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The reality is that big pike only get big on certain fisheries and most of these fisheries are either remote, large enough to buffer angler mortality or have special catch and release regulations that protect the top end fish

The Marksman was definitely thicker and could possibly have gotten a 8.8, but was still smaller than the even thicker Fenwick Aetos grip, which we scored an 8.5

Like other Orvis rods in this Shootout, its a forgiving rod to cast

The Owyhee has some really nice brown trout and a few rainbows

however, there is more to fishing a pencil popper than just casting it out and walking it