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September 18th, 2023, 08:12 PM
#1
Ghost Pike Mount
Got my Abitibi pike mount back. Caught last April through the ice on a 28 inch St. Croix Mojo Ice 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/blue colour sealed the deal. Only pike i have ever seen like this:
Day of:
Will be hung up at the cottage somewhere.
Last edited by Species8472; September 19th, 2023 at 04:08 PM.
The wilderness is not a stadium where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, it is the cathedral where I worship.
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September 18th, 2023 08:12 PM
# ADS
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September 18th, 2023, 09:20 PM
#2
That’s very interesting. I’ve never seen that before. Makes me wonder how it came to look so different.
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September 19th, 2023, 08:07 AM
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September 19th, 2023, 10:11 AM
#4
that is so freaking cool, nice mount thx for sharing
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September 19th, 2023, 12:09 PM
#5
Nice mount and a great catch on ultra-light gear. Well done!
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September 19th, 2023, 06:21 PM
#6
Nice mount I’ve never seen a pike like that. Almost could pass as a musky
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish and he eats for the rest of his life"
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September 19th, 2023, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by
tom gobble
Nice mount I’ve never seen a pike like that. Almost could pass as a musky
I did some research today and apparently it is a genetic mutation that affects about 1 in 500 pike. Pike with the mutation are referred to as either silver or blue pike - not Ghost - that was just what i thought i would call it due to it being so pale.
The Ontario and world soft water record with the mutation is 48 inches. Couldn't find anything for a hard water record (so unofficially I'll just claim the hardwater record - haha) . Apparently though pike with the mutation over 10 lbs are exceedingly rare. Happy i got a mount made as apparently it is a fairly unique beast.
Last edited by Species8472; September 24th, 2023 at 03:27 PM.
The wilderness is not a stadium where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, it is the cathedral where I worship.
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September 20th, 2023, 05:20 AM
#8
“You have enemies ? Good. It means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life”: Winston Churchill
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September 20th, 2023, 07:28 AM
#9
Cool Pike Joe....congrats
Guns have two enemies................rust and government
OFAH and CCFR member
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September 20th, 2023, 11:29 AM
#10
Very nice, nice mount job as well !
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