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Friday, 25 October 2013

Jack's Pike #152


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Friday, 18 October 2013

Jack's Pike #151


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Friday, 11 October 2013

Jack's Pike #150


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Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Life's A Beach...


...I didn't catch my moray eel. But now it's pike time!
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Friday, 4 October 2013

Jack's Pike #149


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Records & Challenges

Records & Challenges
Updated: 16/06/2020

Ongoing: 16 (to 7lb 11oz)

Ongoing: 22 (7 July)

Archives & Stats

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Barbel12lb 4oz 2013
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