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Originally Posted by 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!
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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.