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Actually the growth rate may be slower in the north but all the trophy pike come from the far north. They don't like warm water temps of the southern tier and don't live as long in the south. The farther south the less pike there are,most trophy water from Alaska ,Canada, Minnesota . They can live a long time up to 30 years.
I totally agree that all the giants come from up north. I was using southern reservoirs as an "example", they catch 30# walleyes down there and the PA state record is like 18# respectively. I think that he wanted Scientific data to compare too. Best of luck.
I think yall completly missed what FishNy was looking for.. from what i understood he was look for a Length Girth = weight formula. Ive used the equation before but it just seems it inflates the actual weight by 5+lbs... And it can also under size the weight also..I believe because it doesnt account for how long the girth carries the body.. We have all seen fish chunky from head to tail, and fish real big in the shoulders and slim out mid body.. So if you take a girth measurement at the shoulders and the fish slims down real fast after that its a flawed formula..
Its pretty clear to see he was not looking for a weight formula. He was looking for some figures on growth rates. At what rate they grow to what size.. and he got some good stuff right off.
30 pounds, absolutely not. Low 20's as an extreme rarity. One freak 25. Not 30's not even close.