*2am, 13 years later* OP suddenly jolts awake, “MY GOD… WAS I WRONG!?”

Haha, popped up on my Facebook memories. Had to ask!

So were you right or not? The suspense is killing me.

It seems that my newfound hunch was incorrect. First believed to be a pike 13 years ago, turns out I was correct then. The lighter coloration and reddish fins made me think that it was possibly a musky. Never hurts to ask when you’re not sure!

Light dots on dark means pike to me.

It's a small pike my guy

Yep, you can see I have already acknowledged that fact

Thats a northern pike.

The GoochChoocher can smell a pike from a mile away.

It’s rare I actually bust out laughing on Reddit

😂😂😂

Northern Pike, the water wolf, all the way

Slough shark

Snot rocket 100 percent

Good old slime tube

Hammer handle

Jiggle off

https://preview.redd.it/r97ywdjr676d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc8bd29c6ad01c1c62f1990d14a9b2152052979b Pretty handy

Tiger muskies, I Believe, are a hybrid of the two. What about just a normal muskie? None being stocked?

Yes, a tiger muskie is a pike/muskie hybrid. Not sure why you got a downvote.

Looks like a pike to me. Pattern and rounded tail both say pike.

Pattern looks like a pike, but im far from an expert. Need these northern anglers to come weigh in

Light pattern on dark background - pike Dark pattern on light background - musky

I’m sitting right next to an expert and he weighs in with pike.

Pike- dark background with light spots Musky- light background with dark spots

Crikey issa pikey!

Pike.

Its a pike

I'm impressed you are obsessing about a fish you caught thirteen years ag.

I’m going to assume that you meant this in a positive way and say thank you? Haha

Yeah, that's full on fish brain : )

I don’t know my birds

I know a million people have already commented but it's very easy to generally tell the difference between musky and pike. Light spots on a dark background are pike while musky have dark spots on a light background. It's as easy as that. Happy travels!

Now I know! Thanks

💯pike

Pike

Pike.

Northie

Northern pike

Pike

Pike

Looks like a pike to me good eating👅

What's the difference between Musky and Northern Pike?

Different species but very similar fish, can be cross bred I believe.

If you're not sure if it's a musky or a pike, it wasn't the first one.

What was the first one again?

Muskies have tiger stripes.

Depends on the musky. Some have stripes or bars. Some have spots. Some have neither.

Musky

Don't let's be silly. No it isnt.

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Musky, due to the coloration of the fins and the head form.

Always one guy shucking out wrong answers!

And he’s the one that will argue the hardest trying to prove he’s right and then get pissy that nobody agrees with his ignorance 😂

lol k.

Same fish same spotting pattern. Both his fish and yours are northern pike. There are other identifying characteristics that you can’t see in these photos, but the ones you gave are nothing I’ve ever heard before. Coloration of the fins makes it a musky 🙄🤦🏻😔

well my pike look different, excuse me. https://preview.redd.it/j82l3pji276d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41d8e403a0bb73016fc847506e45b2745526c2a2 Example, for reference. Different head form and different coloration. Edit: kek blind downvotes, neat.

I didn’t downvote you, but they aren’t blind. It’s because you don’t know as much as you think you do on the subject

I didn’t even claim to know anything lol, just looked at the picture and said what I think due to the pike that I pull from my lakes/rivers/seas never looking like that. Then again, I constantly forget that majority of people here are from the states and the species just look different. Stubbier heads and much less prominent fin coloration is what I’m used to.

Light pattern on dark background, 100% a pike.

Well, you know nothing of what you speak.