54inch 44lb Northern!

[buck]

Originally posted by: gerwen
Pike have floating bones in the flesh, which means you'll likely be pulling bones outta your mouth while eating. At least that's what my dad told me whenever we caught one. Filleting and eating them seemed to confirm the theory, but it was a long time ago.

Dunno how reliable this source is but:
http://www.northernpikefishing.ca/44-pound-northern-pike.htm
Puts the big guy near where i used to fish for them.

And this (although the pic link is broken):
http://www.northernpikefishing.ca/northern-pike-eats-pike.htm
Leads you to believe that the two posted pics aren't actually related.

:Q

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: edprush
I say it's a hoax.

I didn't know that Northern Pike were cannibalistic.

very typical for larger pike to eat smaller ones.
ive had some ferocious strikes on baby pike type lures from bigger pike
tho not as big as this monster....
ive caught many pike with injuries, bite marks, scars.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
great pics. I've caught a few northern, but nothing larger than 5-6 pounds. They don't really fight like most game fish; they tend to dive and have trouble getting turned away from the reel so they don't tend to pull against you, rather from side to side without too much turning back and forth.

HBD and HBDjr with 2 2-3lb northern.JPG

That's all the more reason I like walley. They taste good...and a 3 pounder puts up a fight that makes it feel like it's 5 times larger than it really is.

 

[kthroyer]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Sure looks like a musky.

The size and shape of pike and muskellunge are very similar, but the markings are different.

It is most definitely a northern pike. A very large one, but definitely not a musky.

"Briefly, in the pike, the background is dark and the markings lighter, while in the maskinonge, the background is light and the markings darker."

That is taken from one of your links.