The Fish was THIS Big

[Grange]

I got an email with these pictures from a co-worker that just returned from Canada. Her Group didn't catch anything this big. Biggest Northern I caught was fat 43-44 inch fish in Canada. The tape measure sticker on the boat only went to 42 inches so I estimated the rest of the length. Anyway here is the information contained in the email sent to me:


BIG fish caught in Canada – thanks to bm

Look at these photos

If the weight holds up it would be a new world record pike. It weighs 56lbs. The old record 55lbs 1 0z and was caught in Germany.

Caught on a river in Canada 56lbs 56inches the pike it's eating is 36inches. It grabbed a 36" pike- look at the pictures- you'll be amazed!!

The 56lbs pike was never hooked, it would not let go of the 36inch pike.

Don't know if the information is real, but either way that's a big fish.

[Mybad!]

I will never swim in Canada again.:eek:

[KIRinPNW]

http://tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29890&d=1187874947

That is fucking Awesome!

[Lexi-Bell]

Would you get the record even though you never actually hooked the fish?

^^Either way, that shit is badass

[Jer]

It probably wasn't so much that the gigantapike wouldn't let go of the other pike, but that he couldn't let go. From time to time I catch pike in the 26" range with big scars on them, but 36" is pretty ridiculous.

If this is a new World Record, I'd bet a lot of people will dispute it. Are 36" Northerns legal baitfish in Canada?

[Rooster]

Holy God.

[DarkStar]

ummm....wow

that is absolutely ridiculous. I catch a fair amount of pike every summer, never anything really over 30 or 32 inches. that thing looks like a fucking alligator though.

I gotta think that would not count as any sort of record....as that fish was not actually hooked. right?