41" Pike from Tuesday

[WalleyeUSA.com]

Congrats. Thanks for sharing that story!

[BiG ARN]

Nice fish! Great story!

[Benzie Rover]

And I have to add my thanks for releasing such great brood-stock for the future fishery... I like to eat pike just as much as the next guy, but those are sort of fish that need to go back (if the're in good shape of course) and pass along some genetics... Great fish!

[muskie54]

I'm a muskie man during the open water season, so releasing this fish was a no-brainer. The opportunity to catch big fish is what has kept me fishing LBDN for all these years. As for the walleyes, the big ones eluded us. 26.5" and 3-25" fish were the biggest. All those were caught in the mud. We have been catching some legal walleyes on the reefs though. I would say the bite has been slower than normal, but little bay is always hit and miss. We always mark plenty, but getting them to commit is another story.

[The Bait Shop Guy]

So much for the myth about hooks rusting out in a few weeks when left in a fish. They still look to be in good shape to me.

Great color on that fish. Thanks for putting her back and maybe becoming part of some other fisherman's fish story.

[IM MuskyTime]

Yep, coming from another fellow musky guy, great example of catch and release. In the days of digital cameras and cell phone cameras, it's so easy to get your shot and get them back in the water if you want to. Awesome picture and there are plenty of taxidermists doing esox reproductions these days that you could even put her on the wall in the future if you wanted to. Wouldn't have knocked anybody for keeping that one, but I appreciate the example you set after the catch. Congrats.

---Benji

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