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Originally Posted by Who Da Fisherman
For big Pike it matters on which lake/res, forage and temperature. We had a biologist take part of the jaw off a 42" 27lb pike from a SW reservoir, it came back at 12.5yrs old.
Warm lake with lots of whitefish to eat....
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That is definitely a fat pike at 42” and 27lbs.
20years is just what one study concluded for Ontario and you will likely find variations throughout different regions or even bodies of water
Things like fatty forage, genetics and temperature all play a role. This can vary even with a string of years with above average or below average conditions. Some fish within a body of water also will exceed the average growth compared to others in the same body of water. Nothing is absolutely consistent
Regardless big pike take time to reach that size