I hear the Boga's are good. Never felt like spending the coin on it. I use a Berkley Big Game for pike and walleye. Works well in most cases. Have had a couple smaller pike thrash around to the point where they can flip free. Bought one for my 11 year old as well.

For pike around 25# I tend to use a cradle. They support the fish better and less chance of damage to either party involved. I have seen some that fold up pretty compact if you are doing a fly in trip. I also use a Frabil Hibernet for remote trips. Packs pretty compact.


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