Lurking Pike

This has been a grat topic. But i am astonished that nobody picked up on the fact that Zeds kill for fun, I would of thought that would have been the first thing to go.

werent they fishin then when they were shooting at the reed beds???

I caught this fish in an eddy of water. the bite indication was a mere tweek that looked lik a currrent.

Well that is a nice story stu.

I keep getting Pike, Because thats all i fish for.

Wel guy's we all have the same point of view.

Can you describe roughly the climate please

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter an idea why there might be traces in the fish, the rig may get snagged on the bottom,(with the bait still attached.)and the pike picks it up. I know from my personal expierience that the broad i fished was particularly snaggy.

quote: we don't get PIke down here,too warm well remembered Nugg.

If we are in the House of commons, shall i blend in with the crowd and fall asleep. lol

What i'm worried about is this global warming thing. What effects will it have on pikeing.

Well this has been a good topic and i thoroughly enjoyed reading your replies.

This is it http://freespace.virgin.net/vicky.mark/abo...production.html look at that guys

Guy's i'm looking for the link now i'll get back to you.

May i suggest a sort of freelining method that might help. a 2 ssg shots about 2 foot away from your hookbait. you can tighten up on the shot but still have a loose presentation.

Well Peter, I got it off a web page that i think i got from you. but all i can do is quote from the piece of paper. as i will do now in bold. Female pike are capablef producing a large number of eggs. For example a twenty pounder could lay some 2000,000 eggs. Females contain eggs at some stage of development for most of the year. Egg development begins during the summer months following the springtime spawn. During the following winter and spring the eggs mature and swell by absorbing water. The Spawning trigger depends on various factors including water temperature wich is usually between 8 and 12 degrees celcius when spawning takes place. Male pike tend to arrive at the spawning ground before the females, selecting shallow areas of water where there are ample submerged water plants or emergent vegatation-reed,rushes or even flooded areas of grass can be used. Female pike may fail to shed thier eggs when there are large temerature fluctuations during the spring. Unlike some other coarse fish they appear to be incapable of re-absorbing these eggs- which can constitute for 20 % of thier body wieght - and by early summer these fish often die. Tell me if that is ok please peter.

I've caught a 8lb 12oz barble, as pinted on my signature,(My first ever one!!). and i caught that on two minute pieces of spicy spam, about 1cm by 1cm. so you don't need to use big baits. sorry to be a odd one out.

Peter, just a suggestion but, some pike die because of spawning. if they cannot lay in water between 8-12 degreese celcius they die. and the weather now is so much more than 12 degreese.

nice one peter

Apache i have caught carp on a surface float with a cork ball. i am reluctant to catch them but i will if they arew the only things about.

Surley you wouldn't use it for the intended reason would you? :confused:

Nice brian but why i've never caught a stillwater eel that was bigger than a river one. is it cuz i'm a crap eel fisherman

has any one used ANTBAIT Match balls if so please tell me the results. [ 30. May 2003, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Lurking Pike ]

Thanks guy's. much appriciated