salokcinnodrog Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 As my current water is not particularly carp friendly, I've been exploring its pike potential with a few trips this year. Over 4 trips a mate and I have had some good fish, pike from 2 to 21lbs, normally a couple each trip, although we did manage a blank between us each day. The mate in question is the friend who managed to catch the twenty I lost last year, really into his fishing now, and enjoying it. Our first pike trip produced 3 to me, and Colin saved a blank with the small jack last knockings. My fish were two around 6lb, and a scrappy 16 with a missing pec. The next trip, Colin managed another couple of jacks, and again I had 3, topped with a 17. The 17 was a bit of a nightmare, not the fish, but the idiot dog walker who as I was unhooking it, got so close to the rod tip, moved it away from his face, and pulled the treble under my nail, more problems unhooking me than the pike. Unfortunately we both blanked next trip, but hey ho. A week later we were back at the venue, after a couple of casts I cast a whole joey mackeral, and within minutes, a finicky take with just a few bleeps and a nodding rod tip, no line pulled out the clip I hit into this beauty at 21lb The smile is very real, only my second ever pike over 20, worthy of a new PB at 21. Chuffed muftyboy, kevtaylor, Pelamid and 6 others 9 Quote
Ddgx Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 That is one fat predator! Congrats that must have been a great days fishing. Quote
newmarket Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 Well done Nick , brought a smile to My face let alone yours mate salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
bivvystreet Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 Well in that man,top piking and that 21 looks cracking salokcinnodrog 1 Quote
ianain Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 Well in Nick, can see how pleased you are! Quote
beanz Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 RESULT!!! i'd be chuffed too. not everyday a 20 takes the bait. Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Posted October 29, 2019 Well it is pike time again, so its resurrect an old thread This mornings view and the result of a day's pike fishing. 15lb (and a bit) last gasp fish came as the sun set and took a headless joey mackeral on the pike float. snowmanstevo, finchey, commonly and 1 other 4 Quote
crusian Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 On 29/10/2019 at 23:15, salokcinnodrog said: Well it is pike time again, so its resurrect an old thread This mornings view and the result of a day's pike fishing. 15lb (and a bit) last gasp fish came as the sun set and took a headless joey mackeral on the pike float. Expand Well done , Nick , but is a wonky Bank Stick allowed in Pike fishing ? . 😁 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Posted October 30, 2019 On 30/10/2019 at 08:35, crusian said: Well done , Nick , but is a wonky Bank Stick allowed in Pike fishing ? . 😁 Expand Rock hard banks, struggled to get a bankstick in at all. Mind you we aren't tackle tarts like carp anglers, not even matching rods... crusian and commonly 2 Quote
dayvid Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 I fish my Syndicate lake for Pike every winter but I like using plugs , great fun but most are jacks around the 2 to 6 lb bracket ,doubles are few and far between and my biggest is 18:15 from their caught some years ago. Great fun on a Drop Shot rod , Low double . crusian, B B, finchey and 2 others 5 Quote
carpyian Posted November 1, 2019 Report Posted November 1, 2019 nice looking fish by all ive not fished for pike scared of getting cut by those teeth dayvid 1 Quote
dayvid Posted November 2, 2019 Report Posted November 2, 2019 On 01/11/2019 at 13:08, carpyian said: nice looking fish by all ive not fished for pike scared of getting cut by those teeth Expand They are dam sharp for sure , Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 On 01/11/2019 at 13:08, carpyian said: nice looking fish by all ive not fished for pike scared of getting cut by those teeth Expand On 02/11/2019 at 09:43, dayvid said: They are dam sharp for sure , Expand To be honest it is not the teeth that are a problem with using forceps or long nosed pliers to unhook them. I don't like using a glove, so as I unhook them by putting my opposite hand and holding through the gills I catch my fingers on the gill rakers and end up with 'raker rash', which bleeds more than a tiny cut should. I Quote
carpyian Posted November 2, 2019 Report Posted November 2, 2019 with pike being a predatory fish do they produce anticoagulant ??? if they do that's why your cuts bleed more snowmanstevo 1 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 2, 2019 Report Posted November 2, 2019 Out on the local canal with matey boy it’s been a few months since our last session so it was good to have a laff with the big fella. Ended up with 2 jacks that more than made up for the soaking we got 😂😂😬😎🎣 B B, finchey, salokcinnodrog and 3 others 6 Quote
finchey Posted November 3, 2019 Report Posted November 3, 2019 On 02/11/2019 at 16:08, salokcinnodrog said: To be honest it is not the teeth that are a problem with using forceps or long nosed pliers to unhook them. I don't like using a glove, so as I unhook them by putting my opposite hand and holding through the gills I catch my fingers on the gill rakers and end up with 'raker rash', which bleeds more than a tiny cut should. I Expand Yes those gill rakers are blooming awful get me every time. 🤣 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 5, 2019 Report Posted November 5, 2019 Did a 3hr session and had a jack and this better fish at 17,4 last knockings it did it’s best to throw the hooks it gave me a belting scrap 😬😎🎣🐊 dayvid, carpyian, finchey and 4 others 7 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 11, 2019 Report Posted November 11, 2019 Did a very cold,wet and blustery day session with a mate Saturday and managed this lovely 9lb fish........ coldest day we’ve had for a long time. Had a few mates send me a t shirt so had to strip off for the pics...... it was blooming freezing 😂😂😂 carpyian, crusian, finchey and 1 other 4 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 11, 2019 Report Posted November 11, 2019 Did a very cold,wet and blustery day session with a mate Saturday and managed this lovely 9lb fish........ coldest day we’ve had for a long time. Had a few mates send me a t shirt so had to strip off for the pics...... it was blooming freezing 😂😂😂 yonny and finchey 2 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 11, 2019 Report Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 11:11, snowmanstevo said: Did a very cold,wet and blustery day session with a mate Saturday and managed this lovely 9lb fish........ coldest day we’ve had for a long time. Had a few mates send me a t shirt so had to strip off for the pics...... it was blooming freezing 😂😂😂 Expand Don’t know why my pics on its side 😂😂😬 Quote
carpyian Posted November 11, 2019 Report Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 11:11, snowmanstevo said: Did a very cold,wet and blustery day session with a mate Saturday and managed this lovely 9lb fish........ coldest day we’ve had for a long time. Had a few mates send me a t shirt so had to strip off for the pics...... it was blooming freezing 😂😂😂 Expand don't know what I like more the pike or the bacon and eggs haha nice fish pal snowmanstevo 1 Quote
chillfactor Posted November 12, 2019 Report Posted November 12, 2019 Fair play stevo certainly getting in amougst the toothy critters 🎣 snowmanstevo 1 Quote
snowmanstevo Posted November 12, 2019 Report Posted November 12, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 20:45, chillfactor said: Fair play stevo certainly getting in amougst the toothy critters 🎣 Expand Just making good of being on the sick,mate 😂😂😬😎🎣 Quote
chillfactor Posted November 12, 2019 Report Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) May as well stevo .... Mick had some of his best fishing , while off for the same reason . There's no substitute for time on the bank & no better way to recover. Edited November 12, 2019 by chillfactor snowmanstevo 1 Quote
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