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#1 NMCMLK

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Posted 28 April 2016 - 11:23 PM

Hey guys,

Landed this little beauty and was hoping to get some confirmation that it is indeed a Redfin pickerel. 

 

If so, I was doing some reading and adults max out at 16" 2.25lbs.

I didn't have a scale or tape on me at the time to measure, but this one easily hit 16" and I'm thinking more like 18".

The photos aren't perfect but...

Any thoughts?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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#2 Alfiegee

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Posted 29 April 2016 - 02:02 AM

Hey guys,
Landed this little beauty and was hoping to get some confirmation that it is indeed a Redfin pickerel.

If so, I was doing some reading and adults max out at 16" 2.25lbs.
I didn't have a scale or tape on me at the time to measure, but this one easily hit 16" and I'm thinking more like 18".
The photos aren't perfect but...
Any thoughts?


Northern Pike, no doubt.

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#3 Tyler0420

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Posted 29 April 2016 - 05:45 AM

Pike Forsure
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#4 NMCMLK

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Posted 29 April 2016 - 08:46 AM

Thanks, I thought it was too large...

It was a live release before season opens


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#5 MuskieBait

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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:11 PM

Aside from the very obvious patterns on the body that identifies your fish as a Northern Pike...

Redfin Pickerel (and its subspecies Grass Pickerel) has full scaled gill cover and cheek.

In Northern Pike the cheek is full scaled but only the upper portion of the gill cover is scaled. The lower portion of the gill cover is scaleless.

Redfin Pickerel is only found in the US. We do not have Redfin Pickerel in Ontario. We do have Grass Pickerel in Ontario and I have caught a few in recent years.

Here's a picture of a Grass Pickerel from Ontario. You can see that the gill plate is completely scaled. The pattern may look like a Muskellunge. However, the cheek and gill cover of Muskellunge is scaled only on the upper half. The lower half is scaleless. The presence and absence of scales on the cheek and gill cover is the positive identification characteristics between Grass Pickerel, Northern Pike and Muskellunge.

So far, none of the Grass Pickerel I've caught exceed 8 inches. This is their average adult size, but they can potentially reach 12 inches.

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Again, a recap:

 

Grass Pickerel - cheek (fully scaled), gill cover (fully scaled)

Northern Pike - cheek (fully scaled), gill cover (upper half scaled, lower half scaleless)
Muskellunge - cheek (upper half scaled, lower half scaleless), gill cover (upper half scaled, lower half scaleless)


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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:16 PM

Ha ha.
Fish even has a tat
Kenneth photography😊
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#7 MuskieBait

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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:30 PM

Ha ha.
Fish even has a tat
Kenneth photography

 

All my recent fish mysteriously comes tattooed with "Kenneth Tse Photography".

 

Once upon a time, I caught fish without these tattoos and found one commercial site used my picture of a Greater Amberjack without permission for financial gain.

 

Now, I actually have people ask for permission to use my pictures of these tattooed fish.


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#8 Guest_tossing iron_*

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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:36 PM

Well.
That covers your butt.
But has the fish given consent
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#9 MuskieBait

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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:43 PM

Fish are possessions...hence they apply to "possession limit". You don't ask for consent from your possession.

Do you ask your chair whether you can sit on it or not? :mrgreen:


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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:49 PM

Lol
I ask the dog if she wants out
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#11 MuskieBait

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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:51 PM

Dog is family though...it's different ;-) :lol:


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Posted 03 May 2016 - 08:53 PM

True enough
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