We still fish!

[buzzsaw]

My friend Brian was fishing in 15 feet of water with a large shinner four feet off of the bottom when this 41.5 inch ` 19 3/4 inch girth Northern Pike decided to feed! He released the pig to be caught another day.

[DTro]

Nice Pig!

There's not a whole lot of those left swimming around in MN.

At least you don't see them as much.

[harvey lee]

Very nice fish. I would like to ice just 1 of those this winter.

[Andrew Erickson]

wow nice fish!

[Jim Almquist]

Whats really nice is to catch a nice fish and have someone like Buzz to take shots

[Steve Foss]

Yes, that's my problem. The 39.5-inch fatty I caught on Birch went right back in the water because it was -10 and blowing and I did not want her eyes to freeze while I was setting up the tripod and camera. And if you set them up in advance, it's like jinxing the whole outing.

But I digress.

Great fat piggy, Buzz. Congrats to your buddy, especially on the release. Glad to see he got her in a fairly horizontal hold quickly, as that stresses the fish less than all that weight bearing down on a vertical hold. The images, as I'd expect, are nicely composed. Good work.

[buzzsaw]

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Yes, that's my problem. The 39.5-inch fatty I caught on Birch went right back in the water because it was -10 and blowing and I did not want her eyes to freeze while I was setting up the tripod and camera

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OUCH!! I feel for you in that situation!

Just think back in the day, some old timer would have probably gaffed this brute!

[Dbl]

Nice fish, and good looking photo to boot!

[buzzsaw]

For the record, I didn't take that picture. I wouldn't have blown the whites in the belly.

[Studer]

Un Believable!!! Beautiful Pike!!!

[Steve Foss]

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For the record, I didn't take that picture. I wouldn't have blown the whites in the belly.

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I DID wonder a bit.

[buzzsaw]

Since I wasn't exactly doing any HDR stuff, I would expose for the whites... the guy that took the picture had a point and shoot and didn't have that option.

[Tyler Holm]

Awesome fish

[LEECH21]

Nice one!!!

Awesome that it was CPR'd!

[Eric Wettschreck]

Nice one Mike. You and Brian should plan an ice fishing weekend down here this winter. We can hook into a few of those bad boys.

[buzzsaw]

Thanks guys, Boilerguy... Brian & I never did make it back for another southern Minnesota Pheasant hunt, we need to hook up again, it was a good time and our friends thought it was neat that your wife wrote up the newspaper article on the day. Besides, we owe you lunch this time around. How is the Ice fishing down there?

[Eric Wettschreck]

Ice fishing has been spotty. Only been out a couple of times cuz the tropical heat wave is getting rid of the ice fast.

We're not going to worry about who owes who. Let's just catch some fish and drink some beer.

[buzzsaw]

Ahhh, the nectar of the gods! Gimme a cold Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale or a Paulener Hefe-weizen and I'm a happy camper.

[Eric Wettschreck]

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Paulener Hefe-weizen

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Dude, if I can't pronounce it I'm surely not going to drink it.

Pabst.

[Jim Almquist]

A Good german wheat beer is as good as it can get and if there is still a little yeast on the bottom all the better-Except for your waist line Spent 3 years in Germany and tried to drink them dry but when they have 3 brewerys in the town of 100 thousand pretty tough to do

[buzzsaw]

Jim, we think alike! But thats why they make so many different beers... some for people with taste buds and some for people without taste buds.

[Beef46]

Boilerguy, wish you were with for this one. After putting it back in the water....headed straight for the Milwaukee's Best Light and told my buddy I was done fishing for the day.

[buzzsaw]

There he is!! The man that landed the piggy! About time you posted here again Brian. See you on the ice next week hopefully.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Milwaukees best light, now there's a man who knows his beer.

Yous guys havta get down here some time this winter. There are pigs like that in good ole Lime Lake in Avoca. As an added bonus the local pub has plenty of Pabst in the cooler.

[buzzsaw]

It will be nice to visit you guys again! Throw a dead smelt on a tip up and a giant shinner on another and wait....