In May of 2006, Jeff, Jon, & I made a trip to the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (south of Valentine, NE) to do a little fishing for Northern Pike. The bite was a little slow, but we all came away with a few small ones, and we each also caught one "big" one (30+ inches). Jon hauled in the first of the big ones.
The Honda had a little trouble on the way up...lost the small kayak a couple times before we just put it on the big one. The transmission gave us fits until we added a quart (or two) of fluid. The radiator was the problem on the way back...but the JB Weld held long enough to get home. (Jon drove the Honda for another 10 months on the repairs we made.)
The area was quite beautiful, in a barren wasteland kinda way...but the sunset at Merritt reservoir was pretty cool.
My big one decided to bite near the reeds. In the process, I actually hooked him in the side of the head, so he was a little harder to battle, not to mention keep from getting in the thick reeds. He was in about 3 feet of water, and we could see to the bottom in that particular area...which was really fun when fighting a "big one".
Jason
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