by Chuck Bailey, Crankbait Central

Located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota, the “Mall of America” is the most visited shopping mall in the world with more than 40 million visitors annually.  It is so large it has a theme park and an aquarium.  When the owners of the aquarium required 50 pike for its tanks, they turned to guide Doug Pirila and asked him if he could provide them. 

Without hesitation, Doug set up a date and instructed the aquarium to bring their tank truck to a nearby lake about midday.  Doug organized 5 boats of pike fishermen and set them loose to fill the quota.  Pirila and his partner quickly began “speed trolling” and limited out within an hour and a half.  With the limit of pike being 10 per person, if the others had done as well, Doug figured they would accomplish their goal early.