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The Great Outdoors	06/16/2011 07:40AM   missmolly You can fish around the exposed rocks, or fish underwater reefs (sunken islands)which I prefer, not that there is a lot of difference between either. Avoid the large, flat rock type reef, as these do not seem to harbor any fish. Concentrate on the boulder/gravel types.
missmolly	06/13/2011 10:45PM   quote Boarstalker: " Beautiful, fat pike....great looking fish. Funny looking canoe though." We had a canoe. We just used the v-hull because my dad is 80 and I was able to mount a seat in that leaky boat for him. Here's a fish we caught this morning in our canoe on the way back to camp to pack and leave.
Arlo Pankook	06/14/2011 09:10AM   If that didn't thrill ya, you had better check your pulse. Nice Pike.
missmolly	06/15/2011 03:23PM   Say, TGO, I've a serious question for you. We couldn't catch bass on bait last week. I've NEVER had that happen. Any ideas as to what went wrong? We typically fish artificial until they stop hitting those and then switch to live bait, which has ALWAYS worked in the past, but this past week, when we switched, we couldn't get a bite shallow or deep, casting or drifting.
mr.barley	06/15/2011 03:40PM   Is there any particular reason you have a picture of a SMB's poop chute?
missmolly	06/15/2011 10:30PM   Thanks, TGO. Now, when you say "reef," do you mean a reef that's completely underwater or a rising of rock that you can see?
serenityseeker	06/14/2011 07:30PM   quote missmolly: "quote Jeriatric: ""I assure you that it was at least 19 inches." Very good. I can see that you have become the master in avoiding controversy. -grasshopper" Not so. I was referring to the teeth being 19 inches long. " LOL. good one missmolly
missmolly	06/14/2011 06:12PM   quote Jeriatric: ""I assure you that it was at least 19 inches." Very good. I can see that you have become the master in avoiding controversy. -grasshopper" Not so. I was referring to the teeth being 19 inches long.
missmolly	06/14/2011 02:23PM   quote AndySG: "That's a great story and and great catch Missmolly. You should have named that fish "Rocket Pike." I am glad you got to take your father along and I hope he did well too." He didn't do well fishing. He's just too old to cast long and accurately, but he had a nice time in camp, playing cards, reading, chatting, and eating fish. Here's a pic of him in camp.
missmolly	06/14/2011 07:48PM   quote serenityseeker: "quote missmolly: "quote Jeriatric: ""I assure you that it was at least 19 inches." Very good. I can see that you have become the master in avoiding controversy. -grasshopper" Not so. I was referring to the teeth being 19 inches long. " LOL. good one missmolly" Thanks!
Arlo Pankook	06/14/2011 09:15AM   That Pike slime is better than campdry for your rain gear, smells better too.
Basspro69	06/14/2011 07:51AM   quote missmolly: "Just returned from up north. Went with two of my johns. I better rephrase that. I went with my 80-year old dad, who's name is John, and my longtime fishing partner, who's also John. The second evening was windy and rainy, but we found Big Mamas' House, where fat bass had congregated. I'd caught two 20-inchers, four 19-inchers, two 18.75 inchers, and some 17-inch to 18.5 inch fish. Then I cast at a rock and a pike launched itself at my lure...and kept going, beaching itself on the rock. "Look at that pike!" I yelled. It flopped back into the water and after several long runs, for I was using a tiny reel and 6-pound test with no steel leader (Next time, I'll use a Snoopy rod and kite string. Old kite string.), I got it boat side and could only see the rear treble of my F-13 Rapala protruding out the side of its mouth. "We'll have to net it," I said, which made a liar out of me, since I said in an earlier thread that I unhook big pike in the water, but I didn't want that fish cutting my line and swimming around with a mouthful of Rapala. We had to scootch it into the net, I unhooked it on my lap, and then posed for a quickie before releasing it. I didn't have a tape measure long enough for it, but having caught and released plenty of 19-inch bass, I assure you that it was at least 19 inches. " Very nice pike.
The Great Outdoors	06/15/2011 08:30PM   quote missmolly: "Say, TGO, I've a serious question for you. We couldn't catch bass on bait last week. I've NEVER had that happen. Any ideas as to what went wrong? We typically fish artificial until they stop hitting those and then switch to live bait, which has ALWAYS worked in the past, but this past week, when we switched, we couldn't get a bite shallow or deep, casting or drifting. " When you get the cold water temp & weather changes we've had recently, fish don't follow any type of pattern and bite very lightly. I've watched Bass suck in a minnow, spit it out, and the rod tip never moved. If you want a good chance at the 22 inch+ Bass, use medium sized suckers for bait with a plain hook early in the year before the spawn (15-20 FOW), or on the reefs from mid September on. I have caught my largest bass (23 inch) on them. Your larger Bass (mid July/August) are best taken on double twister tails (green/black flecks) on a chartreuse jig, trolled at a medium speed.
