manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 I'm a high school student and was hoping I didn't waste the money I worked all summer for on swimbaits; thankfully, today was the payoff. It was crazy how mad this fish was during the fight. She was fat as hell too. Caught on Hayden lake which is right above Coeur d'Alene if you're familiar with the northern Idaho area, right under Canada. Setup: Leviathan Rods Omega Dragon XXH, Tatula 300, 30lb cxx 50lb daiwa flouro leader, hawghunter magnum kokanee. No length or weight unfortunately because I didn't have the proper tools, but I could probably estimate by comparing the pics to the size of the front of my kayak IMG_1870.MOV SolitudeX, willlliw, JacksonF and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Pike are so fierce and that one is really thick !!! And wow that’s some crazy clear water. manansalsa, JacksonF and DrewManFishing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, Jim137a said: Pike are so fierce and that one is really thick !!! And wow that’s some crazy clear water. Yeah man it's crazy how clear the water is up here, I could see her the whole fight which was cool but scary Jim137a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, manansalsa said: Yeah man it's crazy how clear the water is up here, I could see her the whole fight which was cool but scary That’s even cooler seeing the entire fight. EPIC manansalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonF Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Awesome footage and incredible fish! Congrats bro! manansalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, JacksonF said: Awesome footage and incredible fish! Congrats bro! Thanks homie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 That pike is FAT! What a fish man, congrats! manansalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 34 minutes ago, CG_Fishes said: That pike is FAT! What a fish man, congrats! Thanks brotha! CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikopap1 Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 That’s a great pike- super fat! manansalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, nikopap1 said: That’s a great pike- super fat! definitely lots of kokanee in her belly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Congrats on a slab of a northern! What a fish. You should definitely get a length estimate, just run a measuring tape from where her tail was to where her nose was - you'll be accurate within an inch or so. willlliw and manansalsa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willlliw Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 that's a whole submarine of a pike manansalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon P Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 They make weigh slings for weighing pike. Nasty as those fish can be, they're more delicate than most trout. If I had to guess I would ballpark it somewhere between 10-15 lbs. On a side note; how far off from Missoula are you? manansalsa, 406Bassin and CG_Fishes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 hours ago, FishDr said: Congrats on a slab of a northern! What a fish. You should definitely get a length estimate, just run a measuring tape from where her tail was to where her nose was - you'll be accurate within an inch or so. Yeah, will do. I'm going to start bringing the longer tape that comes with the WCZ measuring board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manansalsa Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Jon P said: They make weigh slings for weighing pike. Nasty as those fish can be, they're more delicate than most trout. If I had to guess I would ballpark it somewhere between 10-15 lbs. On a side note; how far off from Missoula are you? I'm about a 3 hour drive away from Missoula 406Bassin and Jon P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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