The pike was released right after the pictures. The FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNY thing is that while reeling in a Crappie the pike bit my neon green casting bober and would NOT let it go! The Crappie got off but still the pike chomped onto the bobber. After almost 10 minutes of fighting it on my 8 1/2 feet "Slab Seeker" rod with 4 pound test the pike was landed and I still ad to force open it's jaws to get the bobber out! The minnows - hooks -BOBBERS all were bought from Double L Bait and the redworms used to catch the Carp also are from Double L and cought on my "Slab Seeker" ultra tackle.