Northern Pike characteristics

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Northern Pike characteristics
Topic Started: Feb 2 2008, 03:06 PM (512 Views)
renegade	Feb 2 2008, 03:06 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 885 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Jan 24, 2008	[denter]Overview[/center] The Alligator of the North is a relatively easy gamefish to catch due to its predatory habits. The best lures are big spoons, spinners and jerkbaits, but pike will attack any artificial that looks big enough for a meal. One of the most effective baits is a big minnow fished beneath a float. Once hooked, northerns typically leap or thrash the water surface, then make a series of powerful runs. Table Quality The white, flaky meat has a good flavor, but each fillet has a row of Y-bones. By cutting around the bones, they can easily be removed. Eating Habits Northern Pike eat what they find. Fish dominate their diet, but crayfish, frogs, mice, muskrat, ducklings, and occasionally off-guard fishermen are also consumed. Generally, northern pike prefer one large entree as opposed to several smaller courses. Age & Growth Northerns are long-lived, with some fish in the far North reaching ages of 25 years. Females grow faster and live longer than males. In the southern portion of their range pike will attain size faster (2 feet in length at the age of 3) but never reach the monster proportions of their northern counterparts due to a shorter life span (6 years). A 25 year old pike living at more northern latitudes will stretch to 45 inches and weigh in at 24 pounds. World Record 1940 - 46 pounds, 2 ounces, caught in Sacandaga Reservoir, New York. Many larger northerns have been caught in Europe, but never verified as official records, One weighing 90 pounds, 8 ounces was purported to have been caught in Loch Deigh, Ireland, in 1862.



Going Fishing	Feb 8 2008, 10:28 PM Post #2
Larvae Posts: 38 Group: Top Users Member #69 Joined: Feb 4, 2008	Holy smokes, could you imagine catching a 90 lb northern? Might pull you in, lol.



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