shouldn't use the grippers for pike their mouth is sensitive try laying on them on their side in between your legs then but four fingers in between top gills and pulling upwards should open its mouth. try holding the four fingers under the gill to hold them or grab behind their dorsal fins try keep away from gill rakers (red gill). and when you weigh them put them in your net not by the gills and then weigh the net separate.I like to carry anti bacterial spray for where the hooks have been to minimize infection Good video tho. not trying to be an ass just helping you improve so the fish stay healthy and are not harmed.
Thanks a lot for that information! Northerns are invasive here where I fish and we're technically supposed to kill any we catch. I will use better handling methods in the future! Thank you for watching!
