How Big Do Pike Get?

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Northern pike can reach lengths of more than 50 inches and weights of 55 to 60lb.

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They have an average length of about 17 to 25 inches and an average weight of 2 to 5 pounds.

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The maximum recorded length of northern pike is a crushing 59 inches.

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And the maximum recorded weight is an astonishing 63lb. However, these giant pike have not been caught with rod and reel but with nets.

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The current All-Tackle world record northern pike is a fish of 55lb 1oz.

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The biggest northern pike ever caught in the United States is a fish of 46lb 2oz.

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Most northern pike can reach an age between 7 and 15 years, but very old specimens of more than 25 years have been caught and studied.

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