New season, new catches and stories correct? So lets see pics of this seasons catches along with a little ditty about the the whole deal.

To spruce things up a bit I have decided at the end of this pike season (Feb 2009) we will post a online poll within this thread for two weeks. The publicaly voted best picture and story combination will get to come fish Upper Red Lake's open water for trophy pike on a guided trip for two anglers with "Outdoors with Jonny P" for free during the 2009 open water season.

So lets see these pictures and "fish tales"!

Dang Jonny, if that isn't an insentive to post some pics and stories I don't know what is. I'll have to try my best to get that moster with a good story so I can get out fishin' with you. Very nice offer.

Gee Jonny, that is a very generous offer. I can't wait to see the photos start rolling through. I know I will most likely have a few to post in here this year.

Guys, if this offer doesn't perk your intrest, I don't know what will. The chance to fish Upper Red with Jonny is one that nobody wants to pass up.

Like the sounds of that!

here is my first northern of the year. Very small guy, but also my first esox on the fly rod ever, its from Wisconsin

fishcast takes the early lead!!!

Thanks to Jonny P for offering up an awesome prize!

Click HERE to see more about what Jonny P is offering!

i Have a few pics if someone could post them for me that would be great.

I caught her while catfish fishing in southern MN on a piece of cut sucker. I happened to be staying at my in-laws at the time and forgot to pack a rain coat, and it was raining fairly well so i just grabbed this god-awful jacket (which i came to find out was my wifes high school winter coat). When i left for home i had a cheap outfit (a cheap shimano reel with a berkely cherrywood-MH) taking the rod out of the car it snapped in half. I bought a Southbend Fiberglass rod at Fleet and spend a whoppin 6 bucks on it. As you can see the cheaper outfit worked like a charm.

At first i felt like i had a small catfish on and it didnt fight for about 15 seconds, then she started going on runs and whipping out drag, we thought we had a heck of a cat. Was pleasantly surprised to land her, as i don't catch a lot of good pike. She was a new personal best and was released as soon as the photo was taken so someone could catch her again and hopefully do the same.

i forgot to mention that she was 33 inches which is about 10 lbs

Hey tengauge, email them to me and I will gladly put them up for you. Just use my screen name @ yahoo.com and I will get them up later this evening.

Nice fish! and coat

BTW, my wife still has that one...

Sounds like I will have to target some pike this summer as well as when the ice come!

oops, had to go back and edit, forgot size and lenghth (33" 10lbs)

That is a sweeeeeet coat, the color is good on...well I'm sure it looks good on something. Nice pike.

It is certainly a nice fish, but the one tengauge emailed me is going to try to put up a challenge for ya. Nothing like a little friendly competition right? There are going to be some awesome shots in here.

Here are the photos from tengauge...


And of course a beautiful release photo..


Nice fish Brandon. He said it was caught while crappie fishing on a lake near Brainerd. Just shy of 40" and about a 15 minute battle on 6lb test line.

I am envious.

~edit~ Brandon, if you would like to use the hoist image as an avatar, here is the code to do it. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2496245694_da23aff40b_s.jpg Just copy that address and paste it in the section that asks for your URL on your profile page if you choose to use it.

Yup tengauge is out...fishing from a Ranger, must be a walleye guy that tripped on a pike.


Just kidding, no need to send hate mail Ranger owners.

Nice fish and love the release shot.

jonny,
Funny thing is is that isn't even my boat it's a buddy's and i won the jacket in a coed bass tourney i'm a skeeter guy actually but the coat is pretty comfy