{"id":22745,"date":"2021-06-01T08:02:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=22745"},"modified":"2021-06-07T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:12:33","slug":"predator-fishing-catching-swedens-big-pike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/predator-fishing-catching-swedens-big-pike\/","title":{"rendered":"Predator Fishing &#8211; Catching Sweden&#8217;s big Pike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pike can grow to 25kg &#8211; and they fight like crazy! &#8211; so you need your wits about you if you&#8217;re going to bring one to the net.<\/p>\n<p>So says Swedish national Mattias \u00c5str\u00f6m &#8211; who is a competition-winning freshwater fisherman.<\/p>\n<p>Last time the sport was holding competition meetings he and his team bagged several First and Second places.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573-522x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573-522x1024.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573-750x1470.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573-784x1536.jpeg 784w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573-153x300.jpeg 153w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/VideoCapture_20210426-224006-01_164593573.jpeg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the 2019 Big Pike Open held on Sweden&#8217;s largest lake V\u00e4nern (a lake so large it hosts 22,000 islands and skerries) Mattias and his team took second place. All the more impressive when you consider that some of the region&#8217;s best fishermen were there &#8230;and it&#8217;s not down to catching one &#8216;lucky&#8217; fish &#8211; Oh no. The winner of the two day event is the fisherman whose five biggest fish have the longest total measurement, when you add them all together. Mattias&#8217; top five fish totalled 5.23 metres in length.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-1024x428.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-1024x428.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-1500x627.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-750x313.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-2048x856.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-1536x642.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210108_150313-01_164591345-300x125.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His fishing boat is a Crestliner 1750WT Raptor. An American-made multi-species boat. A real fishing machine, he says, which can be used to catch all kinds of fish.\u00a0It\u2019s equipped with a 150Hp Suzuki engine and runs like a dream on the water. It\u2019s also equipped with a talon (A shallow water anchor),\u00a0and a Garmin Force electric trolling motor mounted on the bow.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-1024x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-1500x1207.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-750x604.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-2048x1649.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-1536x1236.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200608_200005_164158331-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I use a number of fish-finders because I want to have full control when I\u2019m out there on the water.\u00a0I mostly use it to locate baitfish and structures, because predators follows the baitfish, and the baitfish gather around structures. &#8216;Structures&#8217; are weed beds, rocks, fallen trees &#8211; or any object-of-interest which stands out from the surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>Mattias says he really appreciates the worry free power supply from Lithium batteries which get charged every time he starts the engine. His boat&#8217;s energy system includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip65-charger\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Smart IP65\u00a0Charger<\/a>: One for 12V, \u00a0and one for 24V<\/li>\n<li>100Ah 12V <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/batteries\/12,8v-lithium-superpack\" target=\"_blank\">Lithium SuperPack<\/a><\/li>\n<li>50Ah 24V <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/batteries\/12,8v-lithium-superpack\" target=\"_blank\">Lithium SuperPack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/battery-monitors\/bmv-712-smart\" target=\"_blank\">BMV-712<\/a> Battery Monitor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/battery-monitors\/smart-battery-shunt\" target=\"_blank\">SmartShunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/dc-dc-converters\/orion-tr-smart\" target=\"_blank\">Orion-Tr Smart<\/a> 12|12 DC-DC charger isolated<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/dc-dc-converters\/orion-tr-smart\" target=\"_blank\">Orion-Tr Smart<\/a> 12|24 DC-DC charger isolated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-841x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-1500x1826.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-750x913.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-1683x2048.jpg 1683w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-1262x1536.jpg 1262w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210326_011558_164591478-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In another competition &#8211; the\u00a0<em>G\u00e4ddfajten 2019<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0which i<\/span>s an open Pike fishing competition in its initial stages, but with a final fight-out between the top six qualifying anglers &#8211; Mattias&#8217; top five fish totalled 5.8 metres. The biggest single fish came in at just under 1.3m and weighed over 13.6 kg<\/p>\n<p>In preparing for competitions time spent on the water is the key to success, he says. Fishing is about learning by doing, and so I put lots of time into my preparation &#8211; analysing everything I see around me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Everything from water temperature, wind direction, weather conditions, geographical features &#8211; if you\u2019re well prepared and you&#8217;ve done your homework properly, you will catch more fish, it&#8217;s as simple as that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m very serious when it comes to fishing, a bit nerdy you could say!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-1024x780.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-1024x780.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-1500x1143.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-750x571.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-2048x1560.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-1536x1170.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20200322_193722-01_164158382-300x229.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wondered if Mattias had any other hobbies: Yes, he said, I\u2019m a singer in a band called M.W.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Me and my friend Adam have recently released our first single on Spotify. It\u2019s called <em>Feels<\/em>. We&#8217;ve entered a music competition with that song &#8211; so we\u2019ll see how that turns out? But it\u2019s going well:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22775\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22775\" class=\"wp-image-22775 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-1500x1127.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/20210327_171903-03-01_164158375.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mattias and Adam Warnskog are the band MW<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">If you have a Spotify account you can listen to MW <em>Feels<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6O7XC851JfjjhqK4AlBuxY?highlight=spotify:track:3yGox4uMNAw0MogzydZc5z\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">You can follow Mattias on his social media channels:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Instagram:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tittfint\/?hl=sv\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tittfint\/?hl=sv<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100000787155036\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100000787155036<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t ask Mattias whether he prefers singing or fishing because &#8211; well, I guess you can do both of them at same time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/Mattias-Astrom_Photo-Linus-Frohlich-01_164158364-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pike can grow to 25kg &#8211; and they fight like crazy! &#8211; so you need your wits about you if you&#8217;re going to bring one to the net. So says Swedish national Mattias \u00c5str\u00f6m &#8211; who is a competition-winning freshwater fisherman. 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