Reply by: TreeSquirtJDub      Posted: 9/10/2012 5:37:34 PM     Points: 711    

thats a beauty northern eh!

 Reply by: Touchin Lips      Posted: 9/10/2012 5:40:07 PM     Points: 0    

It's still in there too... swimming... lurking....

 Reply by: KingFisher13      Posted: 9/10/2012 5:54:27 PM     Points: 92    

Nice!

 Reply by: Walleyeone      Posted: 9/10/2012 6:04:41 PM     Points: 1758    

I knew there were skis in Hagler but not northerns. Cool nice fish. Congrats on the catch and the release too

 Reply by: ObsessedFisherman      Posted: 9/10/2012 6:27:11 PM     Points: 2881    

Nice Fish!!!Great release

 Reply by: kottob      Posted: 9/10/2012 6:52:34 PM     Points: 58    

Wow, that fish weighed 17.5lbs? That fish must've been eating some rocks. Nice catch

 Reply by: Fishful Thinker      Posted: 9/10/2012 7:12:36 PM     Points: 4196    

Nice!!!

 Reply by: Coyute      Posted: 9/10/2012 7:19:51 PM     Points: 3154    

Great picture. Grats. :)

 Reply by: Jjaybow9901      Posted: 9/10/2012 7:24:15 PM     Points: 0    

Congrats.....Awesome catch!!.... going out this weekend...

 Reply by: Jjaybow9901      Posted: 9/10/2012 7:25:26 PM     Points: 0    

How is the water level for boat launch?

 Reply by: team FMFO      Posted: 9/10/2012 9:59:05 PM     Points: 1400    

Awesome fish !
great pic !
fins up.

 Reply by: spicyhombre      Posted: 9/10/2012 10:18:52 PM     Points: 134    

Sweet!

 Reply by: JKaboom      Posted: 9/10/2012 10:56:06 PM     Points: 922    

Awesome fish I bet that smile stays on your face all week :)

When you said its still in there lurking I got the Jaws tune stuck in my head LOL

 Reply by: catchn      Posted: 9/11/2012 6:41:26 AM     Points: 215    

"Wow, that fish weighed 17.5lbs? That fish must've been eating some rocks. Nice catch"

?? looks like 17 to me, I've caught a ton of 6-10lbers. guess it wouldn't be internet fish site without the naysayers.

great fish.

 Reply by: finsnfeathers      Posted: 9/11/2012 10:54:30 AM     Points: 57    

Fish looks every bit of 17. Nice, I've seen several big northerns taken out of the hag. Population growing and I like it! Might have to try for them through the ice this year.

 Reply by: bratfish      Posted: 9/11/2012 11:05:21 AM     Points: 903    

nice pike thats on my list of big fish to catch.... beast fish right there. the fight well i wish we had vid. nothing like the drug that is the tug.

 Reply by: EngineerDaddy      Posted: 9/11/2012 11:13:00 AM     Points: 180    

I'm so jealous! That's a PIG! Can't believe that came out of hagler!

 Reply by: pikeNcolorado      Posted: 9/11/2012 12:15:07 PM     Points: 2334    

Great Fish!!! My humble opinion, 35-36 inches, 9-11lbs. Either way, well done, especially out of the hag.

pikeNcolorado 5%er

 Reply by: tracks      Posted: 9/11/2012 1:04:18 PM     Points: 65    

That is just so cool!!

 Reply by: CoonieLook175      Posted: 9/11/2012 1:31:10 PM     Points: 0    

For those of you don't know me, I'm coonielook175. Nice to meet you. I fish with 'Lips all the time and there is no way he'd lie about the size of a fish, let alone one with a picture to back it up. Pike are heavy fish because they're essentially a giant piece of muscle.

There's pigs to be had in Hagler. 'Lips and I have touched our fair share.

PS - If you see a Pro Team with a snow camo look make sure you throw a waive or tip your cap.

 Reply by: Touchin Lips      Posted: 9/11/2012 1:53:47 PM     Points: 0    

Thanks, coonie. Yeah, you and I sure have had our fair share of slobs at the old haggle bear. And thanks to everybody else who enjoyed my post. The fish is what it is. If I said it was 12" and three pounds I'm sure somebody would have called BS so it is what it is.

It was three feet if it was an inch is what I say! LOL

 Reply by: Touchin Lips      Posted: 9/11/2012 5:47:28 PM     Points: 0    

Jjay... I'm always out there brother if you ever want to go let me know I went today and the ramp is okay but the dock is completely out of the water so somebody has to wade in.

 Reply by: Jjaybow9901      Posted: 9/11/2012 6:38:33 PM     Points: 0    

Would love too....too bad there is not email here

 Reply by: Touchin Lips      Posted: 9/11/2012 6:42:07 PM     Points: 0    

scallywg31@aol.com - I live close so whenever you get that froggy feeling let me know.

 Reply by: Jjaybow9901      Posted: 9/11/2012 7:03:18 PM     Points: 0    

Just sent u an email

 Reply by: finsnfeathers      Posted: 9/12/2012 3:14:56 PM     Points: 57    

People who question sizes like this are just jealous and probably have never caught a fish that big in the first place.

 Reply by: Abel1      Posted: 9/12/2012 4:07:54 PM     Points: 99    

Touchin Lips.

Any northern is a good northern no matter the size etc. The fact that you shared the pic and threw the beast back rocks! You are a fisherman's best friend. Congrats! Now go get anotha!

 Reply by: Lucius      Posted: 9/13/2012 9:04:06 AM     Points: 372    

Congrats!!! I was starting to wonder if all the pike fisherman changed species on me. I will have to get up there sometime to give the pike a go...

 Reply by: coloradodonkey      Posted: 9/18/2012 8:57:43 PM     Points: 101    

dam nice fish for the Hag! Must be eating good on the stockers.
Just have to ask were you targeting pike at the time?

 Reply by: regulatedhobbyist      Posted: 9/18/2012 10:50:38 PM     Points: 315    

I saw your pike the other day lips. A guy in a canoe hooked him. Brought him up to the shore to land him. Jumped out of the water and snapped 12# test. It might of been the same one I was right there...