Non-Target Species

JerseyFisher · 06-15-12, 04:09 PM

After fishing today and catching 4 bass and 4 pickerel I was wondering how often during major tournament fishing (Elite, FLW, etc.) are fish other than bass caught. I would assume that pike or pickerel are caught regularly since they share the same habitat as LMB. What are your thoughts?

Bill M · 06-15-12, 04:24 PM

Lot more then TV shows ya, been next to KVD in the St Lawrence river and he catches a few pike. Also seen them catch bowfin also.

Jrob78 · 06-15-12, 11:30 PM

It happens quite frequently during tournaments. Last year at Pickwick they were catching a lot of big drum. I also remember KVD catching a giant catfish during an event, I believe it was last year too. Stripers are caught on occasion as well. I'm sure pike are caught when they fish up north.

This pic is from practice on Wheeler.

bluebasser86 · 06-16-12, 12:04 AM

That's a beastly blue to catch on bass gear! I know I catch tons of drum and smaller channel cats while bass fishing all the time along with green sunfish and white bass. I know the tournament I believe on Pickwick last year they were catching lots of drum below the dam along with stripers or whites.

Dogmatic · 06-16-12, 07:47 AM

Wouldn't mind, a fish is a fish, as long as it's tugging on the end of the line,(I don't fish for money), but those toothy critters(snappers included), are bothersome.

jdw174 · 06-18-12, 07:48 AM

Around here, I often catch gar or drum. Fish a place like Presque Isle Bay on Lake Erie, and I can just about guarantee you're going to lose a lure or two to northern pike, muskie, or pickerel.

Jrob78 · 06-21-12, 10:59 PM

From the first day (today) of the Elite Series tournament on the Mississippi River out of La Crosse Wisconsin.

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“Cost me seven thousand dollars in tungsten weights today, swinging on pike.” – Gerald Swindle

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“Today I think I caught half the pike that live in this river.” – Kelly Jordon

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"You're trading the redfish in Venice for the pike up here," Jordon said, comparing the MS River in WI to the MS River in LA

the pyromaniac · 06-22-12, 01:17 PM

I've seen Hank Parker and KVD catch pike & muskies. I've seen Orlando Wilson and Roland Martin catch bowfin. I've seen Ike catch walleye. I've seen Jimmy Houston and others catch catch catfish, and I've seen Tommy Biffle catch drum. I've seen several guys, though Shaw Grigsby is the only one I can recall off the top of my head, get stripers.

Mark Menéndez has managed the Bass Slam, catching a trophy-size specimen of each of the 8 species and 4 subspecies of black bass. He caught all but 2-3 of them in tournaments.

06-15-12, 04:09 PM	#1
JerseyFisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 156	Non-Target Species After fishing today and catching 4 bass and 4 pickerel I was wondering how often during major tournament fishing (Elite, FLW, etc.) are fish other than bass caught. I would assume that pike or pickerel are caught regularly since they share the same habitat as LMB. What are your thoughts?

06-15-12, 11:30 PM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	It happens quite frequently during tournaments. Last year at Pickwick they were catching a lot of big drum. I also remember KVD catching a giant catfish during an event, I believe it was last year too. Stripers are caught on occasion as well. I'm sure pike are caught when they fish up north. This pic is from practice on Wheeler. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

06-18-12, 07:48 AM	#6
jdw174 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 84	Around here, I often catch gar or drum. Fish a place like Presque Isle Bay on Lake Erie, and I can just about guarantee you're going to lose a lure or two to northern pike, muskie, or pickerel. __________________ If a smallmouth weighed 100 pounds, a bass boat would be just another buzzbait!

06-15-12, 04:24 PM	#2
Bill M BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edison,NJ Posts: 125	Lot more then TV shows ya, been next to KVD in the St Lawrence river and he catches a few pike. Also seen them catch bowfin also.

06-16-12, 12:04 AM	#4
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	That's a beastly blue to catch on bass gear! I know I catch tons of drum and smaller channel cats while bass fishing all the time along with green sunfish and white bass. I know the tournament I believe on Pickwick last year they were catching lots of drum below the dam along with stripers or whites.

06-16-12, 07:47 AM	#5
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	Wouldn't mind, a fish is a fish, as long as it's tugging on the end of the line,(I don't fish for money), but those toothy critters(snappers included), are bothersome.

06-22-12, 01:17 PM	#8
the pyromaniac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Roanoke, VA, USA Posts: 155	I've seen Hank Parker and KVD catch pike & muskies. I've seen Orlando Wilson and Roland Martin catch bowfin. I've seen Ike catch walleye. I've seen Jimmy Houston and others catch catch catfish, and I've seen Tommy Biffle catch drum. I've seen several guys, though Shaw Grigsby is the only one I can recall off the top of my head, get stripers. Mark Menéndez has managed the Bass Slam, catching a trophy-size specimen of each of the 8 species and 4 subspecies of black bass. He caught all but 2-3 of them in tournaments.

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