Wab Hog!

[Smasher]

Went to wab prov park this weekend camping with the family and managed to get 3hrs in on the lake.Here's a few pics of the highlight fish that measured in at 52 inches and weighed in at 34.7 pounds.OOOH YEAH.Best fish of my life!!Knew there were some hogs in there but never dreamed of catching a pike that big.Unforgettable.:acigar:

http://i53.tinypic.com/1t4rdk.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/juflox.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mdpco4.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/kcnq6b.jpg

[steve]

Beauty fish! anything over 50'' is a trophy in my books

[FishingFrenzy]

Thats a real monster!!!!!!! Wow, great work. What did you catch that bad boy on?

[Alberta Bigbore]

Nice Fish !!!!!! To bad about that Oilers hat though:fighting0030:

[pickrel pat]

nice fish! there is another thread called " 50 inch pike ". check that pike out as well.

[WayneChristie]

just curious what brand of scale you used? nice fish

[pickrel pat]

just curious what brand of scale you used? nice fish.

[trophybook]

You know your lying. 43 inches 19 pounds 17in girth. your fingers aint even digging in the belly.

[thorne]

Nice job...picked up this 18 lber really close to where you caught that guy!

[pickrel pat]

Nice job...picked up this 18 lber really close to where you caught that guy!

they could be sisters? :scared0018:

[BGSH]

so close to the alberta record

[mudbug]

Great fish :sHa_shakeshout:

Congrats

[FishingFrenzy]

And the Fish Size Police have arrived....

Seriously guys.. if he wants to call it 34 lbs.. whats wrong with that?? Does it really matter enough to start the bashing..?

[BGSH]

alberta record is 38 pounds caught from kehoe lake alberta in 1982 been a while, hopeing someone catches a 40 pounder this year.

[steve]

You know your lying. 43 inches 19 pounds 17in girth. your fingers aint even digging in the belly.

Spawned out female. The guy holding it looks like a pretty big guy also. I buy it, 50'' plus anyways.

[pickrel pat]

Spawned out female. The guy holding it looks like a pretty big guy also. I buy it, 50'' plus anyways.look at the other thread " 50 inch pike "

[steve]

look at the other thread " 50 inch pike "

Edit: thread replied to.

[great white whaler]

Nice 14 pound jack fish :)

[Lefty-Canuck]

Im thinking 52 inches is a bit off....the guy must be 8 feet tall if thats a 52 incher...great fish BTW! ......a pic beside the tape would dispell any myths.

It doesn't look any bigger than the 44 inch one I caught this spring on the fly in fact it looks smaller....

LC

[chubbdarter]

nice pics....thanks for posting

[hunter49]

Very nice pike! Might be a bit high on the measurement/weights though.:thinking-006:

[TyreeUM]

I just used "Bob's Law" on this guy, and he is actually only 44.6 inches and weighed in at 23.2 pounds...nice try though

[BGSH]

44.6 inch pike is still a huge hog, great fish

[TyreeUM]

44.6 inch pike is still a huge hog, great fish

it is indeed...I am glad you are also an advocate of Bob's Law, I think it will be the standard for this forum going forward

[Jwood 456]

Awesome sized pike...Congrats!

If I wasn't so weighed down with work, :argue2::angry3:, I would be out there fishing wab right now.

[alodar]

I recognize that hog she was in the bay all winter got the best of me tho congrats. Ps i heard a few stories of some much bigger in wab. I estimated the one i lost durin the winter around that size one fellow was telling me fish tales of the ones they used to pull out of the commercial nets when that was goin on at wab

[BGSH]

wonder if there are 40lbers in wabamun :)

[alodar]

:budo:wonder if there are 40lbers in wabamun :)

Supposedly there are the fellow i spoke to this winter said they pulled a 52# out of a net whether or not its true i dont know but personally i think there are

[TyreeUM]

wonder if there are 40lbers in wabamun :)

have you seen any 30's??

[alodar]

What do u mean when u say bobs law guys?

[TyreeUM]

What do u mean when u say bobs law guys?

