Pike on double maggot

[PhilJ]

I recently fished the Avon at Tewkesbury using a swimfeeder for Chub, Roach et al with a light rod centrepin reel and 5lb line with double maggot on size 16 hook. Things were really quiet until the rod tip showed the slightest knock and on striking all hell broke loose. I was convinced I had hooked a pb barbel which led me all around the river for 1 hr keeping deep, circling, dashing accross the river, heading for reed beds.

 

I was astonished to discover that the barbel was in fact a 9.5 lb pike. Maggots? Pike? first for me. Any similar experiences?

[ayjay]

Cheesepaste takes several pike for me when chub fishing most winters,I've also caught pike on bread and on sweetcorn.(The sweetcorn was being retrieved at the time)Quite a few on maggots as well.

[Chris Plumb]

Same thing happened to me back in June....

 

See here

 

 

Chris

[lufc999]

hi Phill i also have cought a 5lb jack pike on double red maggot and a 16 hook , i had already got a net ful of roach pearch small chub dace ... when my swim went dead next thing all hell had broken loose .. here is my effort

 

 

ians fishing

 

[ 20. December 2003, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: lufc999 ]

[kleinboet]

I have done the same on the Severn at Gloucester.

What I think happens is that there are so many fish around your swim that the Pike 'has a go' ands grabs your hook. The other possibility is that a minnow or some other small fish actually has the maggot in his mouth when the pike strikes.

[chris mc]

Caught a few pike on Magort,i put it down to the fackt that they like Magorts.

[wunnus]

It happened to me as well. I put it down to the maggot was attracting small fish, they darted in and out of the reeds for the maggots and the pike lunged, misssed, found the hook.

 

I fell about laughing cos a whole load of kids were whacking lures and baits all over the show.

[Rob Ward]

I took my PB on a legered lobworm at the Wingham Fish In - 16lb8oz!

[seph]

I have had Zander on maggot on the Avon to 13lb. Sometimes a few in a session