Hi folks, check out the Moby Dick, the Monster Pike, that Chris(Woody) Woodside brought to his side on July 25, 2018. The Behemoth was lurking when they got to their Hot Spot. Woody tossed out his jig and crawler and WHAM the fight was on. After a few minutes, Woody knew this was a fish of a lifetime. Gary, Woody’s dad, was in the front of the boat, quickly lifted the anchor as Woody’s drag was smelling of burnt gears! The Jumbo Pike pulled the boat around and around, Gary became dizzy from all the circles! AWE Come On Man, What’s Up With That.
Woody rose the Hog to the surface and Gary tried to net it, but TOO SMALL for the big net! So Woody, being the awesome fisherman as he is, brought the 18 pound plus tooth filled critter to boat side and lowered his hand under the fish and with one big sweep, lifted the monster into the boat!
Gasps, oohs and aaah’s filled the lake as the Indiana group were in awe of the fish. Woody flexed his muscles, pumped out his chest and roared in Victory over the fish. Woody and Gary fired up the Yamaha and sped the Lund Boat back to Happy Camp with Moby in hopes of reviving it!
Woody, Gary and Catfish Chris tried to revive the fish for about 20 minutes. Sadly the fish was not revived and Moby Dick lay in Woody’s arms. Moby measures just short of 39 inches and weighed 18 pounds with a girth of over 18 inches. Moby certainly is a monster that would make anyone proud and we guess over 20 years old! As of this writing, Moby is frozen awaiting his trip to the taxidermist, then to Woody’s wall for fond memories of the event on White Otter Lake!
So what color did Woody use? A secret only known to Happy Camper’s! Fishing, just as the weather, has been up and down. Some days the bite is pretty good, while others with hot, no wind and sun have shut the bite down. Rain has come in over night and much cooler, only in the upper 50’s now.
Soon Bear hunting will begin and baiting continues to go well, Magoo and Sadie are the best taste testers of bait in the world. Don’t fret Happy Campers, they do work off those tasty treats at the lake swimming then trotting back to the lodge. Berries are doing great, we found a bunch the other night and if rain stops, maybe more later today.
Time to get some soup going for the day. SOUP you say, what is up with that it is July!!! But it is chilly today and will warm the tummy later, haha!!
Until next time, thanks to all Happy Camper’s, you make each and every day unique and special, take care and keep in touch!!