Always test your camera!

[LunkerCity]

Well as you may know(if you looked at the camera thread) I bought a camera for my house that did not work well. This morning I got out the old digital camera and put a 8GB micro sd into an adapter and went out to the shack. The lake was absolutely beautiful with the fresh snow on the trees and fog hanging from the clouds. I decided to take a quick pic before getting in the house. When I turned on my camera it blinked with a red light and said "card error". I thought, "Oh well, I haven't seen but one pike in 4 days anyhow."

About two hours of watching my sucker, in slides a hog of a pike. I grabbed the spear but didn't throw. This fish was comparable to the one I speared a few days ago:) I figure I have enough meat and if its not bigger than the two I have on the wall I don't want to kill it. I proceeded to watch this fish hit both my sucker and my "old trusty" red and white more than once. Around and around it went for the next half an hour!!!

I was shaking when I called my dad to brag about the big fish I had passed up. Dang I wish I had tested my camera!!! Although I didn't throw the spear and I missed out on video it was one of the best mornings of spearing I have ever had.

[shamalex72]

Cool story! That's too bad about the camera, would have been an awesome video.

[quickfishnoob]

Right.....

[Archerysniper]

Great story. And it's not always about the harvest that makes the memories. Some of the best are the one that got away or you pass on and watch what they do.

[MJ1657]

Sounds like a fun day

[mrklean]

Very nice......pics or it didn't happen

[LunkerCity]

LOL Klean, I got my camera going this afternoon... Bad micro adapter. I always have a gill rod with but now I'm going to bring my trout rod with a big jig. If I see another that I don't want to throw at, maybe it will eat my lure so I can CPR it.

[Archerysniper]

LOL Klean, I got my camera going this afternoon... Bad micro adapter. I always have a gill rod with but now I'm going to bring my trout rod with a big jig. If I see another that I don't want to throw at, maybe it will eat my lure so I can CPR it.

Perfect thinking. A spoon on a rattle wheel works too,that way you get the feel of a handline fight.

[merkman]

You got your camera going... your not gonna see that fish again...