Darkhouse Pictures 2007-2008 Season!!!!!

[bassNspear]

thats what i mean. Im sure it wasnt cheap

[Gordie]

It wasnt that bad of a dent in the wallet it but it is worth every penny. Now I'm saving up for the deer that is being done and no I did'nt spear the deer that story is for another time and forum.

[Early Riser]

Let us hear the story behind the pike in your mount. I don't think we have heard it yet. Very unique and interesting display. Thanks for sharing the photos.

[Gordie]

Well this pike starts with a palne ticket to New Mexico so that my younger brother and myself could pack up my parents house and load it all into a U-haul and move them back to Minnesota well we drove the U-haul back it took 22 hours and we arived back to my house on sunday morning about 11:45am when my bro dropped me off. I thought that if I go to bed now I'l wake up at midnight and will be useless at work the next day. so I decided to hit the spear shack hoping not to fall asleep. I was out there for about an hour and a half when I looked down and right between my legs was this pike staring at my decoy minnow and the decoy was getting nervous. you know when the fins and tail start to do that eradic movement. I didn't think this pike was as big as it is and thought to myself this is only about an 8lber and was going to pass on it, until the pike flared open its gills and mouth, then was just about to smack the decoy with the thrust of a missle thats when it hit me this is the biggest pike that I had ever seen spearing and grabbed the spear and stuck it with out letting go of the spear as it was only 2 foot under the ice in 10 fow. man did it thrash about and then pulled it up the hole and it was like it did't stop comming out the water. I kicked the door open and tossed it out then a bunch of guys came running over to check it out. There was about thirty guys fihing on the ice that day.A friend was out there and had a scale and he took some pics on a despossable camera and I still havent seen those. I had no camera and got pics at home but didnt want to post those as they weren't in the enviroment that I had got it so its been a long wait to show off this beauty to you guys.

The Pike went 18 pounds 14 oz and measureded in at 40 1/8 inches the tail was pretty beat up but it gives it character.

needless to say I still didnt get much sleep that night and all I could think about was getting back out in the spear shack much like now!

[bassNspear]

elwood,

how big was the fish.

[Early Riser]

Spearing is one of those activities where a lot can happen in a short time, or nothing can happen over a long period of time - its kind of like deer hunting that way and is one the things I most love about spearing. Some days you sit and sit for hours without seeing as much as a minnow and other times you see fish coming in from every direction in every size!

[mrklean]

That is probably the coolest mount i have ever seen, makes me want to go spearing now

[bassNspear]

i was thinking the same things. Its different, and thats what i love about it

[demonjigger]

great idea for a mount, nothing like i have seen before. how big was the fish?

[Gordie]

my pike is 40 1/8 inches long at wieghed 18lbs 14ozs.

yea I love the solitude of the spear shack then bam you glance down and theres pike eyeballin your decoy or when you jig your decoy and it goes out of site and on its return theres teeth wrapped around it. man its along wait until December 1st. I'm going to have to start getting ready for next season sooner than I thought

[bassNspear]

ya dude, thats a awesome fish. I would have to say that is by far the best mount i have seen in a long time. Awesome work and congrads.

[merkman]

 Originally Posted By: elwood

I was out there for about an hour and a half when I looked down and right between my legs was this pike staring at my decoy minnow and the decoy was getting nervous.

Now you are going to have to get a decoy minnow mounted to make it totally realistic!!!

Great idea and a beautiful mount elwood!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!

[Gordie]

merkman thats what my taxidermist was supposed to do but he didnt read his own foot note on the invoice that he wrote up for the fish so I will have to wait until I can afford it or get a sucker decoy made.

[merkman]

I never thought of a realistic decoy.

Something like this would look nice.

Even if it stays just like it is; it is a wonderful mount!!!

[mrklean]

Now thats a decoy, where was that at?

[shamalex72]

That is from the Gathering, a decoy show and competition in Perham. If you go to the National Fish Decoy Association HSOforum, you can see a lot of nice decoys. Just click on the various shows.

[bassNspear]

that is awesome looking, and im sure there is no time stuck into something like that. Nice work!!

[merkman]

 Originally Posted By: Bass N Spear

that is awesome looking, and im sure there is no time stuck into something like that. Nice work!!

That one is a Gary Hull carved decoy.

His work speaks for itself!!!

Top notch.

[bassNspear]

Looks that way!!

[Gordie]

NOW THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! I have got to find one of those and I will be looking.

[bassNspear]

el, im sure you can pick someup anywhere, or have someone make one for ya

[drakerebel]

Elwood, that mount is AWESOME!!! i love the capture of the speared pike

bytheway, if someone would tell me why the pics in my quote are narrow that would be informative...thanks in advance

[merkman]

bytheway, if someone would tell me why the pics in my quote are narrow that would be informative...thanks in advance

Just remove the

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[drakerebel]

woohoo, thanks!

[bassNspear]

its a awesome mount!