Pickerel fishing help

[oddfish]

all,

For some reason I have this bug up my butt about catching a large pickrel. If my wife doen't try to kill me I am going to head out to the taylor river resivior sunday morning. My only experience with pickerel has come on the cape in small ponds where I put a worm or a clam on and caught numerous pickerel at about 10" long. My goal is to get something on artifical that is over 18", Preferably some type of top water so I can see the beast coming.

Sooooo.... andy advice on this would be apreciated. Thanks

. Oddfish

[Mason]

I've had good luck in the ponds with a Blue Fox Super Vibrax 1/4oz to 1/2oz in chartreuse. Run it fast, just below the surface, along the weeds/lilly pads. I have a pic of a 22" beast caught on a 3/8oz. I'll try to find, scan and post it.
I've also had some luck with a black 1oz jointed Jitterbug with rattle, at dusk/dark.
Good Luck,
Sean

[Brandon-K]

Sean, I agree, I've had great luck with the vibrax on pickerel and bass!

[DBunker]

I like a 7 inch Fin-S, golden shinner color, twitched past weedy points along the main channel.

There is a slight chance I will see you out there on Sunday morning. The is much winterizing to be done to the house, but it would be a fun break.

Good Luck

[oddfish]

Originally Posted by DBunker

I like a 7 inch Fin-S, golden shinner color, twitched past weedy points along the main channel.

There is a slight chance I will see you out there on Sunday morning. The is much winterizing to be done to the house, but it would be a fun break.

Good Luck

If I make it it will be around 10:00 ish. It will be hard to watch the game tomorrow nite if my wife cuts my balls off . I will be on a yellow sit-on -top an old, old one, made out of abs plastic.

Oddfish

[DBunker]

Hey Oddfish,

Did you end up going? House repairs prevented me from stopping by, but I was wondering if you were tangling with any monster pics.

[oddfish]

Originally Posted by DBunker

Hey Oddfish,

Did you end up going? House repairs prevented me from stopping by, but I was wondering if you were tangling with any monster pics.

I had to change my plans I got out for about an hour in the early AM and did not get around the corner. I have Skunk all over me, but at least I got in the river and moved around a bit, kind of like a head start for next time. To get around the corner and do some justice I need about two hours. Maybe Sunday if the weather is bad and chases me off the ocean. I'm Thinkin about throwin some live grasshoppers, or crickies.

Thanks, Oddfish