18.5" Chain Pickerel

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Comment by Adam Rink on March 14, 2013 at 12:48pm

Really cool fish Jason, I've never caught one and have always wanted to.

Comment by Jason Preslar on March 3, 2013 at 5:36pm

Mike, I've never eaten one. I may try it someday. I use light spinning tackle basically all the time, unless I'm targeting the big whiskered fish, or something similar.

Comment by Mike Way on March 3, 2013 at 5:31pm

yup, theyre alot of fun on appropriate tackle but they get over powered on heavier bass tackle. I like to use a ml spinning rod with inline spinner for them. they taste really good too if you can get all the bones out, really sweet.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 3, 2013 at 3:51pm

Nice toothy Jason hard to lip that bad boy.

Comment by Jason Preslar on March 3, 2013 at 1:57pm

Yea, they'll hit anything a bass will hit from what I understand. Very underrated gamefish in my opinion!

Comment by Mike Way on March 3, 2013 at 1:51pm

nice one. we catch alot of them up when bass fishing, they really get in the way of that, destroy soft plastics and cut line, plus they love getting both trebles on a crankbait buried down their throat.

Comment by carl hendrix on March 3, 2013 at 12:12pm

it hard to hold a fish and take pix at the same time isnt it!! good looking fish jason!