If you hooked a pike that big in open water (no snags) I think it would be pretty catchable. Pike are strong and fast but they have limited endurance, let it run enough times and even a monster pike will turn side-up and come in. The hardest part would be handling it by the boat.
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Originally Posted by kreator
There are likely many 40+ pounders in Lac La Biche. Problem with monster jacks like that is that they are practically immune to capture. You would need absolutely massive tackle. I've heard about and seen first hand many LLB jacks over 30 pounds caught in nets.
In Ray Chipeniuk's "Lakes of the Lac La Biche District" there is a picture of a 40 lb jack from Seibert caught in a net in 1915.
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