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kanoes
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pike are stubborn fish TS. :)
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troutslayar
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My skeptical husband wanted to know. He was looking closely at the picture trying to figure out if it was staged. Wow -- That would be something to see. Fish story to tell for years.
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zimrl
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chadwick, silly question but where did you get that little brim light on your hat?
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zimrl
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nevermind, I found the light....
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ILikePike
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Chadwick,
What lake were you on?
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chadwick
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length was 43 with the tail pinched.
this was teh heaviest pike I have ever caught. I would guess 20 lbs. I have caught fish longer, but never have I seen one so fat.
never got the jig back, as it was in the walleyes mouth which was in the pikes stomach. I recently read in Field and stream or infisherman that fish can pass lead fairly well, so Im not too terribly worried.
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chadwick
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I just returned from the BWCA last night with the story and fish of a lifetime.
My group and I had decided to go up early this year to try to catch some lake trout. We had pretty good success, but the bite shut off 3 days before the day we planned to exit. We decided to go do some walleye fishing, and what a great decision that turned out to be.
My friend and I were fishing under some rapids, catching walleyes on 1/8 ounce jigs and rainbows. Noon rolled around and the fishing got slow. I wanted to switch things up, and the kid inside of me came out. I saw what remained of a 6 lb bag of gummy bears sitting next to me in the canoe. I picked out a yellow one and threaded it onto the fire ball jig, followed by a rainbow. On my first cast I felt the tell tale tap of a walleye. I set the hook and got the 12-14 inch walleye with in 18 feet of the canoe. At this time the walleye was at the surface. We already had 3 walleye on the stringer- the perfect makings of a shore dinner for that night. I thought the day couldn’t get much better. Boy was I wrong.
As the fish neared the 15 foot mark, We were both amazed to see a huge pike roll on the walleye, swallowing the poor guy whole, just like a crappie might slurp down a small chub. I began to fight the fish, the whole time hoping the pike wouldn’t spit the walleye. After a 15 minute fight we landed the canoe to make the landing of the fish easier. I was able to land the fish, upon opening its mouth the only visible part of the walleye was its tail, which didn’t even come to the tip of the pikes tongue.
After a few quick pictures and measurements we released the fish to fight another day.
It is the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed while fishing. I just got back an enlarged photo and it is getting framed and going on the wall.
It was a great way to end a trip which started out poorly with our fully loaded canoe flipping, having to deal with wet food, breaking a rod and a nice bending branches paddle. All I can say is it was worth every minute of the trip just for that experience.
[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f284/achadwick1/DSCN0904.jpg[/IMG] 
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muskieman
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how many inches was it
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tworke
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NICE !!
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zimrl
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What was the weight? Did you get your lure back? That's a nice fish!
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tg
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nice fish chadwick!
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TomT
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That's a great shot. Truly a once in a lifetime thing. Nice job!
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thlipsis29
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Maybe TGO will have to start stocking Gummy Bears :^) Awesome fish chadwick.
thlipsis29
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bdavid1157
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The Walleye Central weight calculator puts a 43" northern at 22.72 Lbs. Nice fish!!
http://www.walleyecentral2.com/fish-weight.asp
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chadwick
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plus the added weight of the walleye in its throat:)
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Bullwinkle
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WOW, how in the world did you land that monster? I can't believe with the walleye in it's stomach it didn't cut your line with it's teeth. You must of using power pro or something strong for line. By the way, thank you for practicing catch and release. I think most people would agree this will help preserve the fishing in the BW indefinatley.
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chadwick
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light costs six dollars from cabelas.
It was caught out of a river going into LLC.
I was using fireline, with a flourocarbon leader of 6 or 8 lb test seaguar.
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CabSauv
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Alright, I didn't fall of the turnip truck yesterday. I'm guessing you're the president and CEO of the Gummybear company and you're trying to get us all to go out buy product leading to increases in Gummybear stock and a huge dividend for you at the end of the year. This is just too obvious! (Great fish by the way)
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Kiporby
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Great story and fish Chadwick!
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pikeman
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nice fish and adda boy for realeasing it.
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gogo
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Great picture and great story. The biggest pike I ever caught was 43 inches up on Rough Rock Lake in Ontario. It weighed 21 lbs with one of those cheap tackle box scales. I think approx. 21 lbs sounds right for a 43 inch northern.
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bapabear
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Thanks for sharing the story and photo! That's a memory that will last a lifetime. There may be a life lesson here on gluttony for that northern. It's nice to know that fish is still out there.. lurking. Gummy Bears..... I can imagine catching a walleye on one, but not that you ate over 5lbs. of them!!
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Jeriatric
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Screw the yellow gummy bears. It seems that 14-inch walleye are the ticket to monster pike.
What is a "rainbow?" Is it a plastic fluke-like item, a rainbow trout mimic, or a skirt trailer?
Congrats on, what for me, would be a life-time fish.
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Xplorer
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Rainbows are a type of minnow commonly used up here. Rainbow chubs, very hardy and a good overall bait this time of year.
PS: Great pic and story chadwick, I've had the same thing happen several times up on Rainy and Kab, only have been able to get one into the net tho.
I caught a 43" norton up on Red lake last year thru the ice on a crappie pole/1/16th oz jig. It weighed 22.6#'s at the taxidermist's, so yours has to be in that same area. Congrats!!!
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jgilliland
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Wow, nicely done sir! Thanks for releasing it - perhaps I will have a shot at the beast some day. :-)
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Xplorer
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In my case, the pike would not let go of the walleye, which it had sideways in its mouth. We netted both eye and northern at once.
I'm guessing that in Chadwicks situation, since pike tend to swallow fish headfirst, that the dorsal fin would not allow the eye to come back out the pike's mouth. Those dorsal spines are very sharp.
I'm more impressed that his line wasn't shredded trying to land it, with all those razor sharp pike teeth that it had to go thru.
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knothead180
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Awesome experience! Someday when you are too old and senile to remember what you had for breakfast, you'll still be telling this story. The memory of that day is the real trophy.
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troutslayar
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Question -- How do you land a pike without a hook in the pike? Wouldn't the walleye who the hook was attached to but pulled right out of the pike's mouth?
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chadwick
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it happened exactly as explorer said.
I could get the walleye out of its mouth if I tried. the whole thing except the tail was down its throat.
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jamotrade
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Great fish!
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Honus
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Chadwick is the Willy Wonka of BW fishing. Think I will try Laffy-Taffy on my next trip!?
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