9-kilo pike was never expected.

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With a little trout lure Vidar Bråthen hooked more than he bargained for, a pike weighing over 9-kilo. It was his first cast along the shoreline at Landfalløya.

Suddenly the line started to stream off my reel and I knew I was in for a fight. The funny thing was Tuesday night he had planned to catch a few small pike for his mate’s cats when the monster swallowed his lure. I was using my standard 12-gram lure with red spots, which is perfect for small pike He explained.

The fish took his lure after the first cast and took over one hour to land. It ran every time he thought he had control over the situation. The biggest concern was landing such a beast. You see he had no net or gaff to land the fish. Despite the size of his fish Vidar is no stranger to monster pike. His current record is an impressive 16 kilo. The silly thing was he had forgotten his landing net for this fish as well. By the time he had landed his record fish his arm was well beaten. You would think that was the last time he’d forget his net?..

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