Pike rods

[chrisjpainter]

What would I look for in a reasonable dead baiting rod? I don't need long distances; my venues are reasonable small with no need for big casts and I don't turn to baits that often as I'm mostly a lure chap. Would 3lb carp rods at 10ft do the job? I'm thinking float/float legering tactics, should that make a difference!

 

[Keith M]

I use a couple of 12ft 3lb test curve Carp rods for both float and Leger work for Pike; which are fine when pulling home hooks in bony jaws and casting out average sized live and dead baits.

Keith

 

[terry m]

Agree, your 10ft 3lb tc rods should be absolutely fine.

Invest the cash saved, into decent unhooking tools.

 

[chrisjpainter]

Agree, your 10ft 3lb tc rods should be absolutely fine.

Invest the cash saved, into decent unhooking tools.

These I have already as I've pike fished for years - just always with lures! I've had a couple of goes at dead baiting over the weekend and caught nothing, But I know there were fish there as I landed a 13lb 11oz fish on a soft plastic that was hooked only about 15yds from where my dead bait was. I can't prove it, but having never done it before the weekend, it wouldn't surprise me if my rig was set poorly or unnaturally.

 

[Philip]

Would 3lb carp rods at 10ft do the job?

Yes agree with they others, they would do the job just fine.

I think we all fall into the trap of wanting to have the perfect tool for every situation when in reality we dont really need it.

Use those & save your money and garage space

 

[David Gane]

I use the same 12 ft, 2.75 lb tc rods for piking as I use for carp fishing. Someone once told me that the blanks used for pike rods are the same as carp rods, but that the pike rods usually have a coupe less rings. Certainly, it works just fine for me. As for rigs, I don't think anything over-complicated is necessary. Pike aren't that finicky, and if they're in the mood they'll take a bait (it does pay to ring the changes on the actual baits though). When float fishing I use a sliding float with a simple, old fashioned two hook setup on a wire trace. For legering I use a running lead and the same two hook traces.