PIKE Baits

In this section of our pike forum i'd like to run through a few

of the baits we use for pike fishing and how you can attach them to your

trebles

DEAD BAITS
Without doubt when fishing dead baits this is a distinct probability and the rig below will hopefully provide some assistance in overcoming the problems of delaying the strike and the possibility of deep hooking and injuring the pike.



BAITS

These are some of the baits we use in pike fishing

Roach

this is a very good fresh water bait pike love them and will pick up a roach off the bottom, stab the dead bait roach or cut off it's head to release some extra scent in the water.



Eel's

Very slimy and also full of juice flavor simply cut a 5" section off the eel and chocks away pike will also take these off the bottom.



Lamprey

Very slimy, very bloody and horrible to deal with (IMO) but when you cut a section of lamprey and squeeze it you'll see why the pike love these as food there really bloody and all you need is a similar size section as an eel 5" or so.



Perch

a spikey dorsal fin won't stop a pike taking one of these fish



Rudd

with Rudd been primarily a medium to surface fish these are a prim target for a pike lying in ambush just waiting for a rudd to swim over the top of it, you can fish these dead baits either on the bottom or popped up.



PIKE

A pike wouldn't hesitate to eat one of it's own more pike are eaten by other pike when an angler catches one and reels in a much larger pike will take the hooked and defenseless pike the angler has caught



Sprats

Good bait's small good for jack pike and perch



Smelt

Smelt has a distinct smell of cucumber and the pike are really attracted to this scent in the water a very good bait to use in winter



Mackerel

When fishing is going slow and you find yourself with out a bite on the fresh water baits try switching to a sea bait a mackerel very oily and full of flavor pike just love them.



Herring

Another good sea bait which is also as good as a mackerel should never rule out a Herring i could get you that personal best pike :wink:



Pollan

A naturally buoyant bait no need for pop up foam with this bait it is naturally buoyant and will sit up off the bottom perfectly, very good in weedy areas



Sand eel's
Good old bait not many people use these for pike fishing to my knowledge as there mainly used as a sea bait for bass, wrass, pollock and cod but i'd never rule this out could maybe even bagg a nice big perch

Home sweet home :joker:

:bounce: Hmmmm...... Pass me the Garlic dip! :P :lol:

Are they jack russles?

No, I think there her's...........

Ask nice and she may let us use them as bait 8)

That diagram on hooking baits isnt right. Its good for rivers but not for still waters.

For still waters the top hook is inserted in the tail root the bottom hook in the flank

redrost wrote:That diagram on hooking baits isnt right. Its good for rivers but not for still waters.

For still waters the top hook is inserted in the tail root the bottom hook in the flank

at the time it was the only image we had to our disposal but thanks for pointing it out we have now had the opportunity to update it.

redrost wrote:That diagram on hooking baits isnt right. Its good for rivers but not for still waters.

For still waters the top hook is inserted in the tail root the bottom hook in the flank

I must be doing it wrong :oops: I hook em tail up on rivers too, unless I'm wobbly and sink n drawing.

By the way Dan, your sprat picture is realy a sardiene :shock: You should be ashamed of your self

still slippy wrote:

redrost wrote:That diagram on hooking baits isnt right. Its good for rivers but not for still waters.

For still waters the top hook is inserted in the tail root the bottom hook in the flank

I must be doing it wrong :oops: I hook em tail up on rivers too, unless I'm wobbly and sink n drawing.

By the way Dan, your sprat picture is realy a sardiene :shock: You should be ashamed of your self

Oh dear condemn me to hell for my sin's ...

that were a grand peice on pike dead baits is there any chance you could do one on plugs and lures and jigs please as thats what i'm trying at the moment and getting knowhere.Not sure if its me the lures or the water so any help .blah blah but as i said top peice nice one Dan :sunny:

ciderman wrote:that were a grand peice on pike dead baits is there any chance you could do one on plugs and lures and jigs please as thats what i'm trying at the moment and getting knowhere.Not sure if its me the lures or the water so any help .blah blah but as i said top peice nice one Dan :sunny:

glad you found it of some use, i think the best person(s) to talk about plug's would be woodchucker or if slippy fancies educating us all

from what i'm led to believe ... they are pike enthusiasts

DanDanUK wrote:

ciderman wrote:that were a grand peice on pike dead baits is there any chance you could do one on plugs and lures and jigs please as thats what i'm trying at the moment and getting knowhere.Not sure if its me the lures or the water so any help .blah blah but as i said top peice nice one Dan :sunny:

glad you found it of some use, i think the best person(s) to talk about plug's would be woodchucker or if slippy fancies educating us all

from what i'm led to believe ... they are pike enthusiasts

We have caught one or two between us

C'mon then "BIG HANDS" dish the dirt! :lol:

badger wrote:C'mon then "BIG HANDS" dish the dirt! :lol:

I am busy in the office at the moment

Woodchucker wrote:
I am busy in the office at the moment

Now THAT'S funny!