Wow! Paul that's a SERIOUS pike you've got there! I'd love to catch one like that! All we have in Fla is chain pickerels that get maybe 2 1/2ft. long. I did snag on to a 6ft plus alligator gar, one time though. Sucker dragged me, the boat AND the anchor 50ft! I was alone, so the fight was really long - good half an hour. Then, when I finally did get him next to the boat he wouldn't fit in my net so I tried to net his head and grab his tail to throw him into the boat. He wasn't having any of that and broke my line, got me wet and scratched the paint, too! This is great! Gonna have to find some of my old fish pix to scan - don't think I could top that pike, though - he's a MONSTER! Hmm, ok - so...ya ever caught a shrimp as big as THESE big ol "J-bo's"? lol (sorry for all these slimy fish, ladies - bear with us, its a "man thing", ya know? lol) Rick