Sunday, 27 October 2024

Pike: Consolation Prize


Unusually for me I decided to sit it out in one swim all day - the spot where I lost the big pike before the flood. It took a while to catch a livebait - but once I had I watched him work around the slack all day. It looked perfect, and so did my bait when I set him free as it got dark!

No pike - I was expecting some blanks - but they're always disappointing. I did however stick a cube of meat out on a sleeper rod (this stretch is known for some big chub). The alarm screamed off twice; a 6lb barbel and a cracking 5lb 11oz chub - what a blank-saver!

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  1. The use of live-baits is such a contentious issue these days, I'm surprised that you broadcast the fact.

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    1. Think I got away with it (didn’t mention they were live kittens :-)

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  2. A mate of mine used to buy goldfish from a pet shop, until they asked him why he kept coming in every week to buy some more fish!!
    Great chub, looks a right bruiser.

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    1. Not sure it would look good if someone saw you using goldfish… but bleak don’t seem to be working… Yeah, lovely chub - perhaps I’ll find one of those sixes I spotted in the summer yet.

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  3. You could always slice the barbel into fillets, you'd have bait for weeks.

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  4. Cracking chub! The big pike will come soon I'm sure

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