrote:
So I broke my new Shimano STX’s tip off. Stupid car door :( What would be the best way to repair it? Luckily it’s just about 1cm and the last eye that came off. Can I just add a new eye on it? Or should I get Shimano or someone to fix it? I guess I won’t lose any action in the rod with only a little bit off?
Any thoughts?
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by prejedoosh
Any thoughts?
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by prejedoosh
I have fixed several of my own. Insert a very thin finishing nail into each broken end to center and hold it
in place. Pull out some fiberglass filaments and cut into 1 1/2 inch strips.
You get them from fiberglass mats for fiberglass covering boats. Maybe a shop will give you a tiny scrap?
Mix up a tiny puddle of epoxy glue. Smear the epoxy onto each side of the break and lay the strips all around the broken section--length ways; not wrapping. Quickly follow up, before the epoxy sets, with guide thread (or good jacket or carpet thread) wrapping the entire section with each wrap snug to the last wrap. When
the glue is set up, cover with a couple of coats of fingernail polish to match the rod color. It won't be pretty
like the rest of the rod but i haven't had one re-break and i still have a favorite rod!
color.
Nov 12, 2020 22:58:32 #
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Muskies do!! There are no barracudas in my lakes in Eastern WA
Nov 10, 2020 15:49:44 #
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saw1 wrote:
You're not repairin, you're tinkerin. 
I would say the best advice would be to buy a Honda or Yamaha. I haven't touched my Honda jets or idle settings in 25 years. oh oh, i opened up another can of 'worms'.
Nov 5, 2020 23:58:43 #
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Able Man wrote:
My one and only Muskie was caught on a Mepp's 5 spinner/ bucktail, back in the late 1960's at Stoney Lake, in Ontario, Canada. Trolling. Nickel or chrome, I GUESS.
I like canned peas!
When ice fishing for muskies, you cut a nice 10 inch hole in the ice. Open the can of peas and place a
circle of peas around the outside of the hole in the ice.
when a musky comes up to take a pee, you grab him!!!!!
Oct 31, 2020 16:33:51 #
A rabbi, buddhist, and a lawyer got caught driving in a snowstorm and came to a farmhouse. The farmer said they could stay overnight but only had room for two people and the third would have to stay in the barn. The buddhist sacrificially said he would do so. A few minutes later he knocked on the farmhouse door and stated he could not sleep in the presence of a sacred cow. The rabbi said he would go to the barn. Minutes later he also knocked on the door stating he could not sleep with an unclean pig. The lawyer went to the barn. Minutes later came the knock on the door---it was the cow and pig!!