I am just lucky the cut was on the side of the finger ,if it was on the tip I'd be losing money and the wife would be pissed .She still doesn't know what happened .No need to worry her I put her through enough !

HEY JOHN;; I WONT PUT THIS BLAME ON YOU BUDDY;; MAKING ME GO SHOPPING; GETTING THAT PLINE; AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS;; NO SIR; THE BLAME GOES ; STRAIGHT TO; BRUCE CONDELLO !!   COME AND JOIN; BIG BLUE GILL; YOU WILL LEARN A LOT OF NEW IDEAS;;  TRY OUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT TACKLE ITEMS !!   HE KIND OF LEFT OUT;; YOU WILL SPEND MONEY !! LOLOLOL   LOOKS LIKE IM SPENDING MY KIDS INHERITANCE AGAIN ; LOL;; OH WELL;; HE CAN GET A SECOND JOB I GUESS; !!

Great you found The PremiumCX! I cant recall where and when I picked it up.

I like the #4 Aberdeens for live bait fishing for big Crappie, Perch, Bass and Pickerel too ! I have them in size 10, 8,6 ,4,  2 and 1 .4 and 6 get used the most .

JOHN;; I GOT ALL OF THIS AT;; ACADEMY SPORTS TODAY;; THEY HAVE A GREAT FISHING LINE  OF ALL KINDS OF STUFF !!

Glad you found the Pline Premium CX Carl! Let me know how ya like it .It 's strong and less memory and not as stiff as Flourocarbon , so easy to tie knots.

I;LL PUT IT ON;; JUST AS SOON AS I GET A NEW ROD AND REEL;; LOLOL;;  MY ANNIVERSAY IS THIS TUESDAY;; THE WIFE DOESNT KNOW IT YET; BUT SHE;S GETTING ME THAT NEW ROD AND REEL  !!  46TH ANNIVERSARY !!

lol

Happy Anniversary Carl and wife!

THANKS JOHN !!   THE ACTUAL BOSS OF THE HOUSE OF 46 YEARS;; IS JUST;; ;; BJ !! 

Two more nice Pickerel on Bomber 5A crank baits . Trolling and throwing in 10-20' zone has been contacting some savage fighters.

WAY TO GO JOHN !!!  IM BETTING THOSE STRETCHED YOUR LINE A BIT ; LOL !!   HOPE THAT HURRICANE MISSES YOU BUDDY !

Thanks Carl ,this was a fantastic 3#, 23.5"  fighter  ,even on an over matched 'Medium ' rod with 10 # test . There is a tenacity in Pickerel this time of year that seems unmatched in other months ,in  terms of their willingness to battle .80 degree surface temp was the case this day . I am thinking the bait caster combo beat her up more than I should have as it took  awhile to revive her . She was lip hooked and not gut hooked . Not bleeding just dog tired ! I am rethinking my approach a bit .

Wow! Nice looking pickerel, John! They are actually quite good to eat! Congrats!

Yes Jim like eating them from colder water more

Brother Greg and I got 5 Pickerel this passed tuesday including a Behemoth 4# ,23.5" Greg got on a spinner rig/Herring . One crank bait fish that started it off  .We then ,using herring and drifting/trolling ,worked 10-20 foot sharp dropoff areas .

REALLY GLAD TO SEE YOU AND GREG OUT FISHING AGAIN !  REAL NICE PICKEREL YOU GUYS CAUGHT !

Thanks Carl!Greg, really bounced back well from his hip replacement surgery!

Steve with a Pickerel .Lost my two at the bow of Steve's boat trying to pull them over the side .Lost two effective crankbaits with them as they clipped the line ! NO NET ,GEEESH! Gonna buy a long handle net to use in Steves boat .

WAS GOING TO ASK HOW GREG WAS DOING AFTER HIS SURGERY; HOPE HE IS DOING GREAT !   KEEP HIM BUSY JOHN;;  HE NEEDS TO; FILLET FISH;; LOL

Haha we are going tomorrow where we fished last time .Hoping Greg and I get on multi species .He is doing great but we are pissed off at the NY Yankees.

WHO ISNT PISSED WITH THE YANKEES ??  ANY WAY; JOHN;; GLAD GREG IS FEELING BETTER TO GO FISHING AGAIN;; YO UTAKE CARE OF; ( LITTLE BROTHER ; LOL )

LOL , I'l say hi to Greg for ya ,Carl!

Personal best Chain Pickereal to date .Caught Sept 20th at around 2:45 pm Trolling a #5 Mepps Aglia Spinner, Hot Firetiger pattern .4#14 oz. 27,1/4"

http://www.mepps.com/photo-gallery/view.php?photo-entry=5347&ty...

Took an 'Easy shiner ' deadsticked on a spin form in 20' on bottom .The easy shiner was cut back from 3" to about 2,3/4"

Wow! Congrats on that personal best pickerel!

Thank you Jim . Jersey has some special Pickerel !

Targeting Crappie next for one of these awards.This 27,1/4" ,4#14 oz. Pickerel caught on a #5 hot firetiger  Mepps Aglia qualified and is my 1st Mepps award:

Pickerel hitting Yellow Red Dardevles (5 of Diamonds) spoons , 3" thin profile Swimbaits Bomber 6A Crank baits and #2 Mepps spinners.

LOVE THESE PIX JOHN !   SEEMS LIKE YOU AND GREG ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME OF IT !

Thanks , yea Carl very thankful for the time I can spend with my great brother Greg .

Time for Live bait last time out Pickerel were hitting bottom Jigged crawlers with spinner harnesses and live shiners back trolled into wind .  Thin Fin 08 crank bait over the weed tops  picked off one as well.

The Silver shad 3" 08 model raised two Pickerel one dropped ,one netted. This thin but wide profile is intriguing me and has caught Perch, Bass and Pickerel for me use the 2.5" 06  model as well. The 06 /1/5th oz.  runs 3-8 ' and the 08 3/8th oz.  runs 4-10' I have caught fish using  it against rip rap and over weed tops .It has no rattle but gets their attention !

Little CLEO 1/4 OZ spoon got three Pickerel  and Chartreuse marabou jig also got three ;Pickerel ,  both tipped with crawler piece Thanksgiving day 44degree water temp , mid 30's air temp

Through the ice (Early Period ) Pickerel  on 1/4 oz. Swedish Pimple tipped with shiner heads and tails . 9 of the 10 Pickerel were caught that way ,only one on the Tip up /Live shiner .

Wow John you guys are killing the pickeral.

23 in two Trips out on the ice  .Only three but excellent Crappie ,Dick !

FIRST TIME HEARING OF THIS HYBRID ! LAKE CHAMPLAIN WHERE GREG AND I ARE GOING FISHING IN ABOUT A MONTH . http://www.angelfire.com/home/lake/champlain_hybrid.html 

Here's what this Pickerel hit:

Pickerel on the weed flats responding to #11 Floating Rapalas . Rippin and watching . They were coming to the top out of hiding in 6-7 ' of water .

Line stretchers there.

Yes , and very aggressive and exciting species!

Lake Champlain Pike and Pickerel competing for  a fairly quick white Spinnerbait retrieve over the weed tops in 4-8' of water .

Back when I targeted Pike I used 3/8 to 1/2 ounce spinnerbait with long cast since. I fish mostly clear waters of Michigan. Whites and chartreuse were my go to colors and done me good. 

Champlain was clear and the white worked great!Feisty Largemouths hit it hard too !

I think these were 3/8th oz, baits we threw.