Derek Gibson
Well-known member
Big pike are not hard to catch, just hard to locate. Lest anyone still believes that old chestnut. The real difficulty with bigger pike is to pin them down, in short ''location''. There are fortunately from the anglers point of view several ways this can be done. Match reports, tip offs from the weighing in guys, or tapping into the grapevine, although this approach usually means the cream of the fishing has already been had, by the time anyone is able to take advantage. But the one that I personally adopt is ''mobile lure fishing'', for this, polaroid glasses are an essential bit of kit. Just how much will become evident after only a few trips.
It goes without saying that whatever approach is used there is the need to establish the presence of big pike. Much easier to do in rivers, drains, or canals, gather the nessesary info, get off your arse and find em. Once having found em or it, the're not hard to catch, trust me!!
I'm assuming throughout you have adequate gear. And be aware the time is fast approaching for some of the best pike action- be prepared.
It goes without saying that whatever approach is used there is the need to establish the presence of big pike. Much easier to do in rivers, drains, or canals, gather the nessesary info, get off your arse and find em. Once having found em or it, the're not hard to catch, trust me!!
I'm assuming throughout you have adequate gear. And be aware the time is fast approaching for some of the best pike action- be prepared.