Nice fish Jon! Congrats. Does the body of water it came from get planted with trout? As I'm sure you probably know they love soft rayed fish and allegedly the big ones go deep in the summer. Our biggest pike in my locale come from lakes that have planted trout. The state record of 48 inches and over 30 pounds I mounted for a guy spit up a 20 inch rainbow.
Interesting.
The lake is highly productive. In a few short years tiger musky went from fingerlings to over 20#. Esox species at this lattitude grow fast and die young compared to their northern counterparts. So says our local pike biologist.Where I got my pb on ice, that place is full of trout. Have watched the pike slam them on thw surface after they were stocked.
Judging just by feel/length. This one was about 18lbs or so. Probably near 40". The one hit I had Friday afternoon and it was the one I was looking for.
Nice pike Jon. Glad to see you out on the water. Almost salt time for this guy.
That was february brother. Same here. Need a new lower then Ill put the big boat back in the slip. (If I dont move the boat to quonnie for quicker tuna access)
Goodness, that fish is a porker! I thought you got a new lower last year?
Where would you keep it at quonni? I know the public ramp.is there but no marina. Thats a dangerous breachway. Galilee for easy tuna access.
Buddy has a slip right on the breach. I know its dangerous been surfcasting it for a long time. Have seen boats hit the jetty more than once.