snowmanstevo 1,616 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 11 hours ago, chillfactor said: May as well stevo .... Mick had some of his best fishing , while off for the same reason . There's no substitute for time on the bank & no better way to recover. Yea mate agree 100% kids gone school Mrs going work I’m going down the canal with the dog looking for some new spots. I’d normally have been 2hrs into my shift by now 😂😂😂 Think it’s all over soon tho mate a return to work is imminent 🙄🙄😂😂 chillfactor 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Machali 85 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well done, nice pikes! Never caught one, here in Portugal they just live in a low number of waters. Maybe in January I'll try my first pike on spinning rod! Congrats for your catches carpyian 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nice little jack from Suffolk, taken on mackeral tail ledgered in 15feet of water from the ressie. finchey and dayvid 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Been having a few pike trips this year, nothing special until today. A ledgered pollen produced a 20lb1oz fish. Hadn't been out more than 20minutes buzzbomb, finchey, jh92 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carpyian 211 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 3 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: Been having a few pike trips this year, nothing special until today. A ledgered pollen produced a 20lb1oz fish. Hadn't been out more than 20minutes nice fish mate well done salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, carpyian said: nice fish mate well done Followed it up with another 12lb fish dayvid, jh92, carpyian and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carpyian 211 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 another nice fish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buzzbomb 1,029 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Nice one Nick! salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted November 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Back on the pike trail, 4 today including a double take, biggest went 10lb I had 7 takes, 4 on ledgered mackeral head, 3 on smelt and landed 2 on each, but lost 3 fish as hooks pulled. I can only assume small fish that didn't take the bait deeply. All were lightly hooked commonly, Big Bass, finchey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
victormeldrew 5 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 17:45, salokcinnodrog said: The main thing is the condition of them pike,they look perfect to me,well done,I would guess they have not been caught to many times before,happy days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 03/12/2020 at 18:47, victormeldrew said: The main thing is the condition of them pike,they look perfect to me,well done,I would guess they have not been caught to many times before,happy days Think they are self limiting numbers, very few silver fish seem to be in the lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carpmaster 513 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On 03/03/2015 at 10:15, salokcinnodrog said: As my current water is not particularly carp friendly, I've been exploring its pike potential with a few trips this year. Over 4 trips a mate and I have had some good fish, pike from 2 to 21lbs, normally a couple each trip, although we did manage a blank between us each day. The mate in question is the friend who managed to catch the twenty I lost last year, really into his fishing now, and enjoying it. Our first pike trip produced 3 to me, and Colin saved a blank with the small jack last knockings. My fish were two around 6lb, and a scrappy 16 with a missing pec. The next trip, Colin managed another couple of jacks, and again I had 3, topped with a 17. The 17 was a bit of a nightmare, not the fish, but the idiot dog walker who as I was unhooking it, got so close to the rod tip, moved it away from his face, and pulled the treble under my nail, more problems unhooking me than the pike. Unfortunately we both blanked next trip, but hey ho. A week later we were back at the venue, after a couple of casts I cast a whole joey mackeral, and within minutes, a finicky take with just a few bleeps and a nodding rod tip, no line pulled out the clip I hit into this beauty at 21lb The smile is very real, only my second ever pike over 20, worthy of a new PB at 21. Chuffed Nice pike that mucka salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 (edited) That 10lb pike from the double take has put on weight, I had it again today at 12lb. The twisted mouth and scar on the back was the give away. Caught this time on a dead roach. I also had another Jack. The jack was lightly hooked and the hooks fell out in the net. Mackeral tail for that Edited January 27 by salokcinnodrog Typo finchey, jh92, Big Bass and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carpmaster 513 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 7 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: The jack was lightly hooked and the hooks fell out in the net. Mackeral tail for that Two jacks beats a blank 👍 salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 After working another early morning breakfast shift at Honington I managed to get to the lake again for 9. Todays result was just the 2 Jack's, reckon 5lb tops The outflow is very high, so I fished the sheep fence swim. It is still weedy, and the wind is blowing it around. Carpmaster, finchey and Big Bass 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 3 today, biggest probably 7lb, all on float paternostered deadbaits Carpmaster, crusian, jh92 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 Aargh! Schoolboy error: Get a pike close to double figures in the landing net, as I released the tension the hooks fell out, dip landing net as I lifted and pike swims out....😳🙄 Who wants dirty wet smelly hands anyway? 😂😉 Ended up with 5 in the end, nothing massive. I might have to start comparing pics for more recaptures ouchthathurt, finchey, Carpmaster and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ouchthathurt 641 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 That’s just catch and release at its best nick! 😁 good result mate, well done salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 9 pike today, 2 at 13lb, a 12, an 11, and the rest singles. One I estimated at 8 I decided to weigh, was actually 9lb. One feisty little jack caught me on the finger so didn't have his picture taken. Not the most comfortable swim, had to sit in chest waders all day finchey, commonly, Carpmaster and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 On 26/02/2021 at 20:57, Big Bass said: He’s got a nasty grin in last pic He had a damaged jaw, quite possibly snapped at as they group up for spawning Carpbell_ll, Carpmaster, commonly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Bass 522 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 He’s got a nasty grin in last pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,556 Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 Think I just managed to upload and merge posts, so may be out of sync post wise. I ended up running out of deadbaits as first thing I had a load of dropped runs, and lost a few deads on the take. Ended up packing up in the dark, got to the stage as soon as I cast out, had another take within minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carpmaster 513 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Just now, Carpmaster said: 1 hour ago, salokcinnodrog said: Think I just managed to upload and merge posts, so may be out of sync post wise. I ended up running out of deadbaits as first thing I had a load of dropped runs, and lost a few deads on the take. Ended up packing up in the dark, got to the stage as soon as I cast out, had another take within minutes. Expand Good day angling 👍 salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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