Dwight, just so you know, I'm not trying to sway you one way or another.

I would think that the pike would need to go, or at minimum try to boil it down to just one pike for shock value. If you live-line a 8-10" Yellow Perch, you could get catch 'em.

I agree with Theo's comments too.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."