Thread: Caught a surprise yesterday...

I've got one of those rods to. They are great.

Don't stick your fingers in these guy's mouth... will be miss some fingers!!!! ....3 to 4+ pounds of some of the meanest, ill-mannnered, teeth slashing and pole bending action one can handle...

I never have caught one don't know if I,ve ever lived where they do.

that's a nice looking fish, I wish we had those down here in the south.

This is why the crappie get big in some of the ponds... if the crappie can live long enough to get away from these toothy critters, they get to be good size, the small Crappie are pickerel's LUNCH!!!

4-5 pound pickerel are like Muskies on light tackle... bad for the heart, but good for the soul!!!!

Originally Posted by bytebull

that's a nice looking fish, I wish we had those down here in the south.

Pickerel, Chain

The chain pickerel has a long, slender body and a black, chainlike pattern on its sides. Like the grass pickerel, it's often call "jackfish" and is easily recognized by the duck-billed shape of the snout. Body color ranges from bronze to green, and the mouth is full of needlelike teeth. Most weigh 2 to 3 pounds, with occasional individuals up to 7. Chain pickerels are found in many streams and lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas, including the lower Ouachita, Saline and White rivers, Champagnolle Creek, and lakes Barnett, Conway, Enterprise, Grampus, Grand, Harris Brake, Overcup, Tri-County, Wallace, White Oak and Ouachita.

We do!

who woulda known....

Now I just have to find out how to catch them and where they are.

most the ones i catch here are small,but sometimes you can decent sized ones.i call em snot rockets because of how slimey they are :D they really can cut the crap outa your line too