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Originally Posted by MisterTwister
I caught a 12.5 pounder last year up in Ontario and let me tell you if fought HARD. The guide soon after beat it to death in the boat with an anchor - lot of blood involved. Pretty gruesome, but apparently they're a predatory fish and kill off large amounts of bass and even pike. The game wardens up there tell everyone to kill them if they are caught. A really cool fish though, and one of the best freshwater fighters.[IMG]  [/IMG] |
Nice fish! Its a shame that the guide killed it. I would doubt any game wardens would recommend killing them as they are a native species and definitely coexist with bass and pike throughout their range. I sincerely doubt they would have any effect on the bass/pike populations.
