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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Hate to be the environmental activist type... I too fish a lot...
But a fish like that is very rare... and becoming even rarer in Alberta waters. Females like that are extremely important and it's difficult to see her removed from the gene pool.
It's a nice fish for sure. But her importance is much more then a nice dinner.
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Gotta disagree with you. I see it the other way. Since a catch like this is so rare, it tells me that fish like this rarely grow so big and when they do, they're crafty SOBs that don't get fooled by anglers very often.
I humbly submit that your post sounds kinda peta-like. We're the top of the food chain. Pike are not endangered. A big-assed pike is a great catch and apparently a great dinner. In fact, I'd venture to guess that that fish has done more "damage" to the fish population in Sylvan Lake than Nehkara's dad will in 20 years of fishing. You do realize that when fish grow that big it's because they're eating other, much younger fish, right?