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Originally Posted by saxmatt
I'm 100% sure it's not a pike pickerel hybrid. The coloration and scale pattern is all wrong. A lot of people confuse baby pike with hybrids because they can have some really cool looking barring and look a lot different than adults. Looks like a lot of the most experienced esox hunters on the site chimed in on pg.2 and all agreed its a pike.
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I suppose if its a 6 inch pike it could have other markings than what we expect in an adult.. I have caught scads of small hammer handle pike, around 12 inches.. each and every one looked like a pike,, spots and all.. If the fish in question is over a foot or so, in my opinion its a hybrid of some type.. Never saw a 4 or 5 inch pike, maybe they do look not have the characteristic spots, I am no expert , but I have caught LOTS of small ones around a foot.. All spotted in that size range... What was the size of the fish in the picture I wonder? bob
