biggest pike out there in AB?

LacLaBicheNS · #1 10-28-2010, 09:41 PM

Just for conversations sake... What do you think the biggest pike in AB is?

I have been argueing with my roomate for awhile about this. He thinks in our area (lac la biche) the biggest there is is 25lbs. I caught one this big a few weeks ago and he said its the biggest one I'll ever get in lac la biche.

I have told him that F&G have netted 50lbs pike in Newell and Wab and he doens't beleive me. I told him I would bet my salary that there is a 40lbs pike in lac la biche.. He thinks I'm delusional...

I'm a pike junkie.. I couldn't care less about a 14lbs walleye, I'd rather a 30lbs pike.. So I'm curious.

What do you think? ANy good stories about some big ones? Pictures would be great.

fish-man · #2 10-28-2010, 10:20 PM

Biggest one I've seen (caught) in Wabamun was about 25 lbs... Biggest one I've heard of was 33 lbs, but the guy might have been lying to me.

LacLaBicheNS · #3 10-28-2010, 10:25 PM

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Biggest one I've seen (caught) in Wabamun was about 25 lbs... Biggest one I've heard of was 33 lbs, but the guy might have been lying to me.

Its interesting to me that when I show people a legit 10lbs pike they say "at least 15lbs". Or when they tell me they caught a 10lbs pike it literally is no bigger than 7lbs..

to see a 20, 25 or 30lbs pike is surreal in size.

I have had more than a few people try to pass off a 15lber as a 20lber lol..

I'm not getting this from pics of pike people post on AO, I'm stating this based on fish I actually see in person.

fish-man · #4 10-28-2010, 10:30 PM

Well, I'll be honest.. the 25 lber is based on an online "weight calculator". The fish was 45 inches long and pretty thick across. I can't be sure what it weighed, but I was kind of afraid of it.

hockey1099 · #5 10-28-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LacLaBicheNS

Its interesting to me that when I show people a legit 10lbs pike they say "at least 15lbs". Or when they tell me they caught a 10lbs pike it literally is no bigger than 7lbs..

to see a 20, 25 or 30lbs pike is surreal in size.

I have had more than a few people try to pass off a 15lber as a 20lber lol..

I'm not getting this from pics of pike people post on AO, I'm stating this based on fish I actually see in person.

I completely agree witht this statement. I have been catching and weighing alot of big pike lately. What people think is 10 is often way less. The 19.3lb one we landed was huge. The problem with guessing weight by length is that pike seem to grow long first then they grow from the back bone down to the belly and then finally they get wide across the back. If you think of it like lumber you can have a 2x4 a 2x6 and a 6x6 all about the same lenght but the weight will be very different thats how i find pike to be.

As for biggest in alberta i bet there are the odd 40 plus pike in plenty of lakes the problem is finding them and using equipment heavy enough to handle them. I have hooks as long as a 2L pop bottles, use a heavy duty rod, 30lb test line and 24" 45lb steel leaders. my biggest failure has come at the leader i have straighened a few and a few break. Im hoping to land a 30lber this weekend but ill be happy with 20.

LacLaBicheNS · #6 10-28-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hockey1099

I completely agree witht this statement. I have been catching and weighing alot of big pike lately. What people think is 10 is often way less. The 19.3lb one we landed was huge. The problem with guessing weight by length is that pike seem to grow long first then they grow from the back bone down to the belly and then finally they get wide across the back. If you think of it like lumber you can have a 2x4 a 2x6 and a 6x6 all about the same lenght but the weight will be very different thats how i find pike to be.

As for biggest in alberta i bet there are the odd 40 plus pike in plenty of lakes the problem is finding them and using equipment heavy enough to handle them. I have hooks as long as a 2L pop bottles, use a heavy duty rod, 30lb test line and 24" 45lb steel leaders. my biggest failure has come at the leader i have straighened a few and a few break. Im hoping to land a 30lber this weekend but ill be happy with 20.

A few tips
-I've tried numerous lines/braid.. 50lbs power pro is 10x betten than anything else for pike. even 30lbs braid would snap on me when I would get a backlash using a big pike lure. 50lbs also lets you crank down on the drag and reel "small pike" in very fast so they easily swim away instead of tiring them out. plus 50lbs power pro makes you more than ready for the once in a life time 30+ pike.

-I agree.. leaders are the hardest peices of good pike tackle to put together. the problem I have is that 99% of leaders break at the snap/swivel. The steel of the leader may be good for 45lbs, but the sh*t snap/swivel snaps at 20lbs.. I finally found a good leader that has snaps/swivels that don't break. Can't recall the name, but I found them at WSS, 50lbs test, 18 inches long.

- are you using bait casters? so much better than spinning gear for pike...

I agree about your weight statements.. I don't like weighing fish ( I don't have a lip scale), but the ones I have weighed shocked me when I saw how much they actually weighed. I thought the 42 inch 22lbs pike I let go last summer was a 30lbs pike until I weighed it lol..

KegRiver · #7 10-29-2010, 06:29 AM

I do believe that the Alberta record Northern Pike was a 38.0 lbs Pike caught in 1983 by David Anderson at Keho Lake

Sundancefisher · #8 10-29-2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LacLaBicheNS

Just for conversations sake... What do you think the biggest pike in AB is?

