Nice pics there mag. Biggest pike i have caught so far was 45 inches. We thought it was a musky at first. I was only 12 and when i yanked on the line it pulled back and i hit the ice face first rofl.
I love ice fishing for them, but the best is early spring just after the ice melts and the lakes and the trees around are flooded. You see the bobers go under and if its clear enough u can see the bobbers running under the water. Alotta laughs those days