Dave Horton

Yes WE did Peter! (Brothers unite face)

Hi again Lee. Yep this forums very pleasant by comparison with some others actually. I'll try arrange a day with Ade and yourself but you gota try bring your Jake alonh eh? Dave.

Hi ya Kempo. Hows tricks? Ade will put ya straight m8 and I might even be able to help too? Hows your Jake? Regards Dave.

Does a very informative and entertaining talk does our Phil!

Undoubtedly gozzer, food must have a huge baring on Pike movents but there must be other, though probably less impactive, elements at play too? I'd be very interested in the out come of that one Budgie?

Yeah I can see that too!

I'm glad someone who knows him lept to Terry Hearns defence though I suspect that few of us felt it was really necessary? The man catches above and beyond because he goes above and beyond!

I firmly believe that you get some Pike that are Nomadic, some that seem to reside in a very localised area and yet others that do a bit of both or fit in somewhere in between those two types? But I can be wrong!

Just? Just? Andy you had a result!

How can one make the assumption that it "Does look like the lure has been tossed up the bank after losing it's tail"? I suspect its more likely that the lure was accidentally lost and the tail was detached by the hapless mutt? Incidentally I'm an animal love and dogs are right up there amongst my favorites.

I've not time to read all of the posts at present so I may just duplicate someone elses advice? I prefer wobbling deads to lure fishing but green (seldom fished for) Pike are generally easy to catch? I'd wait for the weather to improve or at worse be stable for some time before I tackled somewhere that I wasnt intending to fish much. New moon, low pressure 8 - 10 degrees and a stiff breeze would see me very very optimistic! You have my envy!

You want to get out with that Bettle fella Gerry I gather he's very good.

I'm sure there's something in what you say there Steve? Infact I've even moved swims before now when I'm catching too many little Pike.

Yep I make you right on "the game of two halves" bit Budgie. I'm generally trying out new waters pre X-mas and often don't get to grips with them until after?

I suspect the severe cold may have influenced thier readiness to feed? If at first you don't succeed and all that! Bit Milder this weekend too - go get em!