Monster stillwater pike landed

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Stillwater pike don’t come much better than this 31lb 4oz specimen landed by Simon Taylor. 

Fishing a sardine deadbait into a deep hole resulted in the only run of the day, just as he was packing up. This is a new personal best for Simon, which previously settled at 25lb 13oz. 

A 60lb braided mainline, followed up by a 3oz lead and a 50lb wire trace carrying size 4 hooks, was the winning rig.