Last Pike of 2014 - Bitten?

[GoldenLakePete]

This was most likely my last outing of 2014. I only caught this small pike and wouldn't have normally posted a picture except that he/she looks to have been bitten by something bigger. What do you think?

I caught it on a tiny Crappie mini-crank - a "bitsy pond minnow".

[boogaloo]

Well Pete...........I've seen an inflamation in that area before...........But it was on hunt camp members from eating "Boogs Un#&%@##ingbelievable Venison Chili......................LOL...................B oog

[400bigbear]

Well Pete...........I've seen an inflamation in that area before...........But it was on hunt camp members from eating "Boogs Un#&%@##ingbelievable Venison Chili......................LOL...................B oog

Yes I have had that chili a time or two and likely three plus and I don't even hunt in your camp . LOL

GLP . I don't think that's a bite . I can't recall what disease its called but it's a sore . Still an edible fish they say and I've seen it on other species .

TD

[cuda]

Is it me or does the head look to big for that body?

[GoldenLakePete]

Is it me or does the head look to big for that body?

It may just be the angle I took the photo. But yes, it was a skinny pike. Maybe because of the bites/sores?

[PBenson]

Looks like it narrowly escaped being the meal of a fat fall muskie

[live2fish]

My first thought is a bite...

[Thalweg]

My guess would be a snapping turtle -I 've seen pike before with similar lesions.

[Roe+]

Muskie and I think pike as well get sores that are actually a form a cancer. A read an article on it a number years ago. It's a hard to tell from the picture, but there doesn't appear to be much if any of a bite radius.

Roe+

[blasted_saber]

Almost looks like a large puncture wound. Maybe someone tried to spear it? Possibly a heron?