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=96446

[alodar]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=96446

K thanks TY thats an interresting theory. Nice stats

[chubbdarter]

I recognize that hog she was in the bay all winter got the best of me tho congrats. Ps i heard a few stories of some much bigger in wab. I estimated the one i lost durin the winter around that size one fellow was telling me fish tales of the ones they used to pull out of the commercial nets when that was goin on at wab

you recognize that fish?

[TyreeUM]

What do u mean when u say bobs law guys?

haha but so true...

Don't get me wrong, there are some grossly overestimated fish that get posted....:thinking-006:....but it is hilarious reading the threads when anyone posts a large fish - I bet half the people commenting on the size have never seen or caught a fish as big or bigger than the fish posted...

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Nothin wrong with that fish .

[alodar]

you recognize that fish?

Yes chub me n her were playing chess alot this winter she won..... or one that looks like her lol:scared0018:

[Smasher]

I just used "Bob's Law" on this guy, and he is actually only 44.6 inches and weighed in at 23.2 pounds...nice try though
I caught it on the good old five of diamonds.it was a rapala scale and i used a measuring tape deal that's attached to the side of my boat.I'm 6 ft tall and 260pds.i didn't measure girth because i didn't have an ordinary tape measure with me.i did everthing as quick as possible because the fish was tired out and i was more concerned with saving it's life than satisfying some of you nae-sayers.As you can see,i wasn't even holding it's belly for my fingers to dig in.If i posted a confirmation letter from God himself on here,there would still be someone out there to dispute it.Guess what?I DON'T CARE! I was there so i know all about this fish and i'm on top of the world about catching it.Thanks you guys who have some faith and trust in a fellow fisherman.Your comments were appreciated.

[TyreeUM]

I caught it on the good old five of diamonds.it was a rapala scale and i used a measuring tape deal that's attached to the side of my boat.I'm 6 ft tall and 260pds.i didn't measure girth because i didn't have an ordinary tape measure with me.i did everthing as quick as possible because the fish was tired out and i was more concerned with saving it's life than satisfying some of you nae-sayers.As you can see,i wasn't even holding it's belly for my fingers to dig in.If i posted a confirmation letter from God himself on here,there would still be someone out there to dispute it.Guess what?I DON'T CARE! I was there so i know all about this fish and i'm on top of the world about catching it.Thanks you guys who have some faith and trust in a fellow fisherman.Your comments were appreciated.

Sorry that post was referring to a joke from another thread about how every time someone posts a fish people jump on them about the size they have listed. My previous post, I thought, cleared that up...didn't mean to make it sound like it wasn't a fantastic fish. I don't think anyone could say anything bad about catching a hog like that, congrats.

[Muskeg]

Here is what a 35lb, 48" Pike looks like. A wee bit of difference!
http://www.fishingfury.com/20090916/giant-irish-pike/

[matathonman]

just curious what brand of scale you used? nice fish

Why beat around the bush....just call him a liar and be done with it.
Nice fish by the way!

[MoFugger21]

Some of you guys are unbelievable...

Nice fish Smasher!! Thanks for sharing!

[TyreeUM]

Some of you guys are unbelievable...

Nice fish Smasher!! Thanks for sharing!

what is really funny is when someone posts a big fish and DOESN'T give any dimensions to the fish the comments seem to be more acurate to the actual size of the fish, but when someone posts a fish with measurements attached, then the trophy police come out. Don't get me wrong, I have given my two cents on fish that people said they weighed and taped that just didn't seem to add up as well...apples are apples

[Dust1n]

Great fish Smasher

[hunter49]

Here is what a 35lb, 48" Pike looks like. A wee bit of difference!
http://www.fishingfury.com/20090916/giant-irish-pike/

Theres no point...he just dosent get it.

[Scotty P.]

Great fish Smasher

X2! Thanks for posting!

[chubbdarter]

Here is what a 35lb, 48" Pike looks like. A wee bit of difference!
http://www.fishingfury.com/20090916/giant-irish-pike/

them are Big-uns....thanks for the link

[Daceminnow]

what is really funny is when someone posts a big fish and DOESN'T give any dimensions to the fish the comments seem to be more acurate to the actual size of the fish, but when someone posts a fish with measurements attached, then the trophy police come out. Don't get me wrong, I have given my two cents on fish that people said they weighed and taped that just didn't seem to add up as well...apples are apples


agreed. you're better off just to post pics, no weights/measurements. most guys/and gals on here are smart enough to recognise a good fish when they see one. no need to turn a great fish picture thread into a gongshow. awesome northern smasher and thanks for sharing.

