The Limerick County Pike Anglers held their first competition of the new year at the weekend, and it was a great start to the season, with a fish that will be hard to better coming to the net for one lucky angler. The pike were biting from early on, with one angler connecting with a fish on his first cast, only for it to come off a couple of minutes later. Not long after, Kevin Flanagan had another good tussle with a fish that he managed to bring ashore, this one tipping the scales at 15lb + and putting him in pole position on the day. But he was only getting warmed up… and a while later, a shout went out that a real beast had been hooked. And a beast it truly was, as Kevin brought a fine fish to the net that turned the scales at 25lb 12oz. So, two fish for 40lb+ easily put Kevin top of the pile on the day, and set a high bar for others to try and better for the rest of the year.
