Ghost pike mount

Got my Abitibi pike mount back. Caught last April through the ice on a 28 inch Fenwick ultralight rod, 6 lb test, no leader. 1/4 oz jig head tipped with a pinhead minnow. 38.5 inches and 16 lbs. Was hemming and hawing about getting a mount made but the unique lack of markings and the pale grey/pink colour sealed the deal. Only pike i have ever seen like this:



Day of:



Will be hung up at the cottage somewhere.

Good looking mount.

Awesome fish…bet that was a fun fight

That is a unique looking pike. Congrats, beautiful mount.

Thats fantastic.

That's pretty cool . Hoping to get back up to northern Minnesota next summer/fall, love that part of the world

Total wrong gear for that fish - many many 4 letter words uttered during that battle. Was fishing for panfish. Reel was a 500 series Sedona - basically the smallest lightest spinning reel you can find. He took out almost all my line 6 times. Get him close to the hole and he would flip out as soon as i tried to turn his head into the hole and take off running. I really don't understand how he did not bite off without a leader - as soon as i had my hands in his gills as he was coming up the hole he did bite off.

Awesome fish! Congrats on the mount!

Nice fish and story.

Absolutely beautiful!!! Great mount.

I remember the original post, great looking mount

Nice!

Congrats!!

Very nice!

What an amazing looking fish. I love the mount as well. Well done sir!

What a fish and beautiful mount! Great story too!

Different looking pike. Sounds like an exciting fight.

Got her hung up at the cottage this past weekend. Lifting that into place solo was more work than landing that sucker. Place of honor right above the big screen.

looks great there

What a battle to a beautiful end up on the wall.