Almost caught a 4 foot long Northern Pike. (Fish)

[Apex]

So I went fishing at a lake about an hour away for my house tonight, and we were having a pretty crappy night. Only caught about 10 bass total. We were about to leave when I decided cast a top water lure out a few times. Then suddenly I see a huge pike come flying out of the water with the bait in it's mouth. I fought the fish for a good 3 minutes until my line snapped due to the fish's sharp teeth. It was pretty disappointing, but it was still remarkable seeing such a large fish. They're so rare in this lake, and I've only caught one once in my life. It was only a couple feet long though. Anyways, the image below is approximately how long it was. No, I'm not exaggerating.

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[Deve111²]

pics of you or lies

[Apex]

pics of you or lies

That's not a pic of me.

[blockguy123]

catching 10 bass is a disappointment
what bait do you use and what lake do you go to holy stuff

[Apex]

catching 10 bass is a disappointment
what bait do you use and what lake do you go to holy stuff

Cossayuna Lake in Argyle NY. There's tons and tons of bass there. The larges one I ever caught was 10 pounds and it was in that lake. I usually use Gary Yamamoto rubber worms and top water poppers.

[blockguy123]

Cossayuna Lake in Argyle NY. There's tons and tons of bass there. The larges one I ever caught was 10 pounds and it was in that lake. I usually use Gary Yamamato rubber worms and top water poppers.

hm.. I might try that out

[Apex]

hm.. I might try that out

The rubber worms in deep weed lines is the way to go during the summer.

[Evan5626]

That sucks, but it's a good experience.

[Apex]

That sucks, but it's a good experience.

It is. Was so surprising, I was shaking.

[Bisjac]

live frogs make the best bait for em. but baitshops dont really carry em lol.

[Apex]

live frogs make the best bait for em. but baitshops dont really carry em lol.

Yeah I have some topwater frog baits, but no live bait. It's just one of those things you don't intentionally fish for.

[Alyx Vance]

live frogs make the best bait for em. but baitshops dont really carry em lol.

You could catch them at a pond or something.

[Bisjac]

frogs never die on the hook. and they make so much commotion, they should be bringing in fish from all over the lake lol

[Bravo]

inb4fishingmegathread?

[sir dooble]

"You should'a seen the fish I nearly caught!
It was this big!
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But no, that sounds pretty cool.

I've never gone fishing. I honestly can't tell if it would be something I would enjoy or not.

I think it doesn't help that I'm not a big fan of fish for food, so I'd get no use out of the fish really, and would probably just end up throwing them back.