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Old 01-07-2017, 12:06 PM
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Hi Guys, wanted to share a beauty pike I caught while fishing with a buddy and his son. The little man was pretty excited.....and so was I! I seen the flag go on the tip up and hustled over as you do. I've never in my life seen that little metal rod spin so fast! He almost took the whole spool so I had to tighten it up on him.I could tell right away he was a dandy. I got him close to the hole and seen him sideways, then he ran once more. Ultimately got tangled up in the litre and came out tail first. I didn't weight him, but he's certainly my best pike in almost 30 years of fishing them. I'm sure a lot of you will know exactly where I was by the pictures! He's back in the water for the next guy to enjoy.









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Old 01-07-2017, 12:09 PM
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Old 01-07-2017, 12:14 PM
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Congrats she is a beaut.
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Old 01-07-2017, 12:15 PM
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Nice croc!
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Old 01-07-2017, 12:58 PM
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Nice!
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What a beast!
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Nice fish. Weird I thought there were only skinny sick pick in that lake. Lol congrats
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Old 01-07-2017, 01:47 PM
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That's a beauty hog! Congrats!
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:04 PM
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Nice fish! And good on you for releasing it! A lot of those hogs are breeding females.
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:17 PM
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Well done!
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:17 PM
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Every time I see those pics I am in awe, that's a giant, nice work bucket!!!
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:19 PM
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Nice fish, congrats!
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:25 PM
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Nice, did you get a length on her.
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:28 PM
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What a stud...bet the little guy was stoked.
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:36 PM
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:47 PM
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Awesome fish! Well done!
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:52 PM
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Thanks team! Sadly I didn't get a length on her. The bait and my litre were about 2 feet into her stomach, so by the time that got sorted out I had to let her go!
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Awesome looking fish!! Congrats!!
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Awesome fish! Thanks for posting that!
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Old 01-07-2017, 05:30 PM
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Great looking fish. Congrats
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Old 01-07-2017, 06:16 PM
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Way to push the kid out of the way to beat him to the flag!
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Old 01-07-2017, 06:21 PM
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Way to push the kid out of the way to beat him to the flag!
A win is a win.
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Old 01-07-2017, 08:03 PM
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Awesome pike! Good on ya for releasing him
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Old 01-07-2017, 08:05 PM
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beauty fish!
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Old 01-08-2017, 11:20 AM
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What a beast
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Old 01-08-2017, 12:40 PM
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Beautiful fish - I am sure your son will remember that day for ever.

What set up were you using?

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Old 01-08-2017, 01:03 PM
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Wow! Thanks for posting!
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Old 01-08-2017, 01:18 PM
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Thanks guys, it was an old green HT tip up with tinfoil instead of a flag. Dacron backing and a 48" 20Lb mono litre to a quick strike rig.
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Old 01-08-2017, 06:05 PM
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I just gotta say.... "Leader"......not "Litre".... Lol
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Old 01-08-2017, 06:34 PM
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Use to be quite a few of them in there pre 2005.
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