Welcome back to Pike Fight!
This is the competition where Söder Sportfiske challenges other legendary brands within the sport fishing industry.
We are still fishing in Östhammar Archipelago.
This is the other half of day three and this day will be the decider of all the competition.
This is what went down in the last episode.
All teams had a slow morning but started to catch fish just before lunch reporting.
Söder sportfiske are in the lead with only 365 centimeters and will need to fight all the way to the end,
to keep their lead...
Just behind, team Storm. With a nice top fish at 85 centimeters
They've been fishing shallow and murky water and have a great shot at first place if they keep on rolling.
Team Westin has had great numbers but they're still too small to make it for them.
But Ronny and Thomas has a great plan and are firm believers in the second half of this day.
Last but not least, team ABU Garcia, who's been looking for big fish all competition.
As a result of that, they've got few bites.
Worth mentioning, at the end of this day we'll hand out points for both this day and Big Five.
Big Five score right now:
Half the day remaining, and a lot both can and will change.
Let's get this final of Pike Fight 2016 rolling!
Seems like we've been aiming too high today.
Slower fishing than we expected.
We need fish.
We should head back to our first stop, we had several contacts there. Missed a nice 80+ fish...
We thought it wasn't good enough and left.
Maybe it wasn't?
We should go there.
Sounds like a plan.
We've got a plan and we'll stick to it.
We just need to finish this spot.
We've had contact with a few nice fish, a 90+ following the bait....
If they start biting here in a couple of hours.
We'll have a race.
I think we've found the right recipe for the day.
Pike colored Westin Jätte, 17 centimeter.
Seems to be exactly what they want.
Since I put that one we've gotten som action.
Strikes all the time.
The wind has been decisive. High wind equals fish.
During the break the wind picked up so either we stay here and upgrade or go out and fish new grounds.
Probably we'll leave but not certain yet.
We have a few spots suited for hit n' run fishing.
Check if we get bites, stay or leave and go back here.
And later we have two spots that usually holds at least one bigger fish.
It's amazing Henke, we're in the lead.
It's crazy how slow the fishing is.
So bad...
And I'm so glad we are not totally off.
I could never imagine us being first after this.
We're first!
This clearly shows...
After the fishing we had yesterday.
The capacity in these teams, with the result they had yesterday,
These teams know how to catch fish.
Today is no good pike day, even with the wind.
I was sure this would be a good day...
It's the sun. I've always hated sun in Östhammar.
What should we do now?
We should just stick to our plan. Keep doing our thing.
Let's do a drift in here.
Now we've heard the different circumstances for the team's afternoon.
All teams seem to hesitate on what's needed to catch fish today.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to get the final round of Pike Fight rolling.
ABU Garcia plays a safe card and goes back to the spot they had contact on during the morning.
Team Storm is also on the move.
We made a short move.
We are super psyched now.
The adrenaline is flowing and we've only got about four or five hours of fishing left.
Now we'll cast, cast, cast to get the upgrading fish we need to win today.
Take it now!
Take it! It's over 80!
Over 70 at least. He was interested even thou I had the hooks full of weed.
Now it's getting serious.
Get the strike now, I'll be so happy!
They're coming at full speed, but they won't take the bait.
Holy crap, he's so big. Look at that whirl.
Team Storm feels super decisive in their game plan and they've found fish immediately.
Now I'll slow down. Retrieve super slow.
There we have one!
Knockr Minnow. Let's anchor up here.
What a relief.
79!
We need to write this one down.
79!
Yes! It went our way!
Nice to see how Storm is so into the game. This fish takes them all the way up in the lead.
31 centimeters behind we find a very focused team Westin.
We've been smoking hot since one hour prior to lunch.
Makes us feel good at least.
Mostly small fish but lots of strikes.
Last hour before lunch.
Now we're focused I promise you. Can't miss any bites because your mind is somewhere else.
Might be that last centimeter who's the decider.
Fish!
Big?
It's good enough!
This feeling!
