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Bass Fishing => Bass Fishing Tips, Techniques & General Discussion => Topic started by: Jefferson on June 04, 2016, 06:29:52 PM
Can I get a muskie ID on this one? Barred? Tiger? We weren't sure earlier today.
looks like a tiger to me
Definitely looks like a tiger. What lake did you catch it in? That would definitely help with confirming whether or not it's a tiger. The lake would have to have both muskies & pike in order for that fish to be a tiger. Otherwise, it's just a cool looking pike. Nice catch!
We were on St. Clair. By Gino's.
Yep, then I'd say a tiger.
What a beauty!
100% Tiger Muskie sir nice catch
The tail fins look like a pure musky. Check out this ID guide:
http://www.michiganmuskiealliance.org/project/know-the-difference/
Tail still looks slightly rounded to me. I'd lean towards hybrid muskie too looking at this fish. No real easy way to tell for sure.
Agreed. I think counting the submandibular pores is the only surefire way to tell and I do not recall anymore if there is overlap there or not as well. I think the tiger has overlap in number with the pike but not the musky if I recall correctly. Norther/barred musky vs tiger are tough for me to tell from pictures.
Often tough to tell and I don't recall if the jaw pores can tell you a tiger muskie from a pike? I'd have to ask a biologist that question. I was looking at lots of pike tails today and most were not real rounded either. Lots of little pike.