Estimating a pikes weights without scales!

[The Tuesday Swim]

I just managed to bottom out my scales at 20lbs with a pike at the weekend, looking at Fred Bullers chart it could be between 19 and 31 lbs I'm guessing 25lb? Is there a more up to date/scientific way of calculating this, the length was 41 inches, no girth was measured but the pike was quite solid not too slender...

Here's the tale...

http://thetuesdayswim.wordpress.com/201 ... plus-pike/

Tadpole

[J.T]

Nice write up Tadpole and lovely Pike, cheers for sharing. :thumb:

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

What a great fish and account, well done!!! :hat:

[Tony1964]

I clicked on this thread for the wrong reason. I have never seen a pike without scales

[The Tuesday Swim]

I clicked on this thread for the wrong reason. I have never seen a pike without scales

Tony, that was my attempt at some humour, I'll get my floppy hat as they say!

Thanks for the comments gents

[Gary Bills]

A lovely pike! Well done! You are right to think that, as a general rule, a 20lb pike would need to be forty inches or so: but there are many variables, of course. I caught my only 20lb plus pike at this time of year, and it was an impressive young-looking fish that, at the back end of the season would have weighed more; - if I remember correctly, it was a fraction over 40 inches and the weight, by two Avons - 20lb 3oz. I would say your pike was in a similar bracket - still a pike of a lifetime, really! I had a 19lb fish from Dudmaston in November and, by February, a friend had caught the same fish at 23lb 12oz, possibly because of spawn, possibly because it had been feeding up. As I say, lots of variables, depending on the time of year.

[Snape]

Wow! What a fish. Well done. :hat:

[Mark]

What a lovely fish. :thumb:

[The Tuesday Swim]

Thanks chaps, I will post a image of my new hand made drift float shortly that doesn't involve having to buy those expensive replacement sails, Nobby/Sweetcorn Kid watch out...there a new kid on the block!