Well done Thomas!
Every fish counts now.
How much did we gain there? Five centimeters?
More! Nine!
It was big.
How the heck could I miss that one?
Owner hooks?
No.
God damn it.
That was not a small one.
He came so fast.
No hesitations.
That one won't take again, he was on the hooks.
Another missed nice fish by Westin. But they seem to be on a hot spot right now.
Not so far away, Söder Sportfiske. They've got a lot to loose today.
And something seems to be bothering them.
Missed one! And now I see them fishing over there.
Who?
I don't know, maybe it's Tobbe and Håkan?
No, and they're right there too.
And now they missed one. For real?
Must've been in on our spot too then.
No they're right outside, maybe they don't know about that spot?
You think they know about that flatbed?
Maybe it isn't Tobbe and Håkan?
We should've seen a cameraman by now then.
Getting any bites?
Yesterday was better.
Slow fishing now.
You've been in there?
We went there yesterday but it was too shallow.
Mind boggling.
Team Westin...
One more pike and they'll win and we'll end up on last place.
Four points today and three in Big Five.
Since they've got the second place right now.
Seven points and twelve total.
Biggest fish 106.
If we end up last today, which is a big risk now.
But still be in the game in Big Five.
Well get five points today, and also have twelve total. But they have the bigger fish, so they'll win.
We feel better now. All have had a bad day so it seems like we're not the only ones.
It's one of those days.
We just need to keep grinding.
Now one team needs to get a little lucky.
And find some better fish.
If not this will be a tight race, we've seen it happen before.
Usually someone finds a few big fish. Hopefully it's our boat.
That would be so nice.
To turn this around.
I belive all teams feel nervous right now.
Might shiver a bit. This is still an open game.
Did you see that pike?
Yeah I saw it!
That was a bigger one.
Can't say it looked small at least.
We've got a few pike hunting around us, smashing bleak in the surface.
But they seem rather picky today.
No strikes or anything so far.
Fishing among the bleak can be like this. You see the pike around all the time and suddenly they start to bite.
If we play this cool we might fix this.
Some of them are bigger too, so not only small fish.
With a bit more than three hours fishing time left we'll now remove everyone's total score.
Now I'm going without any weights on or anything.
There we have it.
Get the net!
Yeah, I'll get it! That's an upgrade!
No doubt about it this time.
Oh she's a fighter. I don't like this at all.
Get her over here.
You ready?
First cast with the sub walk.
And this one didn't hesitate at all, just smashed the bait.
We'll keep going, we've got a nice feeling now.
Hopefully we've already passed the other teams right now.
Gotta take a leak now, too nervous.
Nice condition on this one too.
So nice!
So damn nice! This can be the decider!
My gut feeling says there is a big one around.
110 plus.
112 maybe.
Somewhere there's a thin fish laying around.
An old fish.
Immigrated abroad, like this warm shallow bay here.
Cosy and calm.
Watch the grand kids running around here.
Get tired of them from time to time and eat one or two.
I'm afraid we need another upgrade.
Oh that was a nice fish! I saw the strike.
75-85 something.
Just tangled my bait.
He came so fast.
Why don't they strike properly when using so much energy anyway.
He passed it like a rocket.
Despite the fact Storm moved out of the wind they still find fish.
Question still stands, will they find a window where these pike go at it?
Söder Sportfiske on the other hand, have trouble locating fish above 60 centimeters.
They need to revaluate their strategy immediately.
No one home here...
They hade none in there yesterday.
We shouldn't fish in there either.
So small...
New world record in small pike.
It's tough, and we've been doing the math. Made us make up a new plan.
Instead of hunting that meter plus fish...
When the fishing is this slow we've got to go spots and grind them.
We'll go back to spinner baits.
They've been super effective yesterday and today considering the conditions.
Try to trigger fish.
We need a few 80 centimeter fish to even stand a chance.
20 minutes move, get the electric motor and drift anchor out and just pound the shore line.
Grind forward, weed line for weed line.
