Tore Tveit is from Treungen in Telemark, but has lived in Arendal for almost 15 years. Tore is an experienced fisherman, with many large pikes on his conscience.
On Monday this week, Tore went out to one of his secret fishing lakes. The water was cold, and then the fishing is slow. He still catches some small pike of around two kilos.
– I’m actually happy just to get anything at this time, because February is not the best time for spin fishing, Tore tells The fishing newspaper.
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– Just pulled out the line
Tore fished systematically over areas he knows the pike normally use to be. He also actively uses sonar to search for underwater structures and fish. He eventually spots a fish on the sonar, but he can’t see it very well, so he can’t judge the size of the fish.
– I threw in the Westin Bullteez Curltail, in the color Goldrush. Then I let this sink to the bottom with only 10 grams of lead on top. Took a few cranks, stopped, then sucked, and then the fish sat.
At first he could not judge the size of the fish, as it only easily came in towards the boat.
– When it approached the boat, it changed its behaviour. Even with my powerful fishing gear, it became difficult to hold onto the fish. It just pulled out the line, and controlled everything itself. Only then did I realize that this was a big fish, says an enthusiastic Tore Tveit The fishing newspaper.
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– Big, heavy and brutal
After a few minutes of fighting, the fish came sailing up behind the boat. Then he could see it for the first time, and he could hardly believe his eyes.
– This was a fish that was unlike anything else I had seen before.
Tore prepared the net to get the fish aboard the boat, but the fish had other plans. There were new long outbursts. These really put Tore’s nerves on edge, because he really didn’t want to lose this great fish.
Eventually he succeeds in catching the fish.
– I lifted the fish up, and have never known the mate. It was big, heavy and brutal, and with a skull so huge that you could almost be a little scared.
Almost a record
The fish had a huge head was measured at 135.5 centimeters
The fish was measured at a whopping 135.5 centimeters, with a weight of 19.46 kilos. This is only 80 grams away from the current Norwegian record. The official Norwegian record is Willy Hvorup’s pike of 19,540 kilos, which was caught in Grøtlitjernet on 24/06/2017 – Source of this is the magazine Villmarksliv – which holds the official sport fishing records
Only 80 grams were missing from Norway’s record. Tveit has checked his weight and says that it is accurate. – I can live well with Norway’s second largest, says the fisherman.
– I would also never take the life of such a great specimen to get a Norwegian record, so after measuring and photographing, it was safely released back into the water. A fantastic sight, and a memory for life, concludes Tore Tveidt.
The fishing newspaper Congratulations on a great catch.
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