mplspug Palmetto, FloridaPosts: 25026 January 22, 2014 at 12:42 pm #1381809 Quote: shhhhhhh. Mums the word on pike… Haven’t you heard? We got a pike problem in this state! Pike have a similar problem to panfish. Those Y bones make it tough to justify keeping any under 5#. If only panfish were good pickled whole.