Now we'll start to go for numbers. This is a pike competition.
Now let's win this!
Henke and Nicklas makes a nervous decision and starts to jump from spot to spot.
It's a bold move we'll see if it pays off.
I'll catch one now, but it'll only be 1,2 kilos.
We whined one in now!
Grab the net!
In case of!
Ah, so damn small...
It's a pike.
Just said I'll get a fish on 1,2 kilos, now Henke got that one instead.
Well, well.
Still a confidence boost. There's pike around.
The Westin guys are now doping themselves with energy drinks and Ronny's confidence sky rockets.
Holy crap Thomas.
Don't you want that pike?
13,1.
It's good enough for me.
In the ABU boat, they're enjoying each others company and shares hair-raising stories.
How long have you been bald Håkan?
Since I started to shave or the baldness?
If you wanna know exactly what happened, here's the story.
When I was young, I was quite vain.
And I believed that dying my hair would be a great idea.
And the first time was a success. The second was horrible.
I had a friend, Otto. He was an intern at my barbers.
He made a mix of hydrogen peroxide out of this world.
It was by far stronger than that Madras Curry we had earlier.
So he burnt my hair away with that.
For ever?
Yeah.
The mix was too strong so my skin got burnt.
I was all pink...
Now I can laugh at it but it was a disaster back then.
And no hair since then?
It didn't fall off immediately but it came loose after som time.
It was a quick party.
Had to face the facts.
Why didn't they take some hair from any other spot on your body?
You mean from my wee man?
I've always had a dream of having one of those microphone hairdos.
Maybe they should've.
I not so sure it would've looked so nice.
I'm certain it would've.
This spot looks good thou.
Super nice!
Got one?
Small one.
An arrow?
Sometimes these stone ledges deliver.
Super small fish tho.
We're talking seriously small now.
We're talking miniature pike now.
Not what we want.
Not one of the bigger ones.
There we've got another one.
Small one too?
Yeah for sure.
I was planning on beating you with a 35:er.
I think I'll beat you in size.
I believe you.
They're going at the baits at least.
Finally Tobbe and Håkan finds some pike.
Team Storm makes a last move and goes deep in hope of bigger fish.
If this action is successful they'll be hard to beat for the other teams.
We've been fishing in a shallow bay and now decided to take a leap of faith out here in the deeper water.
We know that we might bust out here.
But we still have a chance of whipping up a few meter fish.
We wanna give these bigger fish a shot worth mentioning.
Keep your fingers crossed for us.
3,9.
I interpreted that wrong when we went trough this spot.
I thought this was a cay or an edge facing a sound.
Hooked a good one!
Good one!
It's going deep.
Insane.
So slow.
We said that ahead, the sun... The wind doesn't even matter.
Sun in Östhammar is never good.
These condition separate the wheat from the chaff.
We've got to find the fish.
Hold it all together.
Come on now all pike.
We don't even need big fish.
Just a few small ones.
But we're not catching anything.
In that small hole now...
Might hold a big one.
Bigger maybe?
No can't be, we're drifting away from it.
Bigger than 60 at least.
Yeah it's an upgrade!
I'm telling you, you should whine as much as you can and you'll get them.
Important!
Important in two ways.
Both our longest fish today...
And the confidence boost, our mojo goes up.
Speaking of Mojo...
We're super grateful to Chrisse on Mojo Boats,
Not only because they sell Sweden's coolest Pike Racers,
He's also helping us with a boat, driving people around this production during three days.
You're a hero Chrisse. Thanks a bunch!
Söder Sportfiske whines a pike onto the boat. A fish they almost missed.
That was close...
I wasn't even planning on doing that cast. But in the last second,
I saw that little hole in the weed line and put my bait there.
Not the biggest fish in Pike Fight, but at the end of the day it might be the one that matters the most.
Nice?
Decent!
Nice Thomas!
Hold the net.
Best today?
Well done Thomas!
Finally!
Super important fish!
Was about time when we missed four in a row.
