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Location: Amsterdam | Being a euro guy pike is al i fish for, and love every minute of it.
I think pike population is quite a bit bigger than you guys but even than it can be a tough species.
Biggest for me has been 46.5" (on a static deadbait midwinter)
I do more trolling than i do casting but i find myself changing more to a caster because the strikes/bites give way more satisfaction.
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| I think it's funny that people can say pike aren't any fun...especially when they are muskie fishermen. I mean, how can you compare one esox to another?-- Especially when you go WAY north to the truly superb pike destinations where pike--not muskies--are the apex predators in a system. As far as I'm concerned, why does it matter if it's got lots of sharp teeth and it fights hard? Isn't that the point people? |
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| Here is a 43" pike from MN that fought harder and longer than any muskie that I have ever caught. I hooked her on the first glider that I ever made  She made a few power runs that would have pulled a bigger muskie backwards. I'll take pike any day. Smaller ones are far better eating than people realize.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Love pike! Half of my pictures up are of pike. In June we go to Canada to an all pike lake. Big girl this year was 48" and they have a LOT of 50"+ on the lake.
http://www.gruntmuskielures.com/muskiepictures.html
Good time pike fishing and you get a little more action. The fish of 10 casts not 10,000 LOL
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Location: Hudson, WI | I've never really caught any big pike. Lots of 32,33,34 inchers and a million snakes. I loved fishing for them in my younger days and had a blast. But you have to admit, when you're bringing in a cowgirl or a mag dawg and it gets hit..."FISH...nevermind, another 25" pike," it gets annoying. The little suckers will eat anything that moves and is smaller than them by an inch. I wish muskies and big pike were the same way, but then it would be no challenge. |
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Location: Norway | Top H2O - 8/19/2008 11:00 PM
Big Pike Rock!
A 44" Pike is alot harder to catch than a 48" muskie any day.
I love to see Pikepath's pics and stories about the Europen Pike that they fight with... Very Cool....
Jerome
Cool, in pretty near future Ill start posting those awkwards helmet cam videos.
I can assure you that we catch a few "wrenches" between the 20+lbs'ers, and when you get a 3-4pound pike on a pounder bulldawg, you want to cry.
You know the big ones are there, and thats what keeps you going...
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| i love catching pike of any size. of course the big ones are better than the smaller ones. but they're all still fun. especially when jigging for em with a 1/2ox esox cobra jig and either a reaper tail or a big grub. they love those, and what a fight! ever caught a 15lbs pike out of 25-30ft of water? one heck of a fight! also awesome when pulling a spinnerbait or even a mepps over weeds and watching them smash. pike fishing is so much fun! |
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| Anyone can catch a muskie, too. It just takes longer because there are generally fewer of them.
If catching a big muskie is the ONLY thing you're in it for, I'm guessing you haven't been doing this for very long. 5 years isn't very long. Get past 10 years of proficient fishing (gotta throw out time you spent learning the ropes) and see what you think. Most of the guys that think a nice sized pike isn't worth catching are newer, unseasoned muskie fishermen. Same goes for the guys that say, "I was disappointed with the 10# walleye I caught because it wasn't a muskie." Seriously, WHY? A 10# walleye, like a 25# pike, is more rare than a 20# muskie. |
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Location: ashland wi | I agree with beaver, i caught a 43 inch morthern this spring and it blew away any musky i ever fought as far as the battle is concerned,the musky seem to tire a lot more quicker,the endurance of a big pike is something else,this went completely airborn on hookset and a solid 15min battle ensued.
relesed this one for somebody else to try and tangle with her.  |
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Location: ashland wi | here it is.
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Location: Minneconia | Carp fight hard too. |
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| I don't consistently catch muskies so pike are welcome in my boat. |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | That's why they are called "Bonus Pike"
I love teeth, no matter the variety!
but the Ski is still King in my book |
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | Funny nobody fishes Montana more for pike...
JS
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Location: Land of the Musky | J.Sloan-That is a cool looking pike! I would almost have to make a replica of that one! |
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| How big was that one? WOW!
I just like to catch fish, period. I keep some bass tackle geared up when I'm fishing muskies in June so I can fish smallies in between spots. I'm too old and brittle to fish muskies all day, I have to take a break and fish for something else during the day so I can rest.  |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | So much of it depends on the rod you have in your hand when landing a particular fish. When I'm targeting muskies I throw musky tackle. We typically throw heavy bass tackle for pike. Then of course, bass tackle for bass. Ultra light for the creeks (usually). I've had some ridiculous strikes from bass on musky tackle. The fights didn't last long but man, the strikes were exciting! Whatever you enjoy I guess. I just enjoy fishing. Nuff said? |
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