World record pike claim
Captor claims this Czech Republic giant weighed in at 58lb 14oz
“Eastern Europe has a long history of producing monster pike”
AN ANGLER from the Czech Republic is claiming to have smashed the world pike record with a 26.7kg specimen.
The monster predator was caught by Lukáš Matějka, measuring a 133cm and weighing in at 58lb 14oz – that’s 3lb 13oz heavier than the official record caught in Germany in 1986.
Currently there is limited information on the ásh but it has already caused áerce debate among predator anglers on social media – with some sceptical of the ásh’s weight.
Angling Times spoke to big pike ace Neville Fickling for his thoughts on the ásh. “It’s a very tricky one to call with the way photographs are presented on social media these days,” he said.
“Certainly its looks like a colossal pike, but it would be nice to see and know the width of the ásh, to make an accurate judgement.”
Eastern Europe has a long history of producing monster pike, so the capture of such a large ásh from the area was not a surprise to some – as Angling Times columnist Paul Garner explained: “The Czech Republic, Germany and Poland are known to have some very rare giants in their waters.
“This certainly looks to be a big pike, and the length indicates a big, barrel-shaped ásh typical of the type of ásh that would come from our own trout waters.”
Will the UK ever see a pike break the 50lb barrier? Paul believes it’s only a matter of time…
“Sooner or later we will see a UK áfty,” he said.
“In my opinion the stocking polices on some of our trout waters make this inevitable. The new record will likely come from a water that surprises everyone too!” he said mysteriously...