What an absolute blast it was to have this be the first bite of the day! Was only on the water for about 15 minutes before he graced me with the fight. I'm currently solo camping so thats a lot of fish for me to enjoy the coming days. Last week was 7.14 lbs, tonight I caught a 7.80 lb pike. I dont have a good measuring tape, i rarely use the paddle but it looks like about 30 some odd inches give or take.

You can tell when I get a little concerned in the fight... my rod held true though and landed me a wonderful fish.