Bart Piet landed another big northern pike last week after weeks of missing it.

“Three weeks ago, I hooked into him a few feet from shore, but the hook set wasn’t great, and he shook off,” said Piet, who targets pike. “A week ago, I hooked him great, got him in the net, and while I was waiting for a bystander to help, [the pike] had plowed a hole into the net and escaped. Last night I got him again, and it went well.”

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