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I don't see any problems with keeping fish to eat them, assuming they came from somewhere that has plenty of breeders. If we aren't supposed to eat them, why are they made out of meat? Water quality's your own call, though. As far as putting one on the wall, I'd never do it myself but I don't have much of a problem with people doing it. If I was going to get a mount done, I'd just do the fake one (whatever they call them...) and either toss the fish back or eat it. I doubt I'd ever eat anything big enough to be a 'trophy' other than a panfish, just out of fear of eating something that spent years eating all kinds of pollution, though.That's one of the best things about fishing. You can catch a fish and put it back after you take a picture of it in your hands. Try that with a 12 point buck!I'd like to try it with a twelve pointer. The biggest I've seen and gotten has been a ten pointer
Put the pike back in the water.. PLEASE.Take a pic and the measurements. Go get a replica made
everybody has a diiferent opinion and its there decision what there gona do with THERE fish not yours
well said seth I definetly agree with you on this
True, but the question was asked. If everyone keeps pike out of Mass waters, we will not have a future for pike fishing .. Plain and simplewith the economy and the diseases we are far away from a stocking program and they are NOT reproducing
Well some of the members have seen " On Golden Pond"
and i guess you have too
I think most people who fish regularly for big pike can appreciate the time you have to put in to catch them, even in the best of pike waters. To me this alone is reason enough to snap a quick pic and get em back in the water. Keep our sport fruitful for ourselves, our friends, and our babies.
um in some bodies of water they are, quote head of mass fisheries biologist.
have you caught any small ones recently?
a 22 inch is a small one plus not me personally but ive heard there was.
I don't take fish for two reasons:1) I don't know how to clean them2) I can't seem to catch any