Tiger muskie on 4 pound line

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Several years ago I caught a 40 inch Northern Pike at Yuba on 4 pound test in an 8 inch hole. He took 45 plus minutes to land. He kept striping line and would stop just before the spool emptied several times. He put his head up through the ice hole twice but I could not get him out. I had to put on a leather glove and reach into his mouth to get him out. He bit down and I popped him out like a cork
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