It killed it because it was too big to swallow but tried anyway.
are you seriously,....honestly, going to correct me on species in a lake I've fished and help manage fr over 20 yrs? C'mon son :-/ :-?
It's a Barred Grass Pickerel, get your boy scouts book out : Either way, Barred, chain, and grass Pickerel,...all pretty much the same fish and like Micros implied, a blast to catch.