"What I Found In My Email" Mondays. Vol.2 - Issue 12
Here we are with another Monday and yet another edition of "what I found in my email" Monday. Why? Because you keep sending them. You send 'em and I put 'em up. That's how it works.
Being an outdoorsman, I have been a part of a lot of some really awesome hunting, camping and fishing expeditions. I have also seen a lot of amazing hunting and fishing pictures but the pictures shown below fall into the "holy freakin' crap" category.
Here's the story that came along with the email:
"This is the new record in
As he was reeling it in, a 56" Pike tried to eat it!!!!! He brought them both in on the same net.
Awesome catch on a river in
Without further adieu - I give you "The Beast."
I don't even know what to say. My only comment is that I don't know how to tell the difference between a Northern and an Muskie. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed a Northern Pike?
Have a great week everyone!
posted by Big Pappa @ 10:00 AM
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That is unbelievable. If it's real, it's amazing. I love to fish, and I caught a little northern pike once when I was about 10 years old. It was only 18 inches or so, but I was used to catching little panfish and such. It looked like a toothy monster to me, and I handed my pole to my dad and just about jumped out of the boat, trying to get out of the way. ha ha. Good times.
Definitely a Northern Pike (by the pattern in the scales and color). It happens! It is very common for Pike and Muskies to strike at smaller fish while they are being reeled in. I once brought in 1/2 of an approximately 6 pound Walleye. The other half disappeared enroute to the boat!
That fish was this big | |
I had this happen with a Yellow Perch and a 2.5' Chain Pickerel. Thanks for reminding me of days afield as a youth in proverbial 'Mayberry'
Photos of the guy with the pike are real, story is a complete fabrication. I've seen this one a lot - it's a pike caught in the Netherlands. There is no doubt that it's a massive pike, but stories of it being a new world record pike are completely untrue no matter how many times you see it replicated across the 'net. The actual weight of this beast is 42.9lbs (19.5 kgs), and the length is 50 inches (monstrous, but not 55#/56"). If you want to read the real story, check out http://www.pacgb.co.uk/. The photos (of the guy seated with the fish) appeared in ESOX Angler magazine fanning the flames of rumor. The other photo does not depict the same fish, and the monster was not netted with a smaller one. Of the top 100 pike of all time, Europeans have captured 99. The only American pike to break into the top 100 is Peter Dubuc's 46-pound, 2-ounce fish, the current North American record. It was caught more than 50 years ago in 1940 from New York's Sacandaga Lake (rather than mount it for $1 per inch, $52.50 total, he ate it).
Hey, thanks for the heads up Anonymous. Disclaimer:I never said any of this is true and I really don't check the validity. I just post what ever I see in my inbox on Monday. It's fun I guess even it they aren't accurate. I just like the pretty pictures. Who looks at the words.
You can tell it's a pike by the coloration. A pike has light colored spots on a dark background. A muskie has dark spots on a light background. Very similar, but differant fish.
Thats definately a pike,yup.
We have them here in Denmark too,but I have never in my life seen such a beast.The biggest I have caught was on 4 lbs.
Way to go..
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