Dace

[ninimaafan]

See, here's the problem. You have a GREAT fish. But there is no way that fish is 34 lbs. Attached are two pics from Wab last year. The first (in the water) is a fished I weighed at 19 lbs, 3 oz which looked very similar to the size of your fish (I have pics of my buddy holding it but I don't have his permission to put them upon here - it had to be released before I could get a pic with it). It was my personal best and was a lot of fun to catch. It was not 34 lbs. The second picture gives you an idea on perspective. It looks similar sized. It's not. It's 13 lbs but looks like it's 20. It gave me a BETTER fight than the 19 lb fish despite being 50% smaller (relative to the smaller one's body size).

You need a new scale.

[Smasher]

Funny thing is,ihaven't seen anyone bashing on the fifty incher on another post.is it because he's with a guide?:argue2:

[outwalking]

I don't think it could be so unreasonable for that fish to be 52". 6 feet is 72 inches, and that pike is almost down to his knees. I dunno. Just my two cents!

[flyfishing only 902]

i dont think they are bashing the fish. how could you its a brute. i just think they are saying it looks a lot smaller then is claimed.
either way who the hell cares its a great fish and something to be proud of :)



i would like anyone here who has never bullsh**** the size of a fish to please speak up now as im pretty sure ive never met a fisherman who didnt lol


again very nice fish and congrats

[BeeGuy]

Without question I'd put that over 50"!!

Amazing fish!!!

Great success always attracts jealousy, especially on the water.

[pickrel pat]

Funny thing is,ihaven't seen anyone bashing on the fifty incher on another post.is it because he's with a guide?:argue2:no

[mooseknuckle]

Without question I'd put that over 50"!!

Amazing fish!!!

Great success always attracts jealousy, especially on the water.

And fishing always attracts alot of BS!!

No question, great pike. But +20lbs she is not. No big deal just get yourself a new scale.

[TyreeUM]

And fishing always attracts alot of BS!!

No question, great pike. But +20lbs she is not. No big deal just get yourself a new scale.

and a tape measure...haha sorry had to

[TyreeUM]

this thread is ruined now anyhow.

How big are these pike?
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3099
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3098

[pickrel pat]

this thread is ruined now anyhow.

How big are these pike?
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3099
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3098

between 48 and 52 iches, both sitting on the 30 - 34lb mark?

[mooseknuckle]

between 48 and 52 iches, both sitting on the 30 - 34lb mark?

Agreed. If someone posted those pics with the above dimensions I wouldn't doubt it for a second!

[outdoors forever]

this thread is ruined now anyhow.

How big are these pike?
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3099
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3098

First one is at LEAST 55 lbs, second one maybe pushin 60.
And they're both 143 1|4 inches long. For sure.









( this has been a fun thread! :) )

[TyreeUM]

First one is at LEAST 55 lbs, second one maybe pushin 60.
And they're both 143 1|4 inches long. For sure.

( this has been a fun thread! :) )

haha close!

ok I will tell everyone in 6 months what the dimensions were...stay tuned haha

the top one was 44.25 inches and weighed 27.6 pounds
the bottom one was 46.5 inches and weighed 30.2 pounds
both weighed using a certified chatillon scale...

[outdoors forever]

Smasher - this fish was 18 lbs ( not sure of the length ):


http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b414/outdoorsforever/IMG_0022-1.jpg



Like the guys above have said - you caught a wicked fish, but maybe best to invest in a new scale!

:love0025:

[Daceminnow]

Funny thing is,ihaven't seen anyone bashing on the fifty incher on another post.is it because he's with a guide?:argue2:


done gone and gongshowed your own thread. whatever it's yours, let er buck pal. might as well throw some more pics up. got any more of fish? be sure to include your creative measurements and weights.

[WayneChristie]

Why beat around the bush....just call him a liar and be done with it.
Nice fish by the way!

you putting words in my mouth clown? I was just curious what scale he used, not what the fish weighed, get a life.

