I finally caught something worthy of posting

[Slayer33]

Finally... my illusive unicorn.. I know there are much bigger out there, but for southern Alberta, for me this is something I'm proud of!

Please don't ask me where, lets just say its within 2 hours of Calgary.

I didn't have a scale or tape measure.. so no idea on the weight and length.. it was heavy tho. I'm 5'10, 200lbs for reference.

It took me a good 10 minutes to finally get her onto the boat.. using a Quantum Smoke PT bait caster with 20# Spiderwire Invisibraid.

https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb15080114/p5pb15080114.jpg

[yoteblaster]

That's a beauty, congrats

[RiverFly]

Wow that's a great one!

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[millsboy79]

Nice fish!

[cube]

VERY NICE FISH.

Congrats.

[Fishslayer99]

Congrats, beauty pike!

[pikergolf]

Very nice fish, congrats!

[Kurt505]

Your smile says it all, great fish!

[waterninja]

Thats a beauty! Congrats.

[Scott N]

Very nice fish! Congrats! :)

[Walleye101]

Beauty:happy0180:

[neilsledder]

Nice mermaid!


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[Sooner]

Nice Pike. Congrats

[Deasoninc]

Nice HOG!

[huntsfurfish]

Very nice fish, well done!

[mooseknuckle]

Great Pike!! Congrats on the catch.

[Ken07AOVette]

You sure did!!!

Great catch! :sHa_shakeshout:

[pikeman06]

Thumbs up buddy. Beauty pike.

[Talking moose]

Congrats on a beauty!!!!!

[coyotekiller]

Awesome congrats!

[NSR Fisher]

Solid fish, you can really appreciate its age due to the red tips on the fins.

In my experience only the biggest & oldest fish in a certain system develop those red fin tips. Solid brooding stock and I hope she made it back into the water for another spawn!

Great job man the huge smile says it all!

[Slayer33]

Thanks everyone. It was and is still the best feeling to be privileged to have caught something big for once. And definitely she was put back into the water hopefully to be caught again next year a few pounds heavier!

[EZM]

Solid fish, you can really appreciate its age due to the red tips on the fins.

In my experience only the biggest & oldest fish in a certain system develop those red fin tips. Solid brooding stock and I hope she made it back into the water for another spawn!

Great job man the huge smile says it all!

Red fins have nothing to do with the age of the pike. Red fins are a sign of a tough fight where the chemistry changes the amount of O2 and acid in the blood of the fish, the same way a someone exercising strenuously may get red - for precisely the same reasons.

Obviously the bigger the fish, the longer and tougher a fight may be - that's why you may associate this with a bigger (and older) pike. That pike will recover and the fins will return to a normal hue.

[58thecat]

No tape measure or weight recorded for that beauty. It is big and that's enough!

[Darren N]

Nice!

[The Spank]

Red fins have nothing to do with the age of the pike. Red fins are a sign of a tough fight where the chemistry changes the amount of O2 and acid in the blood of the fish, the same way a someone exercising strenuously may get red - for precisely the same reasons.

Obviously the bigger the fish, the longer and tougher a fight may be - that's why you may associate this with a bigger (and older) pike. That pike will recover and the fins will return to a normal hue.

This^^^

And Congratulations on a great fish!! Replica mount?!! :thinking-006:

[EdvinTheKid]

What a beauty. Guess in the wild: Keho Lake? Big ones are known to come outta there.

[Kings]

Nice pike. Congratulations. My guess is about 22 to 24lbs.

[Talking moose]

Solid fish, you can really appreciate its age due to the red tips on the fins.

In my experience only the biggest & oldest fish in a certain system develop those red fin tips. Solid brooding stock and I hope she made it back into the water for another spawn!

Great job man the huge smile says it all!

I love your youthful exuberance.

[Slayer33]

This^^^

And Congratulations on a great fish!! Replica mount?!! :thinking-006:

Hmmm... a replica mount would be great.. I've never had one done, how does one go about getting one?

[Don K]

Nice pike. Congrats!

[bay17jay]

Great pike!
Nice colour and a clean, big fish.

[NSR Fisher]

Red fins have nothing to do with the age of the pike. Red fins are a sign of a tough fight where the chemistry changes the amount of O2 and acid in the blood of the fish, the same way a someone exercising strenuously may get red - for precisely the same reasons.

Obviously the bigger the fish, the longer and tougher a fight may be - that's why you may associate this with a bigger (and older) pike. That pike will recover and the fins will return to a normal hue.

Oh really! Haha I never knew that. I just always found that yeah the biggest fish get the red fins. Thanks for the clarification as to the reason.

Learn something new everyday as they say :-)

[flyslinger]

Nice!!

[Yogibear]

Nice pike, even if you gave someone the exact cords I'm sure your fishing spots safe:) head up to wabamun. 15 lb pike are pretty common!

[Slayer33]

Nice pike, even if you gave someone the exact cords I'm sure your fishing spots safe:) head up to wabamun. 15 lb pike are pretty common!

Thanks! my first big pike was caught out of Wabamun about 2 years ago. It was weighed in at 18lbs. But I noticed last year after they stocked the lake with so many walleye, that was mostly all I caught.. and a few small pike.

Been hesitant about going back up there this year.

[Yogibear]

Yeah, seems hard to keep walleye off the hook these days! When you go out and catch only a couple pike you got to wonder. Still fun. Best of luck out there!