Euro pike pic............Round #2

[cjac]

Here's a new one making the rounds.........

I'm sure the guys name is Hans or Dieter or Sven or Uwe or something like that. Actually, we are making progress, initial reports have it from Europe, at least it's a start! Regardless, what a massive fish.....

RK....you want to "slueth" this one out like ya did last year?

Chris

[fishin58]

I had to leave work and take a cold shower..wow..to bad he prolly ate it!

[RK]

Hiya -

From a "large lake in Italy." Caught trolling. Somewhat over 50 lbs, well over 50 inches. Exact weight isn't known - fish was released...which is cool.

Will probably find out more, but that's what I know right now - from a pretty legit source.

There are pike, there are big pike...and then there's this. Wow.

Cheers,

Rob

[mskyfshntchr]

If there are any missing children, cats, poodles, labs, etc...I have a good idea where they could start looking...

wow...what a fish...

[Jim Hudson]

Unbelievable!!!

[Fish&Fowl]

Oh yeah didn't you hear that was caught right here on Lake... I'm sure there will be hundreds of people finishing that sentence for me.

[Random guy]

They must use the boat as the bobber?

[Black_Bay]

Quote:

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Oh yeah didn't you hear that was caught right here on Lake...

I'm sure there will be hundreds of people finishing that sentence for me.

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Ya beat me to it.

[hanson]

Thats simply amazing! What a fish!

[jonny_redhorse]

what a pike! ...which brings up a question!.....which REALLY get bigger?(world wide that is)....muskelunge or pike?.hmmmm .......... ...by looking at those northerns,I'd venture to say pike

[terrible_fisherman]

DNR HSOforum:

Muskellunge

World record: 67 pounds, 8 ounces, Hayward, Wis., 1949

A cousin to the muskie is the northern pike. Northerns aren't as big--"only" up to 45 pounds--but they are far more common.

Pike, northern 55-1 Lake of Grefeern, Germany Oct. 16, 1986 Lothar Louis

Muskellunge 67-8 Hayward, WI July 24, 1949 Cal Johnson

[Muskie-searcher]

Is that the claim to fame of "Lother of the Hill People"?

[lookincalifornia]

has anybody here ever made a european fishing trip to target these monsters?

[MSRiverdog]

After looking at this thread the other day I spent a couple hours Googling Pike, Northern, yada, yada. In the overall picture the US and Canada seem, forgive me, second rate to the British Isles and Europe for Pike, is that a different strain or is it the Northern we have?

[Kyle Sandberg]

cjac, your muski on your avatar pales in comparison to that beast. I must say, holy cow.