[chubbdarter]

this thread is ruined now anyhow.

How big are these pike?
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3099
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=906&pictureid=3098

those are heavy fish!!!!!!!!!....beuatiful pics
my guess

the top one was 44.25 inches and weighed 27.6 pounds
the bottom one was 46.5 inches and weighed 30.2 pounds

[TyreeUM]

those are heavy fish!!!!!!!!!....beuatiful pics
my guess

the top one was 44.25 inches and weighed 27.6 pounds
the bottom one was 46.5 inches and weighed 30.2 pounds

who is this guy?

[flyfisherman]

This one was also from Wabamun, it measured 38 inches and was 15lbs

[Chris84]

It doesn't really matter what it weighs, thanks for posting pics!! Congrats on a nice fish smasher!! I'm hoping to catch a couple of them monsters next week at wab, spending the whole next week at Wabamun. What did you catch it on?

[TyreeUM]

It doesn't really matter what it weighs, thanks for posting pics!! Congrats on a nice fish smasher!! I'm hoping to catch a couple of them monsters next week at wab, spending the whole next week at Wabamun. What did you catch it on?

I think he said 5 of diamonds....or maybe it was a kernel of corn...

[Jasonp]

This one was also from Wabamun, it measured 38 inches and was 15lbs

where did u catch that on wab?

[BGSH]

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x395/shawnsami/DSCN4035.jpg

how big is this one :)

[chubbdarter]

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x395/shawnsami/DSCN4035.jpg

how big is this one :)

nice pic....thanks for posting and sharing

[BGSH]

nice pic....thanks for posting and sharing

thx, your welcome :)

[Speckle55]

have you seen any 30's??

Check out Alberta Lake Northern Addition /Southern /Suppemental Edition hydrographic Book they speared some there i think over 34# have to check my book (in the old days) look at the spawn in the feeder from the plant in May..David

[TyreeUM]

Check out Alberta Lake Northern Addition /Southern /Suppemental Edition hydrographic Book they speared some there i think over 34# have to check my book (in the old days) look at the spawn in the feeder from the plant in May..David

Thanks, I have no doubts there are 30's in there, I just have not seen any pics from anyone who has caught one angling...

[Speckle55]

here is a 47 incher with a 26 inch girth at 32# 5 .. i am 6.3 and two European Pikefor comparison .. nice pike Smasher 3695736959

[TyreeUM]

here is a 47 incher with a 26 inch girth at 32# 5 .. i am 6.3 and two European Pikefor comparison .. nice pike Smasher 3695736959

I ment angling from Wab...i know people have caught 30's - i just posted a picture of myself with one....
those european pike are ridiculous...

[chubbdarter]

4 gong shows in 1 night
AZN poachers
beeguys peacock bass
beeguys peacock bass
and now this one

keep up the good work men

[BeeGuy]

I don't know how you get away with it.

[Dust1n]

this is an 8lber from blindman river below my house.(realsed).
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/EliteFisherman/Northern%20Pike/514-2.jpg

[Lefty-Canuck]

this is an 8lber from blindman river below my house.(realsed).
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/EliteFisherman/Northern%20Pike/514-2.jpg

Award for most honest fisherman goes to.......

LC

[walking buffalo]

Award for most honest fisherman goes to.......

LC

Don't worry, he's still young. :sHa_sarcasticlol:

Great Pike pictures in this thread, congrats to all!

[Dust1n]

Don't worry, he's still young. :sHa_sarcasticlol:

Great Pike pictures in this thread, congrats to all!

ya i guess it could have passed the 12lb range if i exangerate.
heres a 38lb pike closes thing to a referance
over 50incher

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/EliteFisherman/Northern%20Pike/aaa2.png

[Dust1n]

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4750821126_c3dcdc3dd1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bencito_traveller/4750821126/&usg=__vT5wOfNqBwTGz7M2vb36T9luiJY=&h=344&w=500&sz=115&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=FshZDNXtacTy7M:&tbnh=142&tbnw=198&ei=micKTqzyLY2msALqkZDPAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsylvan%2Blake%2Blighthouse%26um%3D1%2 6hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADSA_enCA369CA369%26b iw%3D1920%26bih%3D1073%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1259&vpy=426&dur=2392&hovh=186&hovw=271&tx=178&ty=92&page=1&ndsp=62&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&biw=1920&bih=1073

