Name:  Rusty Miller
Title: Beat that Dad!

Tip_Story:

On 04-26-00 My son Eric, 7 years old, and I were up to Warroad to visit my folks and heard that the pike were running from spawn into Lake of the Woods.. so we got our selves some sucker minnows and went fishing. On the first day we did not do so well and the fishing was slow. A few fish were being caught but no big ones. You have to let anything between 30 and 40 inches go and that is a good sized fish in its self. The second day fishing, around 10:00 Eric was getting a bit board with it all and was not paying attention to his line. My Brother Ike, just caught a 36 inch Pike and we photoed it and let it go.
I then asked Eric where his bobber was. He pointed out to the lake with out looking and said "out there". I then looked at his slack line and noticed it racing across the water. I shouted to him to get his rod quick. Just as I got to the rod the line got tight. I tripped the bail and let it run for a bit. I then closed the bail and was about to set the hook when the bobber popped up and stopped. My heart sunk because he was so ready to catch a fish. All of a sudden the bobber started to race across the water. I was just about to set the hook when the line got tight and nearly pulled the rod out of my hands. The hook was set. I handed the rod to Eric and told him to real it in. As I let go of the rod His smile was unforgettable at least until he was nearly pulled off the jetty and into the lake. I had to grab him and hold his shoulders for a bit as he was fighting the fish. He finely got the hang of it and was on his own. After a few good runs the monster came to shore. I could see the back of the fish and w
as in shock. We had a hard time even landing it with out a net. It ended up being a 44 inch Pike. It's dimensions make it around 24 1/2 pounds. He was so excited!!! We surprised him and had it mounted for his birthday by Mickey Kaiser in Crookston. I have never seen that big of a fish alive in my life. My son is so proud he could not wait to have me bring it to school for show and tell.

 

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