12- month pursuit ends with monster pike

A 12-month pursuit of a monster pike finally came to an end for Gary Palmer when he slipped the net under this 31lb 10oz titan. The giant fish, believed to be the biggest pike ever from the Warks Avon, inspired Gary a year ago after a huge pike devoured a 4lb bream he was playing to the net.  

“I followed the bream shoal for months and could see two pike on my fishfinder. I caught the smaller 15lb fish three times, and eventually had the larger one too. Once in the net it’s width was just amazing,” said Gary, who used a 12cm Westin Hollow Teez lure.