Early Sunday morning Capt. Ernesto Amparan of Thin Blue Line Fishing LLC caught a massive northern pike while scouting for smallmouth bass near the Playpen on Chicago’s lakefront with his buddy David Vasquez.
“I was casting a 3/8-ounce smokey pearl jig plastic tube and started around 5:30 a.m. along the northwest wall,” he emailed. “On my fourth cast, the jig was crushed. Using 12-pound fluorocarbon, I quickly loosened the drag to avoid a break-off. My buddy David managed to net this monster.”
After the photo, it was released. The 43-inch pike had an unofficial weight just heavier than 20 pounds.
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