PIKE SCARS - WHAT CAUSED IT?

[instapump416]

I caught this recently and was wondering what could've caused it.

A bigger pike or boat prop?

Pike is about 33-35inches

 

[rich_ace_G]

They are tough fish, it could've started from a small scar from a bite or got tangled from a line. I caught a pike with the upper half of it's tail gone. that's one loaded pike pump. getting ready for spawn it seems.

 

[staffman]

Propeller

 

[Dozer]

Loogan harpoon trident spear thingy ma jig

 

[tossing iron]

Looks wrapped in line to me?

 

[lucario]

I would say it is a big predatory bird

 

[instapump416]

I'm stumped to what it could be.

Here's the other side...

Top side....

 

[Dozer]

Really liking the bird theory - good call. I was also thinking perhaps the gashes are from spawning battles?

 

[Micky Dolan UK]

+ 1 Like the snatch of a single claw from a large bird
Or Mike Tyson

 

[Ontario Fish Quest]

I honestly think that they could be Musky marks or perhaps a bowfins bit from when it was younger.

 

[instapump416]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AomPumBVAEQ[/media]

 

[kickisasssebas]

They are tough fish, it could've started from a small scar from a bite or got tangled from a line. I caught a pike with the upper half of it's tail gone. that's one loaded pike pump. getting ready for spawn it seems.

Winner chicken dinner. Pike got tangled in the line while fighting.

 

[Joel52]

My guess - boat prop. Here's what big fish bite marks look like. This on a 24" pike.
BTW: your fish just ate something else. Big belly on it.

 

[BearInTheWoods]

My vote is lamprey the circular and props the longer scars

 

[tombo]

I would go with the prop theory as well

 

[Fishing Urban Ontario]

They are definitely scars from when it was younger i know that for sure, Could be a bird or a muskie or big pike or bowfin if it was caught from the toronto area.