Finally had a day off yesterday and decided to spend this day as well as possible, I called my friend and we went pikehunting in some ditches .
It the same waterway in which I caught the skinny 114cm pike last time.
Since these ditches are only 30-45cms deep, It was best to use surface lures like poppers, but I decided to first try out a classic lure.
Its from the brand Salmo and is called the Salmo Pike Jointed, It dives to about 30-50cms deep which makes it perfect for shallow waters.
We started at the same place like last time and pretty soon there is a fish on my line.
Turned out it was the same pike as last time, took some photos of this 114cm beast and quickly released it back in to it's territory.
It was really weird to hook the same pike again, because my buddy and I thought it would die due to the massive scar on it's gill.
Ended the day with 5 pike's total, but I lost a bigger one as my friend was trying to get it in the net and he lost a fish that's at least 100cms long.
We will go back to this water in the hope to catch these bigger fish next time.
Here is another look at the pike from 114cm, Took a close up of the fish it's head.
Sad to say, but this wound is probably from some inexperienced fishermen that used a lipgrip on this fish without supporting it.
Other catches, maybe smaller in size but they where all bulked up for breeding season:
