What is the record for the largest freshwater pike?

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.

1. What is the biggest pike ever recorded?
2. What's the biggest pike caught in the United States?
3. What is the North American record for northern pike?
4. What is the largest freshwater fish ever caught?
5. Are muskie bigger than pike?
6. What is the world record bluegill?
7. What is the largest largemouth bass ever caught?
8. What's the longest northern pike ever caught?
9. How big is a trophy pike?
10. How old is a 19 inch largemouth bass?
11. What colors do pike see?
12. What is the biggest carp ever caught?
13. What is the largest sturgeon ever caught?
14. What's the biggest perch ever caught?

What is the biggest pike ever recorded?

What is the size of the biggest pike in the world? The largest pike ever measured and confirmed is 152 cm long, 60 cm belly for 28 kg. He was captured and released in May 2004 in Lake Apisko in Canada.

What's the biggest pike caught in the United States?

The largest pike ever caught in the U.S. was reportedly 58 inches long.

What is the North American record for northern pike?

World record weight: 46 lb. 2 oz. Avid angler Peter Dubuc caught the current North American Record back in 1940 while pike fishing in New York's Sacandaga Lake. Unfortunately there are no known pictures of this record pike, and Peter didn't have this monster pike stuffed either.

What is the largest freshwater fish ever caught?

Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

Are muskie bigger than pike?

Muskie and Pike are often around the same size. ... However, Muskie do grow to be much bigger than Pike. The average Pike is less than two feet, while Muskie regularly hit twice that size. The IGFA record for Pike stands at just over 55 pounds, 12 pounds short of the record for Muskie.

What is the world record bluegill?

The Biggest Bluegill in the World

The world record bluegill recorded by IGFA or the International Gamefish Association was caught in 1950 at Ketona Lake, Alabama. This bluegill weighed in at a whopping 4 pounds 12 ounces and came in at 15 inches long with an astounding girth of 18-¼ inches.

What is the largest largemouth bass ever caught?

Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry's Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.

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.

How big is a trophy pike?

The Minnesota DNR says that northern pike caught by fisherman range from 2 to 3 pounds, and anything over 20 pounds is considered by most to be a trophy.

How old is a 19 inch largemouth bass?

For example a 19 inch fish is most likely 9 years old (27% of all 19 inch fish are 9), but could be between 6 and 13 years old.

What colors do pike see?

Pike are visual feeders, and tend to be attracted to bright colors. Use high-visibility colors like white, chartreuse, and bright orange. They also respond well to baits that put off lots of vibration or sound.

What is the biggest carp ever caught?

The World carp record stands at 112 lb 14 oz, a Euro-Aqua fish caught by Dutchman Michel Schoenmakers in 2018.

What is the largest sturgeon ever caught?

The International Game Fish Association, the keeper of fishing world records, lists a 468-pound white sturgeon caught by Joey Pallotta III in Benicia, Calif., in July 1983 as the official world record.

What's the biggest perch ever caught?

As of May 2016, the official all tackle world record recognised by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) stands at 2.9 kg (6 lb 6 oz) for a Finnish fish caught September 4, 2010.