Jeriatric	06/14/2011 05:38PM   "I assure you that it was at least 19 inches." Very good. I can see that you have become the master in avoiding controversy. -grasshopper
The Great Outdoors	06/15/2011 12:09PM   Well well well, Look who claims to have caught two 20 inch Bass, fish she previously claimed were merely Northland folk lore a few weeks ago!!!!! Were they really that large missmolly, or did your nose grow a wee bit when you wrote this post???? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! :)
missmolly	06/13/2011 10:59PM   Here's the story of that leaky boat for those of you who don't venture north of BWCA/Quetico. The north is littered with boats. Some are wooden and mostly down to bones. Some are aluminum and leaky, like the one we used. Some are aluminum and being swallowed by the Earth, like the one I found last year and tried to lift, but couldn't, as the dirt and plants were gobbling it. They're put on lakes and some are likely still used, but most are abandoned because it costs more to retrieve them than they're worth. So, we hoped this leaky boat was abandoned, as I found it last year, along with half a dozen other boats, and knew my dad couldn't be comfy in a canoe.
lundojam	06/16/2011 09:51PM   Your dad is cool.
KevinL	06/14/2011 05:35PM   Nice fish, nice story, and glad that you got time with pa.
missmolly	06/15/2011 03:33PM   Here's a 20-inch fish I caught last week. I know the tip of the tail isn't easy to see, but it's a long ways from the tip of its head.
timatkn	06/13/2011 10:41PM   NIce story. T
The Great Outdoors	06/15/2011 01:54PM   Sounds like a little "fish envy" to me missmolly, since you have never caught a 22," or larger Bass!! I also didn't see any proof of it's length, like a fish trough with legible numbers. All I imagined was you holding it straight out in front of you, with 2 foot arm extenders trying to make it look really big if a picture even exists I'm thinking it was probably about 16-17 inches, tops! :) Heh, heh, heh!
missmolly	06/15/2011 02:52PM   I'm not a big fan of taking pics of fish on weight of length scales. That takes time. Meanwhile, the fish is drowning in air. Do you remember that recent thread with that huge bass caught by a fisherwoman? They measured it at 22.5 inches and I believe that fish, not just because of the photo of the fish on the tape measure, but because it was clearly a monstrous fish and yes, I'm jealous of that woman and her fish, but I'm not jealous of those who assert they've caught similar fish, but didn't bother to verify it with a photo that means something. I've attached a photo I've used many times. It's of a nineteen inch fish. It's a fine, fine fish, but worlds away from a 23-inch fish. I doubt that I'll ever catch a 23-inch fish. They're just too rare. However, if I do, I won't shove it towards the camera lens. I don't do that. As far as 16-17 inch fish, the lake I fished produces few of those. A 16-inch fish is as rare as a 20-inch fish. I expect most of the smaller bass are eaten by the big bass, bigger walleye, and even bigger pike.
dmr	06/16/2011 10:43AM   What a great story! Looks like great fishing and even better company. I can only hope that when (if) 80 years comes around I'd be so blessed as to have a similar experience. Cheers!
missmolly	06/16/2011 11:35AM   @ dmr Stay strong and you'll be up north when you're 80. Actually, the fishing was very slow. It was just sooo cold. We had heavy frost one morning. However, we did catch some big fish despite the cold.
missmolly	06/14/2011 09:27AM   quote Arlo Pankook: "If that didn't thrill ya, you had better check your pulse. Nice Pike." It was a lot of fun. I've never had a fish beach itself from the momentum of its strike. It was also great to hold the fish, since I've historically kept them in the water.
missmolly	06/13/2011 09:13PM   Just returned from up north. Went with two of my johns. I better rephrase that. I went with my 80-year old dad, whose name is John, and my longtime fishing partner, who's also John. The second evening was windy and rainy, but we found Big Mamas' House, where fat bass had congregated. I'd caught two 20-inchers, four 19-inchers, two 18.75 inchers, and some 17-inch to 18.5 inch fish. Then I cast at a rock and a pike launched itself at my lure...and kept going, beaching itself on the rock. "Look at that pike!" I yelled. It flopped back into the water and after several long runs, for I was using a tiny reel and 6-pound test with no steel leader (Next time, I'll use a Snoopy rod and kite string. Old kite string.), I got it boat side and could only see the rear treble of my F-13 Rapala protruding out the side of its mouth. "We'll have to net it," I said, which made a liar out of me, since I said in an earlier thread that I unhook big pike in the water, but I didn't want that fish cutting my line and swimming around with a mouthful of Rapala. We had to scootch it into the net, I unhooked it on my lap, and then posed for a quickie before releasing it. I didn't have a tape measure long enough for it, but having caught and released plenty of 19-inch bass, I assure you that it was at least 19 inches.
