Fishing Tips

[green dragon 701]

Alrite guy I have recently started fishing and I would like some tips on fishing for pike. iv had a couple of jack Pyke while spining but like some adivce on different ways to catch cheers guys

[johnpee 214]

I always use a float with a dead bait when I'm fishing for pike. Mackerel sardine probably the best dead baits to use nice and oily.

[green dragon 701]

Cheers mate I'll give it a go dose anyone fish at night for them

[jonnie bravo 572]

If your dead baiting, move regularly. Change spots every ten mins or so, if there hungry they will have it fairly sharpish.

 

Live baiting is good fun but seems to be being snuffed out by my local clubs.

[Daniel cain 45,661]

I like to strike soon as this time of year,so they dont swallow your bait right down can be a pain to unhook.give them plenty of time to recover if you fishing for them this time of year.tight lines buddy.atb dc

[johnpee 214]

GD Never fished at night for them or new anyone that has but sure there'll be someone somewhere that does. Jonnie I don't know of any fisheries round my way that lets you live bait think it's a thing of the past around here there one lake that don't even let you fish with fresh water dead bait.

[Daniel cain 45,661]

Fishing deadbaits at night we have caught some good eels.atb dc

[johnpee 214]

I like to strike soon as this time of year,so they dont swallow your bait right down can be a pain to unhook.give them plenty of time to recover if you fishing for them this time of year.tight lines buddy.atb dc

you can't wait around this time of year they strike hard and fast so you got to be quick but not to quick as I was fishing on Saturday gone and missed to bites by striking early. Was sick as I didn't get another bite for 4 hours

[green dragon 701]

Spot on guys appreciate the replies

[jonnie bravo 572]

Noticed the fresh water dead bait thing too actually, guess it's to stop folk knocking the native silverfish population down. I've had loads of pike in the past on shop bought roach and trout when sea baits were getting ignored so it's a shame really.

[air gun ant 1,666]

Noticed the fresh water dead bait thing too actually, guess it's to stop folk knocking the native silverfish population down. I've had loads of pike in the past on shop bought roach and trout when sea baits were getting ignored so it's a shame really.

its more to do with bringing diseases from other waters mate, been sea baits only for years in the lakes now, and that's the reason I was told?

[air gun ant 1,666]

Noticed the fresh water dead bait thing too actually, guess it's to stop folk knocking the native silverfish population down. I've had loads of pike in the past on shop bought roach and trout when sea baits were getting ignored so it's a shame really.

its more to do with bringing diseases from other waters mate, been sea baits only for years in the lakes now, and that's the reason I was told?

[tillylamp 1,830]

piking....there's nothing like a crisp winters day...piking.... or even perch....if you feel like it....

i don't really fish for pike during the summer...it's more carp for me this time of year...

 

but as mentioned...sprats or herring, also said, cheap as chips from the super market...dead baiting is a bit different to spinning, with the spinning, you strike as soon as the pike grabs the spinner, but dead baiting, you should wait a bit for the pike to grab it, turn it in it's mouth, then goes to swallow it.....if you get yourself a pike bung, get a larger, than smaller one which has a slot down the side, with a thin rod that pulls in-out of the centre, you pull the thin rod out of the bung and put your line into the slot, then put the rod back in to hold the bung to your line, you will also need to get some wire traces,(or make them yourself).....you can get barbless trebles that have one hook with a barb which is for holding the dead bait on,using these barbless trebles can make it alot easier to unhook......when your watching your pike bung, and a pike starts to get your bait.....it normally starts with a few knocks and a few bobs, (like it's just playing with it).....then it usually makes a few small, sought of indecisive runs....then it stops, get yourself ready...when it starts to make a more positive run, that's when you need to.........strike, keep a firm tension when your playing it (with the barbless hooks) but let it run,still under tension, until it's ready for the net...it's hard to describe a bite properally, but it gives you a rough idea of what happens, you will soon learn what to look for, it's the same bite indication without a pike bung...just dead baiting....

as for night fishing....people don't usually go at night, dew to pike are more of a sight predator....they do smell there prey...but it's more about attracting them with shinny lures, mind you....saying that, a zander is a similar predator fish, and they do night fish for them.....

anyway...hope this helps, and good luck, Tilly