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Other than panfish the 1st "gamefish" was when I was 5, I was fishing on my uncles dock on Governor's lake in Raymond N.H. I was using freshwater clams that I had found for bait and was catching sunnies, I was not allowed to break the clams open on the dock so I had to walk off to get more bait when I needed it. As I was walking along the dock to get more bait I was dragging my empty, gold colored hook in the water and a pickerel of about 15" came out from under the dock and nailed it. I was so surprised that I jerked back and flung the fish on the dock, I wouldn't pick it up, so somewhere there is a picture of me standing on the dock with my fathers arm extended into the side of the picture holding the fish.
That was also the last time I bothered with clams as bait.
Can't believe that was 44 years ago........
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