Pike are wild! I’ve had pike in my live well that I thought I had to keep due to inhaled lures. Some so bad I can’t even see the lure anymore. Put in the live well as planning to filet after the outing. An hour later, open the live well hatch and the lure is floating with an angry pike flying around ready to kill something. 🤷🏼♂️
I’ve heard Coca Cola stops bleeding fish however I haven’t tested this theory but I know a lot of tournament bass guys always carry a bottle of coke in there boat for this.