BRAVING torrential rain and strong winds, Edinburgh’s Garry Christie landed this 32lb pike from a stillwater in mid-Scotland.
Fishing a popped-up joey mackerel, he had a very faint take, and upon striking thought he was snagged... only for the fish to take off and lead him a merry dance! When he finally landed it, Garry was astounded at the size of the fish’s solid, muscular body, saying it appeared to have ‘swallowed a whale’.
Measuring 43ins long and with a massive girth, it’s Garry’s first 30-pounder, as well as his first fish of 2023.
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