Pike. Any good?

[Ryan.S]

Caught a whole heap of pike the other day in the Susan river, Cant say iv ever caught them before. Got them on a Kakoda prawn SP. Fun fish to catch on light line. Got plenty of air action too. Just wondering what they are like to eat? Or are they more a bait fish? They were all around 35cm. Do they have a minimum size for keepers?
Ryno;)

[kingtin]

No size or bag limits but in the eating stakes, it's preferable to keep them as bait and convert them into something tastier and less bony.

kev

[imnotoriginal]

Put em out live with a hook in their back and wait for fun to start
Joel

[ffejsmada]

Great for Live and Trolling baits.

[roz]

They are probably not the same species of pike I've caught on the NSW south coast.

Eaten fresh & pan fried, they were on a par with the big blue nose whiting we were sometimes lucky to get.

Other than that, they make exceptionally good trolling baits, wish I had a dozen or so.

You could simply clean a pan sized one and cook it up, you might be pleasantly surprised.

r.