Wow, the last couple of hours something has happened and all teams appear to catch fish.
Who will be crowned winners of Pike Fight?
Thirty seven minutes left.
How hard can it be?
Damn it, missed one.
Are you kidding?
This is where we might get big fish.
Damn it.
This is proper feeding ground for pike.
Calm strike... Big fish warning.
That can't happen right now.
How would you feel Henke, if you get a strike and you get that big pike sensation in the rod.
I would get so nervous.
Maybe vomit.
Yesterday was crazy...
Yeah, you were going ham...
Even thou we're not catching fish all the time now,
spinner baits in this kind of spread out weed.
Super effective.
Not common to hook your bait up.
Either that or rubber bait with an offset hook.
Don't tell me you lost that one?!
BIG FISH!
Don't tell me you just lost that fish.
Look at that.
Super nice fish.
Holy crap... Fifteen minutes fishing time left.
You can't loose that fish.
Can't be real.
Just missed a super fish...
Just as I said. Not many baits that work in here.
That was not a bad fish. I saw it.
You can't loose such a nice fish.
Can be the decider of all competition. Can't loose that one, but I just did.
God damnit.
Not much left now.
The teams have been out fishing three days straight and are almost all out of energy.
Nervous, tense, tired and clenched,
the teams give their all the last couple of minutes.
Will you get the net Ronny?
Watch my line on the other side of the boat.
Loose the break.
It's a good fish.
It's okay.
You keep fishing.
Well done Thomas!
So damn nice! Yes!
Following an exciting second half of day three, last cast has been done.
Now the teams can't do much than sum up their total and wait for the final result of Pike Fight 2016.
Alright people.
We've had quite a slow last day here.
At the first report I can speak for all when we thought that this day would go down the drain.
But I think you all got to see what happened during the afternoon.
It's been a super tight race.
All the way, even today, and no one have a clue who out did the others.
Winners of Pike Fight 2016...
This year's Pike Fighters...
is...
Söder Sportfiske!
With just a few centimeters on the right side Söder Sportfiske bags a second place the final day,
which awards them with three points.
Team Storm ends up with the same total, but looses second place since Söders have a longer top fish.
Storm is thereby awarded two points.
Kings of Östhammar is team Westin with 389 centimeters, bringing them four points.
Last but not least, team ABU Garcia. Persistent as any but couldn't get their game plan to work.
Today they're only bringing home one point.
Big Five is thereby ending like this:
Söder Sportfiske in top with four points.
Short after, team Westin with three points.
ABU Garcia two points and team Storm, one point.
The total distribution of points in Pike Fight 2016 is as follows:
Following an impressing couple of days, Söder Sportfiske is well deserved of raising the trophy.
Totalling at 14 points their achievement is almost heroic.
With all facts on the table, the decider is Big Five and the last 30 minutes of Mälaren.
Congratulations to team Söder Sportfiske.
Three tough days.
I'm done.
Mentally challenging day when we left our water in the car.
Dry lips and a headache.
23 degrees celcius and no water.
But it was worth it.
We just couldn't give up. Just keep hammering.
I wish we could say...
We had a plan.
But a day with these conditions.
We've been hillbilly fishing.
We've been very indecisive and changed every five minutes.
"Lets stay put here for two hours now." Ten minutes later we're on the move...
When fishing competitive, I have two plans. One plan A and one plan B.
Nothing but that.
When you're out there you'll always go with the wrong decisions.
This day was not like that.
There are so many different organisations we would like to give our winnings to.
But after some research, we both agreed that this touched our hearts.
Save the Children in Nepal.
Google that and you'll see there's no end to their need.
We'll donate 20 000 SEK to their benefit.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all who has been a part of Pike Fight.
Sponsors, the teams and above all, all you who have been watching this competition.
Without you, this production would be impossible.
This was the premiere of Pike Fight.
The year of 2016.
We challenged three other giants within the sport fishing industry.
Let's see who dares to accept this challenge 2017.
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