Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 03:14 PM
10/26/20 03:14 PM
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bfisch
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Took the two older out to do some dark house spearing for pike. The river has about 4 inches of ice on the edge and we were on a drop off in about 3 feet of water. Decoy was sent to me by my dad in MN. Spear was my dad's and his dad's before that. Let my oldest spear for the first time. Took her a few tries to get it, but she got her first! Connected on my biggest speared. 39.25 inches. Been trying for years to break the 40 inch mark.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
[Re: bfisch]
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10/26/20 03:38 PM
10/26/20 03:38 PM
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Gary Benson
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Good family time! I have an Eskimo shelter also. They are golden when there's a cold breeze blowing. Also golden when fishing crystal clear water in the daytime!
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Re: Weekend Spearing
[Re: bfisch]
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10/26/20 03:46 PM
10/26/20 03:46 PM
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That is fantastic! Hopefully I get to go a few times this year. I haven’t poked a slimer in probably 20 years or close to it.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
[Re: bfisch]
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10/26/20 04:02 PM
10/26/20 04:02 PM
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MnMan
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Awesome! That had to be fun for the daughter to watch (and you too!)
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 04:09 PM
10/26/20 04:09 PM
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The Beav
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I was talking to my Alaskan grandsons the other night and they had speared a bunch of white fish and they were going to smoke them.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 04:17 PM
10/26/20 04:17 PM
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Thanks! My daughter is nine so I figured it was time. My dad started me around that age maybe younger. Good family time! I have an Eskimo shelter also. They are golden when there's a cold breeze blowing. Also golden when fishing crystal clear water in the daytime! I wish the water was more clear here. All summer the river is chocolate milk. It clears enough to spear this time of year. That is fantastic! Hopefully I get to go a few times this year. I haven’t poked a slimer in probably 20 years or close to it. Better be careful! It is addicting! I look forward to it all year. Wow that looks like fun. Do they try to eat the decoy ? Yes! It is basically a lure without any hooks that looks like a fish. It is wooden with metal fins and a lead weight embedded. I try not to let them but some come in like torpedoes. Some realize after grabbing it it that it is not what they want and don't come back.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
[Re: The Beav]
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10/26/20 04:19 PM
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I was talking to my Alaskan grandsons the other night and they had speared a bunch of white fish and they were going to smoke them. What part of Alaska are they in? I heard some places they do quite well with the whitefish. Only pike, pike, and more pike here.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 04:40 PM
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The Beav
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Delta Jct. I guess they were spearing In some lake outlet.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 04:41 PM
10/26/20 04:41 PM
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That's fantastic look at that smile on your girl's face. That's what lifes all about. It's great being with family and enjoying outdoors and each other. Hope you get that 40 incher.
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Re: Weekend Spearing
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10/26/20 08:34 PM
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Just put some hooks on the lure and use the spear thing to land them. Nice pike and good eating out of the cold water.
Last edited by Boco; 10/26/20 08:35 PM.
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