The researchers have focused on vitamin B9, also called folate, found in a range of green leafy vegetables, cereals, fruit and meats, and have discovered that the father's folate levels is very important to the development and health of their offspring.
While wildly popular amongst anglers around the world, the IGFA World Record book shows that the biggest pike in the world come from Europe. This list highlights some of the most impressive world record catches ever made on northern pike. Lotharâs All-Tackle Record Despite the millions of diehard pike fishermen around the world, Lothar Louis remains the envy of them all due to the 25 kg (55 pound, 1 ounce) northern pike he pulled from Lake Grefeern, Germany nearly 30 years ago.
They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 70â120 cm (28â47 in). Even so, lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and weights of 25 kg (55 lb) are very rare.The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in 1983 at an abandoned stone quarry in Germany, where the species is called Hecht. pike of 60.5 in (154 cm) was caught and released in May 2004 in Apisko Lake, Manitoba. Historic reports of giant pike, caught in nets in Ireland in the late 19th century, of 41â42 kg (90â93 lb) with a length of 173â175 cm (67â68 in), were researched by Fred Buller and published in The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike.