Author Topic: Monster Pike!!! (Read 4717 times)

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **on:** Jan 06, 2014, 04:11 PM »

Went out for a few hours today, caught a few really small pike... was just getting ready to pack up when this monster came and bit down. Had an unreal time getting her out of the 8" hole but finally landed 'er.
44.5" long, 19" around the gut. will be weighing it soon on a bathroom scale
WOOOOOOOOT

swampy45 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 04:20 PM »

Well played Cap'n!

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 04:33 PM »

Thank you, sir

#1fisherman · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 04:36 PM »

Awesome! My friend your determination is really paying off for you. Well, done!

lromanchuk · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 05:15 PM »

Awesome fish. Well done.

Whopper Stopper · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 05:53 PM »

Very nice pike. Congratulations!

WS

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 07:29 PM »

21 pounds according to the scale, about to have some real shore lunch

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 07:30 PM »

thanks all!
and #1, lets go out to that trout lake some time soon

dryrush · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 08:48 PM »

Nice pike buddy!
what did it weigh?

flytyer nymph · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 09:27 PM »

Incredible Lookin. I only guesin u had a complete adrenilan rush from hook up to haul out. Congrats

coolhandluke · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 10:42 PM »

What a hog.. nice catch man

gooner · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 11:00 PM »

Way to go capt. Very nice where did you get her at if don't mind me asking ?

ryanlookingforperch · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 06, 2014, 11:52 PM »

Beauty!

SNAPFisher · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 07:00 AM »

That is an awesome fish! Congrats!

I used an online calculator before you posted the weight ant it said 20.08 lbs...damn that is close. Maybe these calculators are pretty good afterall. I used:
http://www.myoan.net/fishing/weight_calc.html

coldsteel · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 07:04 AM »

that is a giant congrats

TravIce · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 12:37 PM »

Jeebus man, don't eat that thing, put it up on the wall...

Congrats on the monster!!!

Syrinx · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 07:24 PM »

Quote from: coolhandluke on Jan 06, 2014, 10:42 PM

What a hog.. nice catch man

x2!

Quote from: TravIce on Jan 07, 2014, 12:37 PM

Jeebus man, don't eat that thing, put it up on the wall...

Or jam him back down that 8 inch hole to give me a try

thinktwicez71 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 07:53 PM »

very nice , a little slimy

lol

anglure · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 08:00 PM »

Good Gator There !!!

whitewhisperer · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 08:30 PM »

Coal or Dried Meat? Nice fish regardless

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 10:15 PM »

Neither, tried dried meat twice with nothing more than tiny Jack tangling my line and haven't been to coal in years. I go more towards red Deer/bashaw

shackless · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 11:36 PM »

Grats Captn.... nice fish for sure... were it me that caught it... I woulda finally had my little bottle of scotch that has been discussed off and on that I been carrying around for 4 years as i wait for my 20#'er out of the ice.
grats again.

Kyle_ · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 11:38 PM »

Nice one...too bad its dead. Keep the small ones for eating

shackless · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 07, 2014, 11:45 PM »

Quote from: Kyle_ on Jan 07, 2014, 11:38 PM

Nice one...too bad its dead. Keep the small ones for eating

Truth be known... I was talking at length with a fish bio guy who was very good at explaining something i probably won't be as good at.. but basically... Pike that are 25" have already spawned 3-4 times. and they produce more and higher quality eggs than old ones...
the old ones are not as nearly as plentiful, so keeping the old ones makes so little difference in the stock count.
It's more about the numbers and quality of eggs than the massive size that kees the stock levels healthy.

just passing on the words that make sense.
-Shackless

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 07:20 AM »

Quote from: Kyle_ on Jan 07, 2014, 11:38 PM

Nice one...too bad its dead. Keep the small ones for eating

Kyle, when you catch a 21 lb fish you may do whatever you want with it. I fish to eat, not just for sport. The thought of just jamming hooks through fish faces for camera pics makes me sick. Ever hear of hook mortality? Regardless opinions are just that, and you're entitled to yours, but I'm with shackless... One old breeder from a lake isn't detrimental to the spawn. Read a book

RIfish · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 07:25 AM »

Wow!

Nice fish congrats !

Capt_of_the_FilthyOar · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 07:27 AM »

Also, shackless. .. I'm quite a fan of the Scotch... Maybe you bring that bottle, and we'll try and catch you one

Kyle_ · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 06:56 PM »

Quote from: shackless on Jan 07, 2014, 11:45 PM

Truth be known... I was talking at length with a fish bio guy who was very good at explaining something i probably won't be as good at.. but basically... Pike that are 25" have already spawned 3-4 times. and they produce more and higher quality eggs than old ones...
the old ones are not as nearly as plentiful, so keeping the old ones makes so little difference in the stock count.
It's more about the numbers and quality of eggs than the massive size that kees the stock levels healthy.

just passing on the words that make sense.
-Shackless

Well if you believe that I have some ocean front property in southern AB you might be interested in

. I am not alone in saying that the big females are the key to having a healthy population in a lake. It's in magazines, articles, tv shows, etc.

Here is a random article I just found on google if you don't believe me.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140102112241.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fearth_climate%2Fecology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Earth+%26+Climate+News+--+Ecology%29

Quote from: Capt_of_the_FilthyOar on Jan 08, 2014, 07:20 AM

Kyle, when you catch a 21 lb fish you may do whatever you want with it. I fish to eat, not just for sport. The thought of just jamming hooks through fish faces for camera pics makes me sick. Ever hear of hook mortality? Regardless opinions are just that, and you're entitled to yours, but I'm with shackless... One old breeder from a lake isn't detrimental to the spawn. Read a book

I target big pike quite regularly and all my big fish go back down down the hole to spawn in the spring. If you fish to eat why would you want to keep a 15-20 year old fish that has the highest buildup of mercury/toxins in the lake? I know there is hook mortality, but there is lots of ways to minimize that.
One old breeder is not detrimental to anything, but if everybody in AB had that attitude....

SNAPFisher · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 08:09 PM »

Will someone please think of the minnows!!!

CMMahy · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 08, 2014, 08:53 PM »

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Will someone please think of the minnows!!!

Congrats on the beast of a pike! There sure are some real hogs swimming around in that lake, I haven't been lucky enough to tie into one yet, but it's nice to see someone finding them!

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Author Topic: Monster Pike!!! (Read 4717 times)