06/05/2026
Pike Maniac 2026
It’s hard to explain how excited we were for another edition of this competition. After winning in 2024 and a poor result last year, we were highly motivated to fight for the top. But fishing quickly verified those plans :)
We were aiming for a strong top 5, and on day one we partly delivered—every fish we caught was over 100 cm (103,105, 108). Great result for any other competition but the problem was, we only landed three pike. That still gave us 3rd place after day one, so not bad at all, especially since we were only 3 points behind first place.
Day two, however, was not good for us… The change in weather, which should have improved the fishing, actually made it worse. We caught only two small pike and eventually dropped to 4th place.
I know even that is a solid result in tough conditions, but we always come here aiming to win, so there’s definitely a bit of disappointment.
Congratulations to the winners ( Michal Dziemianko & Richard Archer LEGENDS !!) , all the teams for the fight, and to Adrian Ludwik Grycendler for, as always, excellent organization.
As always - thanks to Westin-Fishing UK & Ireland and Humminbird UK & Ireland for support - we just couldn't do any good without it.
