Trophy Northern Pike

[brettjcclb]

Hey guys, I know there currently is no trophy northern but i was wondering as to why this is or if anyones heard of them adding it ?

[Nate Khors]

i havent heard a thing and i have never caught one also...

[brettjcclb]

It would be a crazy fight... Wish they would add it

[Nate Khors]

Originally posted by brettjcclb:

It would be a crazy fight... Wish they would add it

they'd make ny a higher lvl place though

[MarkGS]

The IGFA all-tackle world-record northern pike caught in 1986 in Germany was 55 lb. They can even grow bigger than that. The biggest ever (confirmed) northern weighed 62 lb!

So devs, please feed the pikes!

[ReplicaX]

They are likely saving Trophy and Unique for a higher lvl and more Pike dominant lake.

[Maverick@DANGERZONE]

+1 for trophy nothern pike.

[Nate Khors]

the lake seams more walleye friendly than pike friendly

[Corsaxx]

There is a trophy northern pike in the game. The thing with it is that it's wrongly named. I have a regular above normal weight Northern pike in my trophy list, and there it also just called Northern pike. So while u might think it is not there, check your trophy list, u might have already caught one and it was just named Northern pike.

[JackRbbt]

Originally posted by Corsaxx:

There is a trophy northern pike in the game. The thing with it is that it's wrongly named. ...

It is an old and almost forgotten naming bug! :)

Now, back to main question: honestly, a 4 lb. northern pike is not a trophy, is a "teenager". A real trophy starts from somewhere around 12 lb., with monsters/unique around 20 lb. and up. Official information is that biggest pike in the game could be around 26.5 lb. Now, thinking realistically, in a lake as big as Emerald Lake, how many such big pike can survive? 3, maybe 4 (don't forget that big pike is very teritorial), more than that being impossible.....

As far as i know, from old discussions with developers, a new waterway will have big (much bigger!) pike, also, for thrill seekers, large muskie.

[gooseman81]

Originally posted by JackRbbt:

Originally posted by Corsaxx:

There is a trophy northern pike in the game. The thing with it is that it's wrongly named. ...

It is an old and almost forgotten naming bug! :)

Now, back to main question: honestly, a 4 lb. northern pike is not a trophy, is a "teenager". A real trophy starts from somewhere around 12 lb., with monsters/unique around 20 lb. and up. Official information is that biggest pike in the game could be around 26.5 lb. Now, thinking realistically, in a lake as big as Emerald Lake, how many such big pike can survive? 3, maybe 4 (don't forget that big pike is very teritorial), more than that being impossible.....

As far as i know, from old discussions with developers, a new waterway will have big (much bigger!) pike, also, for thrill seekers, large muskie.

yearrr Muskie thats the best post of the day Jack :)

[brettjcclb]

True id really like some big pike and musky

[brettjcclb]

Around what weight does this big pike weigh that would be considered "trophy"

[Corsaxx]

Originally posted by JackRbbt:

Originally posted by Corsaxx:

There is a trophy northern pike in the game. The thing with it is that it's wrongly named. ...

It is an old and almost forgotten naming bug! :)

Now, back to main question: honestly, a 4 lb. northern pike is not a trophy, is a "teenager". A real trophy starts from somewhere around 12 lb., with monsters/unique around 20 lb. and up. Official information is that biggest pike in the game could be around 26.5 lb. Now, thinking realistically, in a lake as big as Emerald Lake, how many such big pike can survive? 3, maybe 4 (don't forget that big pike is very teritorial), more than that being impossible.....

As far as i know, from old discussions with developers, a new waterway will have big (much bigger!) pike, also, for thrill seekers, large muskie.

I know they are bigger in RL, dunno where i posted it but I did post a vid. from one of my dives for the dev's with a real fully grown pike on it. The pikes in game atm are merely 3 year old pikes.

A real trophy pike should be close to 1m and would weigh around 10Kg. I have footage somwhere from a real unique pike. He was estimated 1.4m and 18 - 20 Kg.

[FriedShoe]

62 lbs northern pikes exist, can confirm that, have had one on twice that snapped my line like it was sowing thread.. and 2nd time I had a 17.5 kilo braid line.. (near 39 lbs)
(know weight cause it was caught a while later on a landline, still having both my lures in the mouth)