I have been meaning to do this for a while and have a few ideas. I could whip one out on my lathe for you. I have some nice chunks of burl wood to work with. Send me a PM with your thoughts/specs.
Posts by Stick em
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Cool story, great fish. I often feel the same way bow hunting elk, makes success so much more sweet.
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Forschners!!! that's the name of my boning knives...they and DR...they get the job done
X2 on the forschners
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Glue a piece of 1.5mm on each side (inside and out of the rash guard), or one side with the nylon removed-and used the removed nylon on the inside. I would never use aquaseal on a wetsuit again. It is too hard and stiff. Glue the exposed foam. I would use a flexible neoprene glue.
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My favorite part is that I couldn't get him to leave his boga grip in his bag. Notice it hanging off his waist.
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Great looking Pike, I have only caught them on a spinning rig or fly rod when I was a kid. Montana looks amazing, so cool to see the bear hanging out.
How is the Pike as jerky or smoked ?
Cheers, Don
Haven't tried it yet. Meat is kind of like hog fish, white and flaky. I have done ceviche with it as well. Prob. be good in a smoked fish dip, but I might try to do some jerky this summer now that you mention it. If it turns out good I'll send you some for the idea.
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When is the best time of year to hunt pike in Montana?
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Here's another favorite pic
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That's nothing......
I had this guy dive on my boat last year -
Yes, Pronghorn...Fast food. It was in my truck during the middle of the day when I returned from hunting. I looked out my window and saw it was gone. I ran into the yard and chased off the bear. I took the antelope back and butchered it (what was left anyhow) with one eye looking over my shoulder.
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Yeah, he knew the bear was there. We are used to having them around. I had to take back one of my antelope from them in my driveway a few years back. That was an interesting standoff. Pike go nuts at first when hit and can easily tear off. I use slip tips for them. I have also been bitten by one while taking it to the boat. Nasty cuts that take a while to heal.
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Here is a sample of the type fish we shoot up here in Montana. The ice should be off in the next couple weeks and we will be getting back out there after the pike. Average vis for us in Western MT is around 10-15 feet and water temps anywhere from 40-60 degrees on average. Our target is Northern Pike in Western Mt as they are the only species open to spearing (although I am working to remedy this). The majority of fish shot are in the 8-12 pound range, with a decent number of them around 15-20. There are of course a few big fish out there as well and the lakes in the region produce at least one over 30 pounds each year. Instead of Greysuits, we have Brownsuits that like to steal our catch (background of last shot). Thanks Dan for giving us a spot to post our reports on this Forum!
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Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing.
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COLD would be the best answer. But it can be good if you know where to look. Still quite a bit of ice on the lakes yet. When I get a chance I will post a few pics.
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Success! Welcome to the forum mark. That stringer looks like it's from right here.
That was out of key west. It was a fun day of chuckin chum.
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First photo attempt....
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Hey guys, just found this forum and am quite glad about it. Not new to diving, just this site. I dive in MT and travel to spear quite often as well. I can't wait to get my hands on some of the persuit stuff and try it out.
-Mark
