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<blockquote data-quote="MSA" data-source="post: 257328" data-attributes="member: 193"><p>Mortality rates on pike are nowhere near any sort of level to even think about a slot or a lower limit. They just raised the limit from 3 to 5, and opened spearing to all lakes because there's so many of them. 12 to 18lb pike are not uncommon, and 95% of anglers don't keep or fish for them. Personally I love eating bigger pike, I fish for them alot but don't usually keep any unless the cleaning stations are open. Hate cleaning them at home. When I do keep pike (maybe 2-3 times per year) I prefer the 30-38" range for eating, which has never been difficult to catch a limit of. I'm more worried about low water and drought instead of people legally keeping fish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MSA, post: 257328, member: 193"] Mortality rates on pike are nowhere near any sort of level to even think about a slot or a lower limit. They just raised the limit from 3 to 5, and opened spearing to all lakes because there's so many of them. 12 to 18lb pike are not uncommon, and 95% of anglers don't keep or fish for them. Personally I love eating bigger pike, I fish for them alot but don't usually keep any unless the cleaning stations are open. Hate cleaning them at home. When I do keep pike (maybe 2-3 times per year) I prefer the 30-38" range for eating, which has never been difficult to catch a limit of. I'm more worried about low water and drought instead of people legally keeping fish. [/QUOTE]
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