Originally posted by JayMan:
Yes, I could go for that theory. I have noticed that the european record for northern pike is 55+ lbs and this is often cited as the "world" record. I believe they are both Esox lucius. I am not sure if they are different subspecies or if they just plain get bigger. Anybody know?
Yes they are the same species but for some reason they get larger in Europe. No one knows why. One theory is the diet. More varied forage species and some forage is quite fatty.
