Went to the honey hole today and caught these, what are they ?

[tracer]

This is what we call jacks often found in small creeks.

 

[cwcw]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_pickerel

 

[riza201saly]

what a big fish... how can you catch that big fish i cant imagine but you're great youre a pro..

 

[tlw1179]

Still catch them often, gonna keep calling them jackfish. . . you guy's can debate over pike, pickeral all you want!!

 

[Justin]

its a chain pikerel

 

[tmp469]

These are called chain pickeral, a member of the pike family, we catch them in S. Ga. in streams eat really good sweet meat, but pretty boney!!

 

[linebacker]

Looks like a jackfish to me. Best eating in fresh water, as long as you know how to gash them.

yes sir, thats a jack, they put up a good fight, they are plentyful in Southeast Ga, you need gash them at an angle about 1/4" apart and fry them golden brown

 

[linebacker]

Jack fish, they eat good but are boney like shad, I think the proper name is chain pickeral or some thing like that. There is a smaller version called red fin pike that lives in the smallest of branches and creeks, the best bait for either is a red #2 rooster tail or a broke back rebel silver in color. Them's fishing secrets right their son!

I usually go redfining the last part of summer, they seem to be more agressive the lower the creeks get, dang good eatin to

 

[boatman13]

went to my favorite honey hole today caught some bass and a whole bunch of these , we have never caught any of these before. kinda look like some kind of pike or gar but the nose is too short for gar and pike is unusual around NE GA or atleast i thought, and yes they have teeth , and yes i had a hell of a grip on it , those mofo were stout

In ga these are actually chain pickerel, or also known as jack fish. They are in the pike family but just smaller. Will get to about 5 lbs at the biggest.