Re: what thickness line for pikeing?

NICHO · by NICHO on Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:40 pm

think we need a get together craig ,and have a discussion on whats what ,with the piking thing ,i can't wait to get together with some of these guys to learn abit ,don't even think i've got the right stuff at all ,but i'l have a go with what i've got Wink

had a go other night see ,other thread Embarassed

tackle tart · by tackle tart on Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:50 pm

i,m sure nicho there are plenty on here who will give you good sound guidance toward your giving quarry

kevin

Andy Macfarlane · by Andy Macfarlane on Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:52 pm

What stuff do you have?

**DanDanUK** · by **DanDanUK** on Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:58 pm

tackle tart wrote:i,m sure nicho there are plenty on here who will give you good sound guidance toward your giving quarry

kevin

Yes i agree, most of my piking is done by dead or live baiting and i use 15lb krystonite (f**king awsome gear) don't do too much lure work but i will be doing in the very near future.

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:13 pm

just spooled mine up with power pro 30lb braid................

ryan · by ryan on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:22 pm

i find power pro good for float fishing for pike but not that good on the ledger it seems to lay heavy on the bottom last sunday i was using 50lb power pro and i could feel the line pinging of the bottom all the way to the lead

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:30 pm

its some thing ive never used, so hopefully i can get a feel for it this weekend, and see what sort of things i need to do to get the best results with it.... Fingers crossed

i can connect with a pike just to see what the fight is like on it, its being said that you need to let the pike put the strain on the braid not you!!!!!!!! any ideas from you guys that use it would be greatly welcome.....

ryan · by ryan on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:35 pm

i use braid for all my piking mostley lures the fight it better you feel every thing and you connect quicker with mono there 20% stretch so on 100yrds of mono you need to pick up that up with braid two turns and you are connected and its strong ive lifted a merc bonnet and pulled a weelie bin full of water out with it Twisted Evil

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:26 pm

With carp it’s a different kettle of fish over pike as you know I use it for my long range carp fishing and 90% of mike pike fishing. Playing fish on braid is a much more of a direct experience, when the fish is under the rod tip slacken off the clutch by a couple of notches as this on carp can pull hooks as you have no stretch or even straighten hooks. But on pike its great as when you strike you know the hooks are going in. The one thing I must warn you about is casting. Don’t let it twist round the tip of your rod as a large dead bait will just slice the tip off. Also watch you finger it can cut through to the bone.

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:34 pm

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:38 pm

**billy barbel** · by **billy barbel** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:42 pm

Stotty wrote:With carp it’s a different kettle of fish over pike as you know I use it for my long range carp fishing and 90% of mike pike fishing. Playing fish on braid is a much more of a direct experience, when the fish is under the rod tip slacken off the clutch by a couple of notches as this on carp can pull hooks as you have no stretch or even straighten hooks. But on pike its great as when you strike you know the hooks are going in. The one thing I must warn you about is casting. Don’t let it twist round the tip of your rod as a large dead bait will just slice the tip off. Also watch you finger it can cut through to the bone.

Who the fook is mike and does he use braid or mono? scratch

**NIDGE MAC** · by **NIDGE MAC** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:42 pm

Stotty wrote:With carp it’s a different kettle of fish over pike as you know I use it for my long range carp fishing and 90% of mike pike fishing. Playing fish on braid is a much more of a direct experience, when the fish is under the rod tip slacken off the clutch by a couple of notches as this on carp can pull hooks as you have no stretch or even straighten hooks. But on pike its great as when you strike you know the hooks are going in. The one thing I must warn you about is casting. Don’t let it twist round the tip of your rod as a large dead bait will just slice the tip off. Also watch you finger it can cut through to the bone.

**Woodchucker** · by **Woodchucker** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:47 pm

I have just got my braid for my bait rods today, 40lb phantom red power pro, I cant wait to get it in the water, the advantages for me are easy.

Its by far more sensative than mono.

It has no stretch so setting the hooks is never an issue.

It generally floats which makes it great for float fishing.

If you get snagged up you can straighten the hooks and get your end tackel back which is always a good thing.

Do I have to go on Cool Smoking

BRAID WINS EVERY TIME FOR PIKE FISHING

**Stotty** · by **Stotty** on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:47 pm

billy barbel wrote:
Stotty wrote:With carp it’s a different kettle of fish over pike as you know I use it for my long range carp fishing and 90% of mike pike fishing. Playing fish on braid is a much more of a direct experience, when the fish is under the rod tip slacken off the clutch by a couple of notches as this on carp can pull hooks as you have no stretch or even straighten hooks. But on pike its great as when you strike you know the hooks are going in. The one thing I must warn you about is casting. Don’t let it twist round the tip of your rod as a large dead bait will just slice the tip off. Also watch you finger it can cut through to the bone.

Who the fook is mike and does he use braid or mono?

That’s my not that ass wipe Mike, don’t know what he wants scratch

any way it’s not bad considering drunken