What is the largest pike on record?
The IGFA currently recognizes a 25 kg (55 lb) pike caught by Lothar Louis on Greffern Lake, Germany, on 16 October 1986, as the all-tackle world-record northern pike.
Where are the biggest pike in Europe?
The biggest pike caught fairly in Britain on fishing tackle is officially a 46 lb 13 oz beast. That was caught back in 1992 by Roy Lewis at Llandegfedd Reservoir, in South Wales.
Why are pike bigger in Europe?
The water temperatures are always in the fishes perfered ranges, with no non-growing season in the winter, and no real high water temperatures in the summer. Makes for a very long growing season that the European Pike have adapted to. Not to take anything away from how big the pike are over in Europe.
How many inches is the world record northern pike?
RECORD LENGTH
| category | metric | english |
|---|---|---|
| rod & reel | 155 cm | 61 inches |
| dead found | 169 cm | 67 inches |
| questionable | + 175 cm | + 69 inches |
What is the UK record pike?
The official British pike record is held by Roy Lewis who caught a 46lb 13oz specimen at the Llandegfedd Reservoir in South Wales in 1992.
How old is a 30 inch northern pike?
Fish Age-Size and Male/Female Ratio Chart
| Fish Age | Length | Male/Female |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 24″-61cm | 70/30 |
| 6 | 26″-66cm | 65/35 |
| 7 | 27″-68cm | 60/40 |
| 8 | 28″-71cm | 55/45 |
What’s the British record for a pike?
How long was the world record pike?
The pike measured 143 cm and weighed 43 pounds (19,504 kg). This January the International Game and Fish Association approved the world record with Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb) line class. Talk about a fish of a lifetime, we were able to catch up with Paolo to learn more about the fish.
What’s the longest northern pike ever caught?
Czech Lukas Matejka’s catch is considered by many anglers – but not all – to now be the World record pike. He caught the 133 cm-long predator, which weighed 26.7 kg (58 lb 14 oz), from a water in the Czech Republic.
What is the Scottish record for pike?
47lb 11oz.
The largest Scottish pike was caught back in 1945 from Loch Lomond and weighed 47lb 11oz.