I have been argueing with my roomate for awhile about this. He thinks in our area (lac la biche) the biggest there is is 25lbs. I caught one this big a few weeks ago and he said its the biggest one I'll ever get in lac la biche.

I have told him that F&G have netted 50lbs pike in Newell and Wab and he doens't beleive me. I told him I would bet my salary that there is a 40lbs pike in lac la biche.. He thinks I'm delusional...

I'm a pike junkie.. I couldn't care less about a 14lbs walleye, I'd rather a 30lbs pike.. So I'm curious.

What do you think? ANy good stories about some big ones? Pictures would be great.

I have caught pike in Lac St. Anne that would not fit up an 8 inch hole...

I have seen monsters in the North Saskatchewan.

I have heard of monsters in the large Bow River back eddies

I electrofished monsters upstream of the Town of Athabasca.

I saw a monster eat a toy poodle in Baptiste Lake

Monsters are around...you just need to put the time in to find one...and when you do...please release it. Take a length, girth and lots of photos (remember to let the fish breath under water)... Then get a graphite mount done. Way nicer...easier to repair...just an all round right thing to do. Also frame the photo of you with the fish and hang beside the mount.

whitetail Junkie · #9 10-31-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LacLaBicheNS

Just for conversations sake... What do you think the biggest pike in AB is?

I have been argueing with my roomate for awhile about this. He thinks in our area (lac la biche) the biggest there is is 25lbs. I caught one this big a few weeks ago and he said its the biggest one I'll ever get in lac la biche.

I have told him that F&G have netted 50lbs pike in Newell and Wab and he doens't beleive me. I told him I would bet my salary that there is a 40lbs pike in lac la biche.. He thinks I'm delusional...

I'm a pike junkie.. I couldn't care less about a 14lbs walleye, I'd rather a 30lbs pike.. So I'm curious.

What do you think? ANy good stories about some big ones? Pictures would be great.

NO b.s the Alberta commercial Fishing Record for Northern Pike weighs a whopping 52 pounds and change.it was caught 20 km south of Medicine Hat at Rattlesnake Lake.

The alberta walleye record for commercial fishing comes from Mcgregor lake,it weighed over 20 pounds.aswell a 18 pounder was caught in the same net.

Fishfinder · #10 10-31-2010, 06:42 PM

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NO b.s the Alberta commercial Fishing Record for Northern Pike weighs a whopping 52 pounds and change.it was caught 20 km south of Medicine Hat at Rattlesnake Lake.

The alberta walleye record for commercial fishing comes from Mcgregor lake,it weighed over 20 pounds.aswell a 18 pounder was caught in the same net.

What...really! Do u know when these fish were caught just outta curiosity? That's awesome!

As for the original question, largest pike in Alberta, my best guess would be 50-60#s. Don't worry all, I'll find her and post a pic when I do

JK
Cheers n GL all

whitetail Junkie · #11 11-01-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishfinder

What...really! Do u know when these fish were caught just outta curiosity? That's awesome!

As for the original question, largest pike in Alberta, my best guess would be 50-60#s. Don't worry all, I'll find her and post a pic when I do

JK
Cheers n GL all

The pike was caught about 17 years ago and the walleye about 8 years ago,from what I remember my uncle Telling me.

My uncle was there when both fish were weighed and Measured.

Fishfinder · #12 11-01-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by whitetail Junkie

The pike was caught about 17 years ago and the walleye about 8 years ago,from what I remember my uncle Telling me.

My uncle was there when both fish were weighed and Measured.

I see I see, that's awesome. Wish them big boys were still in rattlesnake but that was quite some time ago. Walleye in Murray however, could be some big boys in there but I would'nt know, darn lake always gets the best of me.

Thanx for the info!

Steve, I hear ya on the calculator thing, like stated, I reckon 25-30 is a more accurate guess. But that's all it is, a guess.

Cheers n GL all!

whitetail Junkie · #13 11-01-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishfinder

I see I see, that's awesome. Wish them big boys were still in rattlesnake but that was quite some time ago. Walleye in Murray however, could be some big boys in there but I would'nt know, darn lake always gets the best of me.

Thanx for the info!

Steve, I hear ya on the calculator thing, like stated, I reckon 25-30 is a more accurate guess. But that's all it is, a guess.

Cheers n GL all!

There are Good Walleye in Murray,you just have to Find them!!,did'nt I tell you months ago where the walleye are in that lake or was it someone else on here?

in 3 days in the spring of 2006 me and my uncle pulled 450 pounds of walleye out of murray,they were all 3 to 7 pounds!!!,and there where alot more left that we saw on his underwater cameras!!!

LacLaBicheNS · #14 11-09-2010, 08:28 PM

I didn't think I would get this many replies to my question. Thanks for all those who replied to my original qustion.

I really wish it didn't turn into a arguement/disscussion/juding of others... Start your own topic and have at er..

I think if the thread didn't take this turn we would still be sharing stories of huge pike which is what I enjoyed about the thread..