That's a big bad boy. Any pike over 44" gets a tow to shore where you can get out and work with him proper like. I'm a huge fan of the boga but you best be holding on tight as the real fight with a big pike begins when you grab hold of them. I think it a poor choice to bring a really big fish into the boat.

My recent capsize was a wake up call of just how quickly things can go awry while dealing with big fish. I had never envisioned ending up in the water after breaking my line. If I had my bow pointed at the fish while trying to pry him out of the cabbage no harm would of happened. Instead I was sideways and the sudden unexpected line breakage gave me enough momentum to carry me over. I really wish I could of had a do over as I would of given her slack and eased right on top of her before easing her out. Pulling just made her dig in deeper. More and more weeds. In spite of going over I'm upsizing my line to 20lb xt while throwing the big lures but I will certainly be a bit wiser.