[BGSH]

the next record pike will come from fickel lake south just north of cadomin

[Dust1n]

the next record pike will come from fickel lake south just north of cadomin

taking bets

[coorslight]

15 16 maybe haha

[pickrel pat]

the next record pike will come from fickel lake south just north of cadominit will come from a LARGE waterbody. if i were a betting man, ( i am ), id put my money on lake athabasca, bistchoe, or cold lake for northern half, or, a couple of the southern resevoirs.

[WayneChristie]

it will come from a LARGE waterbody. if i were a betting man, ( i am ), id put my money on lake athabasca, bistchoe, or cold lake for northern half, or, a couple of the southern resevoirs.

I can name probably 6 reservoirs shes swimming in right now.

[TyreeUM]

I can name probably 6 reservoirs shes swimming in right now.

Tobin, Cadette, Diefenbaker...what are the other 3?

[Lefty-Canuck]

Tobin, Cadette, Diefenbaker...what are the other 3?

...psssst we talkin bout Alberta dar man...

LC

[TyreeUM]

...your so right, if only I lived closer to these places I would catch one and register it in Alberta...
LC

That is called cheating...

[chubbdarter]

Tobin, Cadette, Diefenbaker...what are the other 3?
not Beaumont.....too many poachers

[TyreeUM]

not Beaumont.....too many poachers

I saw 6 AZNZ there keeping everything they caught. They had 12 52" 34.7 lb pike shoved in a safeway bag when I got there...I didn't call RAP though because I heard someone use the "O" word when talking about those AZNZ so I called the NAACP instead, which was more important than a few extra fish....

[Lefty-Canuck]

That is called cheating...but ill take my fenced fishes in Sask anyday....I can actually pick my 52 inch 38 lb pike before I cast for it

LC

[TyreeUM]

LC

who told you about my dugout....

[matathonman]

you putting words in my mouth clown? I was just curious what scale he used, not what the fish weighed, get a life.

I took your comment the wrong way apparently. No need to get huffy buddy! Going by everyone else's posts I assumed that's what you were getting at. Everyone so F***in jumpy on this board lately, it's pathetic!

[Dale S]

who told you about my dugout....

Were those fish caught in a gill net.In the first pic. you see the ice melted in the one spot. Thats made from draging a gillnet out along the ice I've seen it before.

[great white whaler]

here is a 47 incher with a 26 inch girth at 32# 5 .. i am 6.3 and two European Pikefor comparison .. nice pike Smasher 3695736959

you would not see me in a belly boat with pike that size swimming around.MONSTERS

[chubbdarter]

Were those fish caught in a gill net.In the first pic. you see the ice melted in the one spot. Thats made from draging a gillnet out along the ice I've seen it before.

when i used to gator fish...we always built slide holes..makes landing big pike much easier. They swim out once in the hole and just lay over, easier on their mass and also prevents freeze/burn.

[BGSH]

love snorkoling in wabamun

[great white whaler]

they could be sisters? :scared0018:

another faulty scale

[TyreeUM]

Were those fish caught in a gill net.In the first pic. you see the ice melted in the one spot. Thats made from draging a gillnet out along the ice I've seen it before.

no gillnets here buddy, that hole is to keep the fish healthy while we take multiple pictures. You drill about 8 10" holes joining but don't punch all the way through until the last one. It fills up with water and you now have a place to keep the fish between pictures so it doesn't freeze. He can then sit in this "live well" if you will and revive a bit before you send him back down the hole.

[Fishfinder]

Awesome catch, way to go man! Congrats!!
Awesome hat too:)

[flyfisherman]

where did u catch that on wab?
That was caught in front of the boiler water discharge canal by the old power plant before they closed it.

[BGSH]

yea, nice pike

[H380]

You know your lying. 43 inches 19 pounds 17in girth. your fingers aint even digging in the belly.

and I thought only hunters were liars ..lol