Monday 22 October 2018

Go Big. Or Go Home!


I’m very impressed with the thru line pike - so I've bought his big brother... The first was 8" long and weighs 2⅓oz - that was a big lure - until I met his brother, 12" long and weighs 7oz!

It’s designed for trawling but I wondered if could I cast it? I tested casting in a field - didn’t want to crack off a £10 lure to go fishing on its own! I think with a shock leader the answer is yes.


It’s exactly the same size and shape as the mini-jacks the cannibals are feeding on, bit dark in colour but they seem to lighten as they get fished/chomped - had to resist a chuck without a shock leader...

I’ve had five pike on junior now, looking forward to trying to get one on senior. SG do have an 18” version (4D range that don’t look as good in the water) but I’d probably need a beach caster and a run-up!

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  1. i beg to differ-when you're using lures bigger than most of the pike,they should be called scares!

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    1. Not so worried about the ones they scare, it’s the ones they don’t that interest me :-)

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  2. that's why i use large lumps of meat.i want to catch the barbel that can get it in their mouths!

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    1. I like to bury the hook in the meat to reduce snagging, took a while to work out optimum size (without ridiculous size hooks) - but I love catching barbel whatever their size... Though I’ve been neglecting them recently...

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  3. yeah,i've got a little tool with a long wire with a crook at the end.pass it thru the meat hook the hook,usually an 8,then pull it back through.for the severn,i tie some copper wire to the eye,about 6-8ins,thread that through anything up to half a tin,pass it back thru,leaving the hook tight to the meat,and then it can be launched a very long way!when a bite comes,you know it's a big-un!if i hadn't seen it work,i would've though it was a wind-up!

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    1. I have a similar tool, though normally a size 6 hook. And I’ll try the wire loop idea, seems a quick adjustable way of hair rigging meat!

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  4. Good fishing Brian! On the subject of pike imitation lures there is a company called behr trendex that used to make some great big paddle tail lures - I have a fair few of them so if I see you on the wye this winter I can give you one! Ps had my first trip down there last weekend and had a couple to 10lb on the wobble

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    1. Cheers, really into these big lures at the moment. Good to hear they are coming out of the Wye - I’ll be back in December (if I can’t fit an earlier trip in) - hopefully bump into you on the riverbank.

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