Mighty Pike caught on a river in Canada.
The pike was not hooked. It refused to let go of the 36-inch smaller pike in its jaws.
The pike measured 56 inches and weighed 55 lbs.
The world record for a pike was 55 lbs. 1 oz. in Germany.
97 lb. 4 oz. Chinook King Salmon, Kenai River in Alaska
Caught by: Les Anderson
Mammoth Sturgeon. Fraser River, Canada
11.4" length, 5' girth, estimated weight 850 lbs.
Caught Aug. 2, 2006 by Tim Swain with rod and reel. It took 2 hours to reel the fish in. It was released in deep water.
8' 2," 533 lbs. Halibut, Bering Sea off St. Paul Island, Sept. 2003
ANCHORAGE -- What might be the largest Pacific halibut ever documented was pulled from the Bering Sea off St. Paul Island Sept. 5 by the crew of the fishing boat Miss Mary.
The 8-foot, 2-inch behemoth was estimated at 533 pounds -- based on its length, according to crewman Barry Davis of Anchorage, who provided photographs of the fish taken aboard the longliner skippered by his brother, Pat, from Seattle.