Boarstalker	06/14/2011 07:54AM   quote missmolly: "Here's the story of that leaky boat for those of you who don't venture north of BWCA/Quetico. The north is littered with boats. Some are wooden and mostly down to bones. Some are aluminum and leaky, like the one we used. Some are aluminum and being swallowed by the Earth, like the one I found last year and tried to lift, but couldn't, as the dirt and plants were gobbling it. They're put on lakes and some are likely still used, but most are abandoned because it costs more to retrieve them than they're worth. So, we hoped this leaky boat was abandoned, as I found it last year, along with half a dozen other boats, and knew my dad couldn't be comfy in a canoe." Wow...I had no idea.
missmolly	06/15/2011 01:26PM   quote The Great Outdoors: "Well well well, Look who claims to have caught two 20 inch Bass, fish she previously claimed were merely Northland folk lore a few weeks ago!!!!! Were they really that large missmolly, or did your nose grow a wee bit when you wrote this post???? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! :)" Oh, I've caught a few 20-inches in the past and that was my first time to catch two in the same evening. I still believe that 22, 23, and 24-inch smallmouth are mostly folklore. If they were true, people would have photographic proof and not some 19-incher shoved into the camera lens with the assertion that it's a 23-incher. A 23-incher is an eight pound fish. The Ontario record, caught back in 1954, was 24 inches. However, I did think of you when the fish pretty much refused to bite live bait. ;-)
buz	06/14/2011 08:20AM   You two hugging those norties going to bring home the slime and nice smell as trophies to remember, apparently :-)
mooseplums	06/14/2011 05:02PM   quote missmolly: "quote AndySG: "That's a great story and and great catch Missmolly. You should have named that fish "Rocket Pike." I am glad you got to take your father along and I hope he did well too." He didn't do well fishing. He's just too old to cast long and accurately, but he had a nice time in camp, playing cards, reading, chatting, and eating fish. Here's a pic of him in camp. " that's wonderful that you could spend time with your Dad, fish or not it was a nice memory. One to be cherished
missmolly	06/16/2011 10:17AM   Thanks, TGO.
missmolly	06/15/2011 05:39PM   quote mr.barley: "Is there any particular reason you have a picture of a SMB's poop chute?" I took the pic that way because I thought its fat belly was funny.
AndySG	06/14/2011 01:59PM   That's a great story and and great catch Missmolly. You should have named that fish "Rocket Pike." I am glad you got to take your father along and I hope he did well too.
missmolly	06/14/2011 02:29PM   @ analyzer It was pretty good bass fishing. We were fishing a lake in a chain that doesn't grow lots of bass, but the bass are big. That night was the exception for lots of big bass.
analyzer	06/14/2011 12:05PM   quote missmolly: "we found Big Mamas' House... Thank you for that expression. Put a smile on my face. Sounds like great bass fishing. Wow. Nice pike, looks like a warrior that's been through a battle or six. My brother likes to hug his pike too. Slime be damned.
missmolly	06/14/2011 11:53AM   quote Boarstalker: "quote missmolly: "Here's the story of that leaky boat for those of you who don't venture north of BWCA/Quetico. The north is littered with boats. Some are wooden and mostly down to bones. Some are aluminum and leaky, like the one we used. Some are aluminum and being swallowed by the Earth, like the one I found last year and tried to lift, but couldn't, as the dirt and plants were gobbling it. They're put on lakes and some are likely still used, but most are abandoned because it costs more to retrieve them than they're worth. So, we hoped this leaky boat was abandoned, as I found it last year, along with half a dozen other boats, and knew my dad couldn't be comfy in a canoe." Wow...I had no idea." Yeah, the more time I spend up there, the more I realize that there is no wilderness. There are traces of our ancestors in adventuring everywhere up there.
Boarstalker	06/13/2011 10:19PM   Beautiful, fat pike....great looking fish. Funny looking canoe though.