llPa1nll Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Well I went and managed to score my new PB Northern Pike. Pike's measurements were 32.5" long and weighted 8.5lbs, was released quickly after the photo was taken. If you have this species of fish near you I highly suggest you give them a target from time to time. They hit like a runaway freighttrain. 4 Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 3, 2014 Super User Posted June 3, 2014 Good looking fish. I have never caught a northern but i have caught their smaller dousing the chain pickerel many many times. My largest measured 26" and no idea on the weight. The way the smaller ones hit i can only imagine that the big ones would be even more fun. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted June 3, 2014 Super User Posted June 3, 2014 That size, around 8 pounds or so are the most fun to catch. They seems to have more energy than many (but not all) of the larger fish. Sometimes with bigger fish, they just quit fighting, until you get them near the boat or go to put your hand near their head to lift them out of the water. Quote
ChicagoEd Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Nice catch!! Northern are a blast to fight. I'll be getting my fill next week in Northern Ontario. They grow some monsters up there. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 That size, around 8 pounds or so are the most fun to catch. They seems to have more energy than many (but not all) of the larger fish. Sometimes with bigger fish, they just quit fighting, until you get them near the boat or go to put your hand near their head to lift them out of the water. You have never caught a large trophy pike. If you had you would not have made that statement . 2 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 You have never caught a large trophy pike. If you had you would not have made that statement . On the contrary, I have caught a great many large pike. I'll stand by my statement that the medium fish "They seems to have more energy than many (but not all) of the larger fish. Sometimes with bigger fish, they just quit fighting, Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 A trophy pike is a true 20 lber. 1 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 2 of the 4 pike I showed were in excess of 25 pounds. The others were smaller, they were not weighed. Although by Manitoba standards, 41 inches qualifies as a trophy. All 4 were between 41 and 46 inches. Just a small sample from my Canadian photo albums. I've been doing Canadian fly-in trips since the early 90's and concentrated on pike. Big pike are becoming exceedingly rare. Catching them consistently is more a matter of having enough money to pay for remote daily fly-ins from already expensive lodges. Finding a place that still has numbers of even 8 to 10 pound fish is pretty difficult. I'll take numbers of those fish over a few larger fish any time. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 Well I think you weights are a little light. I have fished for trophy pike for at least the last 20 years. A trophy pike usually starts at 44 inches & 20 lbs. My best pike went 49 " and weighed 32bs. I have caught 46.5 " that weighed 26.5 lbs. My pike buddy caught a 46" that weighed 29 lbs. My 2nd best weighed 27lbs & measures 47". I have included a 24ber & 23 lber all bigger than your 25lbers. Take a look at the pics & you decide. Big pike fight like big pike not like 8-10 lbers. Since I have been pike fishing I have totaled over 50 pike over the 20 lb mark as a minimum. Say what you want but don't bull sheet me about pike. 3 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 You have never caught a large trophy pike. If you had you would not have made that statement . AMEN! Roger Quote
Super User bigbill Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 Fishing from shore I'm limited by how far I can cast. I watch fish for up to months working over the lilly pads when I can reach them. I'm very patient. My first catch was a 6lb 1oz bass after a week of waiting for it to come close to me so I could cast past it. It took me over a month at another place fishing everyday to finally see whats causing all the relentless action again in the pads. I nailed a 32" chain pickerel. The battles are awesome with these baby members of the pike family. At first we think its a giant DD bass but the way it fights its no bass. Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 4, 2014 Super User Posted June 4, 2014 If you caught a 32" chain pickerel you most likely had the state record and possibly a world record as well since the world record chain pickerel measured 31" and weighed 9lbs 6oz Fishing from shore I'm limited by how far I can cast. I watch fish for up to months working over the lilly pads when I can reach them. I'm very patient. My first catch was a 6lb 1oz bass after a week of waiting for it to come close to me so I could cast past it. It took me over a month at another place fishing everyday to finally see whats causing all the relentless action again in the pads. I nailed a 32" chain pickerel. The battles are awesome with these baby members of the pike family. At first we think its a giant DD bass but the way it fights its no bass. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted June 5, 2014 Super User Posted June 5, 2014 If you caught a 32" chain pickerel you most likely had the state record and possibly a world record as well since the world record chain pickerel measured 31" and weighed 9lbs 6ozI thought about that after I released them. These were so fat two hands couldn't reach around them and touch fingers.My problem is I want to keep my fishing holes a secret. Another evening during the full moon phases I caught a crappie that was the size of a 5 gallon bucket lid. Probably another record fish. I hear ya about the fight with the pike. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted June 5, 2014 Super User Posted June 5, 2014 I watch fish for up to months working over the lilly pads when I can reach them. I'm very patient. Some one planted 2 peacock bass in one of my community ponds, must have been a same sex marriage as there were never any offspring. I tried almost everything for 4 years to catch them, until 1 day when I found the key. I was messing around with a ul trying to catch mayan cichlids with a crappie jig, that was the key. I caught the same pea 3 days in a row, fish went around 4-5#, on the 4 th day we had the freeze and they died. Fast forward to now and the peas are back in the canals, I've been catching them nearly ever day using what I learned in my pond. They're fun on med light spinning tackle. When I moved to Florida I didn't know what a snook was, took me 6 weeks every day before I finally got one. I can honestly say the flood gates have been opened the last 10 years, couldn't even keep track of the numbers. Once you understand the nuances of any fish, they become a whole lot easier to catch. 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 9, 2014 Super User Posted June 9, 2014 Wow! Those are some nice ones! Quote
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