BobG coming back with a big win!! Congrats DaveyDave on 2nd and 3rd. I'm sure it was a great time out there. Thanks to Paul for keeping the tradition alive!
#1656253 - 10/19/1509:44 AM
Re: Piketoberfest XIV Results
[Re: Mitch P.]
RiverJosh
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Registered: 08/03/11
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Loc: Haddam, CT.
Sorry I didnt make it to the festivities aftwrward. Had some things to take care of. By 11 am, my spot was complete mud, and I got swamped 3 times by those speedboats. Called it an early day with only 2 short strikes and knowing that was all I was going to get. Paul, I'll get my entry fee to you ASAP! CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!
1st Place Bob G - 35" 2nd Place DaveyDave- 31" 3rd Place DaveyDave- 29" - tie with vnhben, but Team Slapshot had more pike on the boat.
Notables- Team "Slapshot",caught 6 pike, and Team "Labass" both 5 pike on their boat. Bob G may have knocked a 2nd place pike off of P.Dona's line. DaveyDave has eyes in the back of his head. Kapt's chili WILL terrorize you at 2am. CTFer's really know how to cook ! I'll have some pictures up, hopefully tonight.
What a pleasant surprise the weather was compared to last year! Calm as could be in the morning and not too cold at all. The wind picked up later in the day, but was fine if you were off the main river.
Thanks to all who fished and brought food to share. Thanks to Paul Dona for directing, and Gary & CT Outfitters for donating a $100 gift certificate for 1st place.
Great to see some regular faces and meet a few new people.
Long before there was FaceBook and Instagram, there was ctfisherman.com. Next year will be the 15th annual Piketoberfest! Looking to have a big turnout. We'll set a date early, so everyone can plan ahead.
Here are some pics from yesterday's fishing & fun ...
Passing of the torch. Bob got off easy!
Congrats to longtime member Bob G. for taking home first place!
Dona, exactly how many members have you guided to first place wins now?!
Davey Dave with a big showing by taking 2nd and 3rd. We attempted a mug hijacking, but Davey was having none of it and wisely locked his prized possessions away safely in the car!
As usual, the post-fishing food was phenomenal. It's impossible to leave hungry at a CTF event!
Kapt was there to provide the tunes and his infamous chili. Eat if you dare!
The traditional Dona pea soup really hits the spot!
Even with a small group compared to years past, the variety and quantity of food was fantastic!
KWK's rabbit stew was perfect! Keith, thanks for the leftovers. I had it for breakfast today.
Fishing bum's ribs were a huge hit!
Thanks to Key West Glenn for whipping up an awesome custom fire barrel the night before!
Scott admiring Fishing Bum's rocking chair.
Thanks to Jeremiah for bringing a ton of hooks to give out to the crew. Great to meet you and hear a few of your traveling fishing adventures!
The Pauls admiring the selection.
Note: If you look in the upper left of that photo, you can see one of the speedboats and the lower unit he ripped off the engine on the right.
Snow in October!
Thanks again to all who came out. Countdown to the 15th anniversary event has begun!
It was a barrel of laughs fishing with Scott J. and Kapt. Here's our fishing report.
It was a great start to the day. No wind and it wasn't too cold at all.
We mainly fished the marinas with a variety of lures and big live bait.
Kapt. waiting for a strike.
Sunrise on the main river.
Kapt scored the lone pike for the day. A 25.5-incher on a large hard yellow jerk bait on the main river.
I got a pickerel on a spinner bait, and lost something small (not sure if it was a pickerel or pike) on dead bait I was twitching, but that was it. Not even one bass for the day. Normally we get a few bass.
Glad we at least got one pike, but of course we hoped for more. We'll get 'em next year.
There was frost on the bow this morning. Ice-fishing is on the horizon!
KWK
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Loc: TN
Im still full... Thats all we caught was bass.we inadvertently stumbled onto a winter staging area.judging by the fat bellys , they wont starve this winter. We released most missed a ton due to the pike sized gear.killed two small ones for fish sandwiches tonite .my wife had 3 bowls of kapt, s chili and was just fine??.stew for breakfast mitch? I guess "whatever floats the boat" .full of crayfish and small bluegill and perch...wow. ....oh yea forgot to thank kapt. for the ac/dc brain /song worm indelibly lodged in my head this morning.better than a hangover.
speedboats. Called it an early day with only 2 short strikes and knowing that was all I was going to get. Paul, I'll get my entry fee to you ASAP! CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS! 
.full of crayfish and small bluegill and perch...wow. 
....oh yea forgot to thank kapt. for the ac/dc brain /song worm indelibly lodged in my head this morning.better than a hangover.
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