In a spearing mood

[Lee Borgersen]

          In a spearing mood.

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By Jamie Dietman on Jan 13, 2018

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Finally with a break from the arctic air I got to go out exploring without the fear of frostbite and soon the fish also were out enjoying the warm weather.

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After a couple of trips for crappies and bluegills it was time for something new. I sharpened my spear I recently purchased, and old but a goody, and then gathered some old and new decoys I've been collecting and then it was off to the dark house for a day of spearing.

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Now, some people love spearing and some people don't agree with it, but it is something I grew up doing with my dad. So for that reason alone it's something that has a lot of great memories for me.
 
 
So, back to spearing, the morning was started off by a few dogfish swimming through, then crappies and bass made an appearance. But soon after I noticed the lack of little fish in the hole, then I saw a big old pike head in the corner checking out my decoy.

 Just sitting there for a few moments and not coming in closer, I decided to take an angle shot, tricky for anyone but given the fact I hadn't thrown a spear in 31 years made it a little trickier. As I grabbed my spear and lowered the head into the water and aimed for a shot right behind the head I thought, here goes nothing.  But to my surprise when I felt the rope there was a fish on the other end, and it even hit where I was aiming. Mission complete with a bonus meal of buffalo pike on the dinner table.
JAMIE DIETMAN, What's Up Outdoors, may be reached at 218-820-7757.


             Dis one's fur our Glenn (MNO Res. master spearer)

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[glenn57]

  tanks my man!!!! that's the exact spear we have. But I ain't fishin outta a pink fishhouse!

[mike89]

you have a Amish spear??

[glenn57]

you have a Amish spear??

yep, 2 actually. 1 my wife uses.

[mike89]

good spear but I don't like the soft tines, they spread after some use.....

[glenn57]

good spear but I don't like the soft tines, they spread after some use.....

yea a little but best spear I've owned. My buddy just bought the stainless one. I always wanted a stainless spear but can't justify another spear. You lose a fish with one of them it's operator error.

[mike89]

good spear but I don't like the soft tines, they spread after some use.....

yea a little but best spear I've owned. My buddy just bought the stainless one. I always wanted a stainless spear but can't justify another spear. You lose a fish with one of them it's operator error.

that's true, I have a Kramer out of Melrose.  some one else makes them now.   good spear....  too...

[Lee Borgersen]

tanks my man!!!! that's the exact spear we have. But I ain't fishin outta a pink fishhouse!

Gott-cha Glenn!  If-n you got in-ta some guys pink fish house wit um, ya never know what ta expect
 
(especially if he tells ya ta leave your spear outside da door.)
 

[glenn57]

GREAT NEWS...................... only 239 days till spearing opens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mike89]

so only 358 days to the decoy show!!!!

[Rebel SS]

What's an amish spear?

[glenn57]

Reb, the spear you see in this picture. That's also my spear house setup!

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[Gunner55]

I was  too so I googled it & at a quick glance there looked to be more than 1 version of what an Amish spear is.

[mike89]

depends on who makes them too.....   but generally they look like Glenn's....

[Gunner55]

Caught part of that, mike, they looked similar but the little I read mentioned something about what they were made of(SS?) & the shape of the tines. Some looked to be kind of spendy, seen 1 where they wanted close to $200. I imagine that 1 was stainless steel.

[glenn57]

some of them are made of SS!!!!!!!!! there 2 bills or more. the non stainless ones run about 125-150 bucks. back when i bought mine and my wife's i pain 85 bucks for them.

i often entertain the idea of getting the stainless one, but cant justify have another spear just sitting there.  it appears my wife has given up hard water fishing!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Might be easier to make one.....if you've worked with and welded SS before. I'd enjoy doing that.

[glenn57]

Might be easier to make one.....if you've worked with and welded SS before. I'd enjoy doing that.

not as easy as it looks bud. i tried..........its used as a creek sucker spear!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Oh, I know. I worked for two years as a machinist right out of high school milling out SS and aluminum panels for heart/lung bypass machines....still make a lot of needed metal things, rather than buy.

[Gunner55]

some of them are made of SS!!!!!!!!! there 2 bills or more. the non stainless ones run about 125-150 bucks. back when i bought mine and my wife's i pain 85 bucks for them.

i often entertain the idea of getting the stainless one, but cant justify have another spear just sitting there.  it appears my wife has given up hard water fishing!!!!!!

Maybe if somebody else asked her to go............................... SORRY!! I can't help myself when you leave me an opening like that.

[glenn57]

some of them are made of SS!!!!!!!!! there 2 bills or more. the non stainless ones run about 125-150 bucks. back when i bought mine and my wife's i pain 85 bucks for them.

i often entertain the idea of getting the stainless one, but cant justify have another spear just sitting there.  it appears my wife has given up hard water fishing!!!!!!

Maybe if somebody else asked her to go............................... SORRY!! I can't help myself when you leave me an opening like that.