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Old 01-26-2014, 10:22 PM
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Thumbs up Good day of ice fishing at Clear Lake

Caught 7 or 8 pike in total. One was 16 pounds, the other was 21 pounds. The ice was ~21 inches so we could drive on. Really windy and a bit cold, but besides that, it couldn't of gone any better.
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Old 01-27-2014, 12:39 AM
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Nice size on the Alberta mermaids.

which way the wind was blowing? might be a factor.
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Old 01-27-2014, 07:38 AM
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Thats a really good day,way to go!
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Old 01-27-2014, 10:14 AM
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looks like fun, well done.
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Old 01-27-2014, 10:50 AM
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Nice size on the Alberta mermaids.

which way the wind was blowing? might be a factor.
It felt like the wind was coming from the north.
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Old 01-27-2014, 10:57 AM
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Sweet day.

Did you get a chance to measure the 16 and 21 lb -ers for length?

Wondering approx how heavy a 100cm minimum size pike might be at Clear?
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Old 01-27-2014, 02:43 PM
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Did u keep or release? Nice fish
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Old 01-27-2014, 03:02 PM
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Omega usually from my experience a 16lb pike is about 40 inches with a 16-17 inch girth. Or 38-39 inch with a 20-21 girth .The 21lb should be 42-45 inch depending on girth
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Old 01-27-2014, 04:15 PM
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Did u keep or release? Nice fish
We kept the 16lb and threw back the 21lb pike along with all the other pike we caught.

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Omega usually from my experience a 16lb pike is about 40 inches with a 16-17 inch girth. Or 38-39 inch with a 20-21 girth .The 21lb should be 42-45 inch depending on girth
Correct. If I remember correctly, the 16lb was about 101cm and the 21lb was about 110cm.

There is in fact an math equation for determining the length or weight of a pike. So if the weight is 21lb, then the equation is
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21 = 0.000180(L^3.096)
where L is the length of the pike in inches. If you know algebra then you could solve this and find out L is equal to 43.31 (inches) or ~110cm
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Old 01-27-2014, 04:37 PM
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so hard to tell by weight alone.
from the fish I've measured its all over the place
26 lbs @ 45"
26 lbs @ 39"
14 lbs @ 43"
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Old 01-27-2014, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for the answers.
I am still in the weeds with Mrs Omega for a 14 lb-er that she caught off the dock the last year the dock was still made of wood. I put it on a chain stringer and lowered it in- It swirled and bent the loop straight.


Goodbye fish
That was before the 100cm restriction and I never measured it for length so I was curious.
It would be helpful if I could tell her that it wouldn't even be a keeper these days
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Old 01-27-2014, 07:39 PM
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Sorry, the 21lb was actually 22.6lb (which is 112.5cm)
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:33 AM
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Wow a 26lb 39 incher would need a girth of 25 inches plus.. fat piggie and the 43inches that was 14lb would have about a 10 inch girth. Weird fish. . Got any pics..?
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:41 AM
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Both of these were 45inches Nothing for girth though.
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