Stormy is right it is from Holland
The Old World is in the 90# plus in the 1890's . in book called Pike you can get at a Alberta library/Fishing Hole had years ago i think Al Lindner wrote
current is the 55#1
I held the North America World Record for Ice fishing at 32#5 from Fickle lake for 21 years and it was broken in 2006 by Gerald Tkachuk of Hinton too with a 33#2oz beauty from Fickle lake
Sat at AFGA dinner in 1984 with David Anderson current Alberta Record holder
here is mine mounted and a couple Eurpean pike enjoy
32#5 Pike.jpg
European_Pike.jpg
salty-picture pike Europe.jpg