[.Steve]

I guess today being Halloween, I should have known some weird stuff was going to happen. I got a new baitcaster a couple of days ago, but today was the first day I could get out for more than a few minutes. Loaded up the 'yak, and off to Mallard I went.

Decided to go with an inline spinner for a while, that did nothing for me or the fish. Tossed on a 1/0 offset hook and a 5" Senko-wannabe. Because it's a new baitcaster (that's my story and I'm sticking to it), backlashed my first cast. I didn't adjust it properly. So after unraveling the mess, I started to reel in.

Shake shake shake, went the rod tip. SWEEEET!!!!! Pulled in this guy. Definitely not was I was expecting on a worm.

Nice little pike.

At this point, fighting the wind was getting hard, so I just cast again and let the worm sink and drift. Completely natural looking, I suppose. Reeled it back in and cast again. But into the wind. So another backlash. Grrrr. Untangled the mess, again, and started to reel in. Nibble nibble.

Crappie?!? On a 5" worm!? Sweet!!!

 

[Augy]

they must of been out trick or treating and bagged a couple of razor blades!! :lol:

it's cool reeling up something totally unexpected.

 

[horn13]

Call it backlash or deadsticking plastics

 

[WrenchingnFishing]

Nice Job! :mrgreen: Great catch!

 

[toothdoc]

Good job out there. Those surprises are always nice to get once in awhile.

 

[.Steve]

Call it backlash or deadsticking plastics

That's the only way I have patience to deadstick anymore. :twisted:

 

[FishinMatt]

That is what I call slowing down your presentation :wink:

 

[Islandfisher]

Nice job out there Steve. You must have been surprised with those catches!

 

[MrB]

Thats spooky! :shock: :lol: Nice fish!

 

[NPIKE]

I would keep working that same backlash pattern. :lol:

Thats whats great about fishing you never know what might happen.

Thanks for sharing..

NPIKE

 

[dubs justin]

ha thats pretty wild, but nice job.

 

[Legend075]

I see a pattern :roll: . Nice job Steve hows the GPS going?