(08-02-2018, 07:11 AM)Octo Wrote:  Ooo, I love me some pike! They're nice to catch too when you first think the lure got stuck at the bottom. Then they rush in the opposite direction.

^yeah damnit.. that happened to me on 2nd day & why i lost that one..
thought i had a fish on,then thought no,was stuck,then yeah it was a pike & it managed to get free when it suddenly zagged like that

one i caught on first day tho bent rod right over and i was still fighting it when friend managed to get it somewhat in the net somehow..heh.

(08-02-2018, 07:29 AM)Team Uzi Wrote:  

(08-02-2018, 06:45 AM)-NIGHTMARE- Wrote:  ^
yeah & doesn't make sense.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrarchidae

for instance small mouth bass don't look like perches or sunfish
&
large mouth bass don't look like perches or sunfish
&
perches don't look like sunfish

then there's hybrids..

and then there's the pan fish definition..

...the only thing in common by all is the 'ray-finned fish' part

imo..they need to start over & redefine properly  

Have no fear!
This explains everything:
https://thefisheriesblog.com/2016/09/26/...ifference/

I hope there's not going to be a test on this.

(08-02-2018, 01:47 PM)Sandy Wrote:  

(08-02-2018, 07:29 AM)Team Uzi Wrote:  

(08-02-2018, 06:45 AM)-NIGHTMARE- Wrote:  ^
yeah & doesn't make sense.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrarchidae

for instance small mouth bass don't look like perches or sunfish
&
large mouth bass don't look like perches or sunfish
&
perches don't look like sunfish

then there's hybrids..

and then there's the pan fish definition..

...the only thing in common by all is the 'ray-finned fish' part

imo..they need to start over & redefine properly  

Have no fear!
This explains everything:
https://thefisheriesblog.com/2016/09/26/...ifference/

I hope there's not going to be a test on this.  

i bet the Fish and wildlife game wardens just squeaked by on theirs.
https://study.com/articles/Fish_and_Wild...ments.html

We're avoiding the whole fishing sector and have hot-wings. We had some thunderstorms sweep by that took the temps down to comfy so we're actually using the oven for the first time in weeks

fish trip count today/different lake:
2 largemouth bass
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/67/19/...c9f91d.jpg
1 large smallmouth bass
http://wildwoodfloattrips.com/version2/w...bass-1.jpg
all nice sized keepers/will make a good dinner/going to deepfry in beer batter
https://images.wisegeek.com/fish-and-chips.jpg

& a bigger bass clearly visible swimming along side the boat

It's been quite a while since I've had a large mouth bass at the end of my rod.  
Mainly pike and European perch here.

purdy^
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_perch
interesting^

..they're too small in this neck of the woods/freshwater lakes/to want to keep
https://thepondconnection.com/wp-content...h-fish.jpg

They're quite common in the UK but never caught one worth keeping. They get larger in the north.

Beauty perch.

It is a pretty fish, nothing like that around here.

They're so fkn good! It's even worth it to fillet 50 small ones and fry in butter even if it takes hours. They're extremely good smoked as well.

Synchronicity btw... On today's local paper was a tutorial on how to fillet a pike. I'm not going to translate it, but there were pics:

I tested positive for smoked salmon.

Delightful? I almost had an orgasm

We haven't gone fishing in a couple of years

Quote:Angling with a hook and line, ice-fishing and herring fishing with a rig are exempt from licences under public rights of access. In addition, lure fishing with one rod is free of charge for people aged under 18 or over 64.

https://www.fishinginfinland.fi/licences