Piketoberfest 2018 results

GOOD TIMES !
Champion : Brandon J. 29"
2nd, Big Toad 28.5"
3rd place P.Dona 25"

15 people fished 6 pike logged.
More to add tomorrow

WINDY Day for Piketoberfest. How was the river? Were you able to duck out of the wind or did you fight it all day?

Congrats all fishermen and those who placed!
You all worked for it this year. At least it was dry

BRUTAL wind!! Some of the southern marinas had some shelter. Chapmans looked like LIS ! Easily sustained winds of 20,gusts over 25. We got back to the picnic at 1:30 or so, meeting MOST of the other fisherman there! That tells you how the conditions were.

Sucks I missed it, but glad I cancelled. With all that wind, if I hooked a big pike and had to land/measure it out of a kayak, my big a$$ might of been in the cold water.

Thanks to everyone who came out and brought food/drinks for the post-fishing fun. As usual, you leave this event stuffed!

Congrats to Brandon for getting the win! Great to see the youngest angler yet pull off the win! Fun to fish with him and his dad, Scott J.

Conditions were actually very nice in the morning, but once that wind kicked up, it definitely was a challenge to be out there.

Paul, as usual, thanks for pulling it all together. Great prizes.

I have a bunch of photos and a vid I'll post later today.

Good times.

The diehard crew for the 17th annual Piketoberfest.



Brandon with his 29-inch winning fish, and his first pike ever!








Father and son fishing. Who's teaching who here?



The East Haddam Swing Bridge doing its thing.



Always fun meeting up on the water for some early ball-breaking. Paul with a pickerel.



Tournament director Paul Dona getting ready to announce the winners.


And in third place ... Paul himself.


Big Toad with second.


Last year's winner cwood man with this year's champ Brandon.

cwood man officially passing the torch ... and breaking it. (there will be some repairs before next year)



Thanks to Paul for lining up some great prizes, and Kapt for bringing a whole box of Hooker beer glasses for everyone!

Of course, one of the best parts about Piketoberfest is the post-fishing food, drink and fun. It's impossible to leave this event hungry!


Thanks to Keywest Glenn for the fire barrel! Great for the post-fishing fall afternoon.




Paul with his great goose stew.


Frank serving up awesome sausage & peppers.

A nice variety of awesome food! Thanks to everyone who brought something to share.






Kapt's infamous chili.



If you've ever hung out with Kapt, you know there is going to fun & games. The guy is always prepared for fun, and always ensuring everyone has a good time!


The fun zone.


Paul D. coming down and showing support. We have a lot of lax members who stopped coming out for this event. #soft!


Team Slapshot in the house!


One of the nicest guys around, Frankie D!


Proud dad Scotty J with the "Champ" Brandon.


It's never quite over until the sun starts to set and the moon comes out.







Good times!

Here's a short vid my phone made automatically, pulling random pics ...

Pretty cool glad you guys kept tradition alive. I am done with that cold
Congrats to the young gun. Seems like youngsters are lacking in the sport....
Leave it to Cwood to break the trophy.

Great time as always at a CTF event. I haven't been able to fish this event for a few years and boy did I miss it. Thanks to team Slapshot for the invite!

As was obvious, the conditions were far from ideal but we managed to have a blast anyway. Hopefully I can fish it again next year. Congrats Brandon! Keep giving pops lessons, he'll eventually figure it out!

Special thanks to Paul for organizing this year after year, great job!

Food was great, company was better. Mitch, Kapt and I think Scott fished the very first Piketoberfest a loooong time ago. It was awesome to be a part of it again

Indeed. You're in the front. Scott is lurking in the back.

I was a lurker in 2002 , but will organize this till I die ! I look forward to this EVERY year !
Let's keep it going !

Man, I was a pickerel magnet! I think I got 4 or so !
Ron may not post any pictures I grabbed some from him. Thanks for the #NOFILTER IPA !

Kapt starting the day off on the right foot



Me as well


Great photographer, thanks


Chapmans was BRUTAL about as worse as I've ever seen it! Comparable to that time Jack and I fished near the hurricane !



Big thanks to LargeFry for the Stoney Creek beers at the picnic, too!! Thank your bro
Great food as usual, everyone!

Oh yeah chapmans was howlin’ ridiculous... dragged my anchor clear across... and unanchored i trolled at 2.5 and just bumped tge motor to steer.. had to laugh when u showed up tossin that monster plug at me... right after that i coukdnt take the wind much more... starkfish got that huge bowfin in there though

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Trash Fish kings

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P.s. how you guys posting pictures instead of the links i just posted? Imstupid ☹️

If the pic name is long it will post a link as opposed to the pic. Rename the pic on your computer to be much shorter, then upload and the pic itself will upload properly.

Another year I wish I could have made it. Liking that big bowfin but, big congrats to Brandon for the win.

Started a new route at work that week and had to work 6 days. Was very disappointed to not make it! Glad it went well. Let’s hope next year we can get it back on track with more people. It really is a great event.