spawning weight

does any one know how much extra weight say a 27lb pike would put on when it is full off eggs.And if it sent it over the 30 mark would you be happy to call it a genuin 30lb fish. What i mean do you think its ok to target pike at spawning time

nobody got any thoughts on this or has the thread been blocked for some reason

if its carrying spawn when caught its still a fish at that size in my eye,s,ie 30lb then its a true 30 lber.As for fishing for them if you do get one just treat it carefully[has we allways do anyway] an just get it back in water asap.

yea cheers nick i know a local water with a 27 in didnt want to do the fish any harm it should go 30 at spawn time in two minds about this really......

just been reading angling mail talk about jammy the guy who caught 2 30lb pike in one session bet he cant believe it

can take a life time to get one!credit to him!if the fish are there in that size there is allways a chance!

A 27 might go 32 as the eggs are hydrated shortly before spawning occurs.

Whatever it was before, it's a 32 alright. As long as you don't do a Nige and add any tench yourself, it doesn't matter if he pike is full of eggs, fat from being on holiday, overweight because it likes to eat leads, has a belly full of perch and hasn't been for a jobby. It weighs what it weighs.

You cannot account for what you cannot see.

Andy Macfarlane wrote:A 27 might go 32 as the eggs are hydrated shortly before spawning occurs.

Whatever it was before, it's a 32 alright. As long as you don't do a Nige and add any tench yourself, it doesn't matter if he pike is full of eggs, fat from being on holiday, overweight because it likes to eat leads, has a belly full of perch and hasn't been for a jobby. It weighs what it weighs.

You cannot account for what you cannot see.

On the other hand, I only get on the scales in the morning, before I have eaten and after I've had a jobby.

I feel I know you more intimately than I ever wanted to Andy. Does you missus even know that?...

Andy Webster wrote:

Andy Macfarlane wrote:A 27 might go 32 as the eggs are hydrated shortly before spawning occurs.

Whatever it was before, it's a 32 alright. As long as you don't do a Nige and add any tench yourself, it doesn't matter if he pike is full of eggs, fat from being on holiday, overweight because it likes to eat leads, has a belly full of perch and hasn't been for a jobby. It weighs what it weighs.

You cannot account for what you cannot see.

On the other hand, I only get on the scales in the morning, before I have eaten and after I've had a jobby.

thats the wrong infomation andy i,m after

Andy Macfarlane wrote:A 27 might go 32 as the eggs are hydrated shortly before spawning occurs.

Whatever it was before, it's a 32 alright. As long as you don't do a Nige and add any tench yourself, it doesn't matter if he pike is full of eggs, fat from being on holiday, overweight because it likes to eat leads, has a belly full of perch and hasn't been for a jobby. It weighs what it weighs.

You cannot account for what you cannot see.

so i might get that 30 after all without the tench that it will swallow just before capture

You been hanging about with Nige? That's his trick. "Oh look, there's a tench in it's throat. Good job it weighed 40 before it fell out completely intact and partially frozen!"


I might be exaggerating but it sounded good didn't it?...

cracked me up that tench swalloing trick

I don't think I've caught one in spawn before...

Is is simple to see the difference between being spawned up and just being a bit of a porker?

Perhaps someone has a photo they could kindly put up so I could inspect? I'd really appreciate it if so

Cheers lads

Oh you'll know. Round about late February to April, any females you catch that haven't already spawned will be carrying spawn. If they're as thin as pencils, they've dropped spawn already.

OK cool, cheers andy, time to pay more attention to the shape now and not just the colours

Good man

Edbeef wrote:OK cool, cheers andy, time to pay more attention to the shape now and not just the colours
Good man

We will get you one in spawn Edd

NIDGE MAC wrote:

Edbeef wrote:OK cool, cheers andy, time to pay more attention to the shape now and not just the colours
Good man

We will get you one in spawn Edd

caught plenty of them pencil thin ones mate some well over the 20lb mark wonder what they would have wieghed with spawn