What's the most notorious fish for biting you off?

[bigbass201]

Here in the north we have a few fish that will bite you off clean. Northern Pike, Muskie, and bowfin to name a few. It amazes me how well the northern pike blends in with its environment. I took this underwater footage below of a northern pike in 15' of water in some vegetation. The bluegill either had no idea it was there or didn't realize the possible danger they were in. They really do blend in well. I've had a few choice words after losing some of my favorite lures to these toothy critters.

https://rumble.com/v64m8mj-northern-...66lt3&mc=9e0fe

[bilgerat]

Pickerel & snakeheads are the two top offenders here

[bdog7198]

Pickeral are little...well won't say it. Al may not like the language

[CJ1]

Pike, so much so that I normally don't fish.without a leader. Cj

[mean_dean]

Pike are my nemesis, lost many a spinnerbait, crankbait, tube, buzzbait, etc... to them when not using a steel leader. I found spiderwire fusion was great for throwing spinnerbaits in Northern waters, the pike didn't cut it clean, they would only cut a few strands so I could re-tie and keep fishing. But alas they stopped making it.

[cadman]

Pike in the waters I fish.

[BackLash625]

Pike, and it's always when you're fishing for something else so no leader.

[DaveBrabec]

We have none here unless fishing saltwater

[tcesni]

Pike

[Lightning 6]

Bowfin…..but at least the fight is fun while it lasts.

[PumaDave]

Pickerel and Pike for me.

[djb750]

Jacks!! aka chain pickerel.

[Hersh]

Lots of pike here. And they really like jerkbaits , especially Megabass 110s.

[bilgerat]

The little pickerels (hammer handles) are the worst ... haven't lost too many baits to bigguns, the little ones spaz out when they get hooked and that often results in a breakoff.

[milligjg]

Nice big ole Gar!

[ECobb91]

Pike and pickerel.

I love the feeling when you’re fishing a jig or swimbait and feel the bump of a fish, just to set the hook and feel nothing but air

[castforcash]

The little pickerels (hammer handles) are the worst ... haven't lost too many baits to bigguns, the little ones spaz out when they get hooked and that often results in a breakoff.

Same here with our hammer handle pike. On LSC, it is common to get bit off by Muskies. So those are my 2 nemesis while bass fishing.

[jbassman87]

Walleye get me the most around here.

[davidsa]

Nice big ole Gar!

this, and I don't care until they bite my $15 topwater or rattle bait

[rclark1]

Wahoo!!!