people often laugh when i tell them i fish the Passaic river. but the longer i fish it, the more i am amazed by it. This week i've seen LM bass, bluegills, stripers, carp & pike all living happily in the Passaic river. I've been using a March Brown 6 wt rod with the new franco vivarelli reel. The drag on my reel is impressive; it slows powerful fish and holds 150 yds of backing.
Today i caught my first pike of the year. the fish made several long runs. i was able to stay with him and landed him with some ease. the problem is what do you do to revive an angry, toothy fish like the northen pike? I had a fish grip to hold onto the fish but one look at all those teeth made me realize that i was not going to get my fly back. i clipped the shock tippet and the beast attempted to bite me! is there a course for reviving
pike without getting hurt?
Bill
Today i caught my first pike of the year. the fish made several long runs. i was able to stay with him and landed him with some ease. the problem is what do you do to revive an angry, toothy fish like the northen pike? I had a fish grip to hold onto the fish but one look at all those teeth made me realize that i was not going to get my fly back. i clipped the shock tippet and the beast attempted to bite me! is there a course for reviving
pike without getting hurt?
Bill
