Quest for first 20lb-plus pike ends with 30lb monster

AFTER spending several years in pursuit of a 20lb-plus pike, Wayne Coulson managed to go one better with this 30lb 4oz specimen.

The Boston and District AA bailiff was fishing a four-hour session on his local drain when his floatfished sardine was picked up just a few feet from the bank. 

“I had a very slow run but as soon as I struck I knew this fish was extra-special as the rod just arched over into the heaviest weight I’ve ever been attached to while pike fishing!” said a delighted Wayne.

Wayne Coulson and his 30lb 4oz Boston drain pike