OH yeah bud...those lakers do get a fair size...i for see a 25 pounder coming to the top of the ice in the next couple of years...i had one on the end of my line on 4 pound test(finesse rod for walleye), and the thing was screaming out so much drag i though my reel was going break into 5 pieces!! I ended up losing the fish, but damn it was a big one, much bigger than the one in the pic!!!
For eating through(in my opinion) the Whitefish and Walleye are the species to get!! I am also quite keen on eating nice 10 pound northern pike as well...we got 2 pike this trip 6-8 pounds.