our pike have dark spots on a light background…

A muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
The northern pike (Esox lucius)
they are different species, although they may look a like they have a different gill plate and diff colouration, also muskies usually grow larger than northerns.

that a pike init lol nice fish tho and what location is this and what did you catch it on as in bait

Same family, and they are both considered a pike. And pound per pound a Northern pike is the better fighter, in my opinion.

ok why do people through them back i dont get it?

Thanx if you can answer that for me…

These fish have a lot of bone and are not good to eat, not to mention the waters up north are all polluted. So its mostly for fun or mounting.

WTF! all of these fishers leting go the catch escape!

nice catch,

So you want them all to kill all fish species? As the sentient beings of this planet, we must preserve every species of animals and plants. If we don’t, then we will fail and doom this planet’s ecosystem.

Beautiful fish well done team well done!!!