Author Topic: Pickerels all day long (Read 2461 times)

petrgill · « **on:** Feb 08, 2010, 07:31 AM »

Waterman yesterday, nothing but picks, even had one that wrapped itself around a dock rope that got away.

Imissedem · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 09:15 AM »

Wake up / the 3rd one is a pike from what i see.

petrgill · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 10:36 AM »

How can you tell?

Flag Runner 48 · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 10:58 AM »

by the spot pattern on its side and not the black chain pattern

petrgill · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 11:14 AM »

Then that would be the smallest Pike we ever got without a doubt.

SHORTSEASON · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 11:32 AM »

Quote from: petrgill on Feb 08, 2010, 11:14 AM

Then that would be the smallest Pike we ever got without a doubt.

Congrats!! You are holding the smallest pike you have ever caught. Watermans seems to be full of those little guys and way to many tiny cigar pickerel.
The easiest way to tell a pike is fin coloring, pattern and shape. Just my opinion.

petrgill · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 11:36 AM »

Now this guy was a month ago there. Guys next to us got a decent one yesterday.

d3 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 12:54 PM »

Yes you are correct that is the little pike. That leads me to say they have been breeding as to the best of my knowledge the state stop putting them in a long time ago. Give it a few more years and kep it catch and release and all thoslittle pickeral will have bite marks and such in them and there will be some giants in there. I know they are big now fished it and caught some will never tell though. Anyway good pictures and looks like you had alot of laughs.

D3

flik n dip · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 05:27 PM »

I think its a pike. there is no stripe over the eye like on a pickerel

d3 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 05:36 PM »

hey flik the piker whats up? anyway before this turns into a crazy post about biology and such. my opinion is still my opinion and you guys still look like you are having fun.any way i say the evidence is not good enough and this case should be thrown out of court.

D3

TMike84 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 07:39 PM »

Not sure if this makes a difference but the one in the 3rd pic has bigger fins on the bottom than the rest, especially in the center and front of its body. Maybe that could be the deciding factor as to whether it is a pike or pickerel

mike · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 08, 2010, 08:54 PM »

third pic is definitely a pike others chain pickerel not sure on the first pic i can't really see it to good.

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 07:10 AM »

Although the pattern/color is most definently unmistakeably if your looking at the two fish in person - in the scientific world color is the worst way to identify an animal. Look at the dorsal fin guys.

FYI I'm no scientist the pictures just aren't that good.

lavaman · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 08:32 AM »

it's a pike. look at the pattern on the fins. pickeral don't have that pattern. this could be a long post from the way this is going.

petrgill · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 08:50 AM »

yea the fins are more rounded. After getting it out, taking the hook out, measuring it and then trying to get it back in the water as quick as possible barely even took the time to figure out what it was. Like I said it would be the smallest pike yet we've gotten. Funny thing looking at the internet about the differences some areas of the country/world call them the same thing. Course that could be a different pickerel than the chain kind.

Imissedem · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 01:55 PM »

Come on now.I started it and look what happens.NO question about it.It is a pike.Jeff caught a couple of those small ones 2 weeks ago they are there.I know what i am looking at in that pic.It is very obvious.

hook_set · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 02:43 PM »

small pike all day, they're in there

petrgill · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 02:55 PM »

Guess I'm just too used to catching the big ones, I'll defer to those who get the smaller ones

(and that's a joke just in case anyone takes it seriously)

pike master · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 04:26 PM »

iam with ya on that imissedem

Imissedem · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 04:45 PM »

I think its nice to see those small ones/ thats a good sign/////////////

pike master · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 05:24 PM »

i agree but please remember to pratice catch and release soo we all have a chance at catching these beautiful fish tight lines

BASSMAN STANN · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 05:56 PM »

pickerel. pike.

GOOGLED IT. 3rd photo up top is the pike.

hook_set · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 07:47 PM »

Quote from: pike master on Feb 09, 2010, 05:24 PM

i agree but please remember to pratice catch and release soo we all have a chance at catching these beautiful fish tight lines

Imissedem · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 09:06 PM »

Quote from: BASSMAN STANN on Feb 09, 2010, 05:56 PM

pickerel. pike.

(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)

GOOGLED IT.

Still dont know what you are getting at mikey ?ITS A PIKE /LOOK AT THE THIRD PICTURE

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 11:07 AM »

Spots on the caudal and dorsal fin... Yep, third one is a pike

mike · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 04:19 PM »

Quote from: pike master on Feb 09, 2010, 05:24 PM

i agree but please remember to pratice catch and release soo we all have a chance at catching these beautiful fish tight lines

that is one thing you don't have to worry about whi.....i mean pike master

pike master · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 04:24 PM »

your right

Imissedem · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 07:35 AM »

Got it

Maybe there is only 3 pictures on some of the other computers./and # 1 is missing

But anyway i am all done with this one

BASSMAN STANN · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 09:28 AM »

Quote from: Imissedem on Feb 11, 2010, 07:35 AM

Got it Maybe there is only 3 pictures on some of the other computers./and # 1 is missing But anyway i am all done with this one

BINGO dude !
Wrong Photo................. Yep, 3rd PIKE !

jeffd7766 · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 09:35 AM »

man, how many people does it take to say that its a pike....haha

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