finlayson87

sorry i must of not been clear enough. im going fishing for pike for the first time using dead bait. only ever fished for them with lures and light weight tackle. i no all the basics of unhooking and landing the fish and also no about the fishes delicateness towards over fishing and rough handling despite them being a hardy predator. i would just like to no some of the best ways to present a dead bait in weedy waters without using a bite alarm and just using a float and the other bits that go with it. thanks

Hi to all. first of all i have been looking over these forums all day and have found noting so i hope someone here can help me i am going to be fishing for pike for the first time in the next few weeks and i am looking for as many rigs as i can find. most of all i would like to no how to float fish for pike in weedy waters with dead baits. i have a couple of carp rods and reels which i have filled with 18lb line and i have brought some trace 24lb and i have a few pier fishing floats but i have no bite alarms and for some reason never liked the idea of using them anyway. i am wondering if anyone here has any ideas of how to fish with these floats with dead baits while not getting snagged up every 5 minutes because of the amount of weeds that are in my local lakes. i have all the other kit i would need and money is not an issue but i would still prefer not to be buying bite alarms or very expensive kit as i only pleasure fish. oh also what are the best dead bates to use as i have seen people using half mackerel and things like that but i don't no if my float would hold that sort of weight so any other advice would be a huge help. many thanks peeps! oh and i will let ya'll no how i get on. Cheers guys! Finlayson