My first pike: Almost 33" and 12# I was fishing from a 10' kayak. It towed me around for about 10 minutes. It wasn't the target I was fishing for Bass. I knew they were in there but...

JimTom Loc: N Idaho

Almost 33" and 12# I was fishing from a 10' kayak. It towed me around for about 10 minutes. It wasn't the target I was fishing for Bass. I knew they were in there but wasn't expecting to get one of them. I was using a chatterbait with a creature trailer.

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

Nice slime dog JimTom! Is that a Chasebaits flip flop trailer?

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

Nice JimTom. I target Northern Pike and your first is longer than my PB.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

JimTom wrote:

Almost 33" and 12# I was fishing from a 10' kayak. It towed me around for about 10 minutes. It wasn't the target I was fishing for Bass. I knew they were in there but wasn't expecting to get one of them. I was using a chatterbait with a creature trailer.

Wow Jim. That's a big one. Congrats on a great by catch.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Nice Pike, they are delicious!

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

OJdidit wrote:

Nice Pike, they are delicious!

Are they? I never hear too much bout people eatin them.
Just all the negative comments on having caught one.

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

saw1 wrote:

Are they? I never hear too much bout people eatin them.
Just all the negative comments on having caught one.

OJ's right, they're delicious! They get a bad rap b/c of all the bones (and slime). There's quite a few YT tutorials on properly fileting them though. In full disclosure, I've never actually fileted one, have only eaten it.

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

DCGravity wrote:

OJ's right, they're delicious! They get a bad rap b/c of all the bones (and slime). There's quite a few YT tutorials on properly fileting them though. In full disclosure, I've never actually fileted one, have only eaten it.

Why is a Musky a trophy fish but a Northern Pike a "slime dog"? All fish are slimy.

Caught it, fileted it, and ate it. Puts up a great fight. I've only caught one undersize Musky but many nice size Pike. My favorite fish to go for.

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

saw1 wrote:

Are they? I never hear too much bout people eatin them.
Just all the negative comments on having caught one.

Have you ever had a Pike on your line Saw?

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

mistred64 wrote:

Have you ever had a Pike on your line Saw?

No, sorry to say. We don't have any out this way.
Maybe someday I'll get a chance to catch one.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

DCGravity wrote:

OJ's right, they're delicious! They get a bad rap b/c of all the bones (and slime). There's quite a few YT tutorials on properly fileting them though. In full disclosure, I've never actually fileted one, have only eaten it.

DC, we have what is called (pickeral) here in Florida they looks like a northern pike, and have lots of little
bones but all you have to do is scale them and cut the sides off and leave the skin on and then cut crossways down to the skin about every 1/2" or so, then just deep fry them and the hot grease dissolves all the little hair bones. And they are really good, Chuck

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

Chuckay wrote:

DC, we have what is called (pickeral) here in Florida they looks like a northern pike, and have lots of little
bones but all you have to do is scale them and cut the sides off and leave the skin on and then cut crossways down to the skin about every 1/2" or so, then just deep fry them and the hot grease dissolves all the little hair bones. And they are really good, Chuck

Yeah I've had fish at Chinese restaurants that prepare them that way, don't remember what species, but fried long enough that the bones get crunchy and you can eat them along with the meat.

JimTom Loc: N Idaho

Yep chase baits trailer

JimTom Loc: N Idaho

OJdidit wrote:

Nice Pike, they are delicious!

I'm about to find out OJ