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latin name: esox lucius
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current record: 46lb 13oz
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10lb+ : most likely to be female
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20lb+: could lay up to 200,000 eggs!
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lifespan: maximum of 50years
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diet: small fish, frogs, rats, baby ducklings
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hunting tools: vision, smell and in built radar - picks up vibrations from fish in distress
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habitat: fast and slow flowing rivers, lakes, weir pools - prefers to ambush prey from snags and reed beds
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methods to catch pike: dead baits, live baits, lures (spinners), artificial baits
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built for short, sharp bursts of speed
