HUGE PIKE - Rainy Lake - HUGE PIKE

[acn.phillips]

[size 2]This is the new record in Canada. He caught it on Rainy Lake

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[font "Arial"][size 2]This guy (in the photos below), was fishing and caught a 36' Pike - 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 Lake in Canada - 55 lbs- 56 inch Northern Pike.[/size][/font]
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[tubeN2]

That is a big Pike. That pic was from about 4 years ago but it is always nice to be reminded again.[cool]
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[IrishFloatTube]

That photo has created a lot of confusion after being reproduced in Canada.
According to the fishing internet this pike has been caught from Rainy Lake, Muskegon Lake, and Lake Wobegon. But the truth is that it was caught in Netherlands, Europe

The photo of the smaller pike taken by the bigger one is taken on a sunny day, check out the overcast sky in the photos of the big fish. Although a big pike - they are not the same fish.

Take a look here for the article with the original captor... [url "http://www.pacgb.co.uk/articles/blomedit.htm"][#63626b]http://www.pacgb.co.uk/articles/blomedit.htm[/#63626b][/url]

I am inclined to trust Jan Eggers who said about this fish:
"This pike was caught on the 6th of March 2006 by Dutch fisherman Ewout
Blom in a pretty big lake in the south of Holland, I know the name of the
lake from where quite a number of 40 plus pikes were caught and released
but promised not to mention the name to avoid too heavy fishing pressure."
"This pike had a length of 127 cm and a weight of 19,5 kilo and was caught
trolling with a Rapala Super Shad Rap in perch colour and I have about 10
original digital pictures of this fish and am allowed to use them and will
do that in the book about pike I am writing and that should be reade Julyt
2007."
For the metric system impaired (such as yours truly - I had to look it up),
127cm and 19.4 kilos works out to right around 50 inches, and just barely
shy of 43 pounds..."

So not 50lbs, but still a wonderful and inspiring fish.
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[tubeN2]

I agree with you. I have seen that fish on so many sites over the past 4 or 5 years.

This is probably the 8th or 10th time it has appeared here on BFT.

It is still a nice fish and I'm glad I don't fish for those on my float tube. Yeeeeeow! Sharp objects do not go well with floatation devices.[pirate]
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[Scruffy]

Even though there was "controversy" about those pictures I am still awe-struck by the size of a fish like that! That is truly an amazing catch! My jaw dropped when I saw those pictures.
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[acn.phillips]

Interesting...So, it was a fishing story. The way it was presented, I really thought it was real. Funny, a fishing story that wasn't true...

Yea, I really couldn't believe the pics either...

Don

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[tubeN2]

The story was true about the fish. The location had sprung up as being done in different areas.

IrishFloatTube came up with the true answer to the real story.

All in all, it was a big fish.[cool]
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