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Title: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 14, 2015, 09:24 AM

Ive seen this done on AT with deer. Pretty cool thread. What is everyones top 3 pike in length? And what was the combined weight?

Also it would be cool to add what you caught them on!

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: saxmatt on Feb 15, 2015, 10:48 AM

44,43,41 66lbs   My 44 and 43 was the same fish caught in back to back years. Does that count? I also caught a few 41s and 40s.

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Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: Drifter_016 on Feb 15, 2015, 11:23 AM

My biggest was an open water fish.
45 1/2" caught on a fly.  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/DRIFTER_016/Fishing%20Reports/Pikapalooza%202011/P5240031.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DRIFTER_016/media/Fishing%20Reports/Pikapalooza%202011/P5240031.jpg.html)

Numbers 2 and three are ice caught fish.
Number 2 is a 44 1/2" beauty.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/DRIFTER_016/Ice%20Fishing/2010-2011%20Season/Duck%20Lake%201%209%202011/Duck_1_9_2011_4.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DRIFTER_016/media/Ice%20Fishing/2010-2011%20Season/Duck%20Lake%201%209%202011/Duck_1_9_2011_4.jpg.html)

And number 3 is a 42" fatty.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/DRIFTER_016/Ice%20Fishing/2012-2013%20Season/SRL_2_9_13/P2090055_zps4333821f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DRIFTER_016/media/Ice%20Fishing/2012-2013%20Season/SRL_2_9_13/P2090055_zps4333821f.jpg.html)

As for weight I would have to guess. Probably 75-80#'s.
Caught tons of fish over 40" in the waters I fish. Still looking for that elusive 50"+ fish. I know of several that size have been caught. A friend guided one 53 1/2" fish during a fly fishing tourney here.

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 15, 2015, 11:34 AM

Wicked nice pike guys.

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: deadsmelthead on Feb 16, 2015, 10:56 AM

47 3/4 " 28lbs
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/deadsmelthead/5784a441-c8fd-470a-ac8e-3e72e48958f1_zps3dfs3kzq.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/deadsmelthead/media/5784a441-c8fd-470a-ac8e-3e72e48958f1_zps3dfs3kzq.jpg.html)
46 1/2"  26lbs
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/deadsmelthead/2edupmf.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/deadsmelthead/media/2edupmf.jpg.html)
43 1/2 " 23lbs, just a guess no scale that day
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/deadsmelthead/SunFeb14200654AmericaNew_York2010.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/deadsmelthead/media/SunFeb14200654AmericaNew_York2010.jpg.html)

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: thomasthepikehunter on Feb 17, 2015, 09:04 AM

All three of my biggest pike have been 36" and I never weighed them. The biggest was about 15 pounds, second was about 12, and the smallest was around 8. I got the 8 on a 3 pound bass, and the other two on big suckers. They just don't get that big in central MN.

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 17, 2015, 09:32 AM

Very nice fish.

My best 3 are 43", 42" and 41", and a few 40's.

I would guess the weight somewhere around 57-59 pounds.. Im only 22 though, Ive got a lot of fishing left to do.

43
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42
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt161/chasingthedream_photos/1325196895.jpg) (http://s608.photobucket.com/user/chasingthedream_photos/media/1325196895.jpg.html)

41
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt161/chasingthedream_photos/Mobile%20Uploads/V__B8D4120150108160753_zpsbbf1f07d.jpg) (http://s608.photobucket.com/user/chasingthedream_photos/media/Mobile%20Uploads/V__B8D4120150108160753_zpsbbf1f07d.jpg.html)

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: mr tip up on Feb 17, 2015, 06:46 PM

my three biggest are 41 1/2  37 1/2 and 36  52 lbs

Title: Re: what is your top 3 fish??
Post by: northernnyice on Feb 17, 2015, 07:22 PM

Quote from: mr tip up on Feb 17, 2015, 06:46 PM

my three biggest are 41 1/2  37 1/2 and 36  52 lbs

What were the individual weights? Must have been round as a basketball.