Never give up!!

The moral of this post is as the title says Never give up. It is 50 years since I began fishing and this is my first 20 lb Pike. I long ago lost count of the nuimber of Pike I've caught, some were higher doubles but last year I caught this fine fish. Cant tell you how I felt. Sorry the image is cropped, I've tried adjusting the size but to no avail. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. Cheers
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great result and you are right...


never give up

I have no idea why I dont have the ability to edit posts on this particular thread,but anyways, Ive resized your picture mr longshot......I had a girlfriend that called me once
Lovely fish,and a head that looks to be a little big for the body.
Well done mate,just hope mine does'nt take 50years

Thank you very much for doing that. It looks much better. I too hope it doesn't take you 50 years, but I hope you enjoy all the years to come as much as I have.
Cheers Ken

Ken already i can see your a credit to our forum and i look forward to reading more of your posts

Congrats on the 20 i hope to catch one soon myself !!!

Gorgeous pike that.I was stuck on 19.5lb for 3 years until I was introduced to jerkbaits and got to fish waters like jumbles.

20lb pike are still pretty rare fish unless you fish good rivers and troutwaters, I am still trying to catch my first 25lb+ pike and I have had 6 20lb+ fish which shows how hard it is

Woodchucker wrote:20lb pike are still pretty rare fish unless you fish good rivers and troutwaters, I am still trying to catch my first 25lb+ pike and I have had 6 20lb+ fish which shows how hard it is

and there's pikers out there like the famous fudgy who's had them to 40+ lbs and not just one either

DanDanUK wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:20lb pike are still pretty rare fish unless you fish good rivers and troutwaters , I am still trying to catch my first 25lb+ pike and I have had 6 20lb+ fish which shows how hard it is

and there's pikers out there like the famous fudgy who's had them to 40+ lbs and not just one either

DanDanUK wrote:Ken already i can see your a credit to our forum and i look forward to reading more of your posts

Congrats on the 20 i hope to catch one soon myself !!!

Thank you sir. I hope I dont get a big head now.

I thought you had more than 6 donkeys Ade? tbh thats suprised me lots.
10 for me with 7 of them last season :)
Anyone wanna lend of me lucky chickens foot? :D having a soul is way overrated anyways! :D
Its when ya look at the results of the likes of nev un mick brown etc up or over the 400 x 20lbers ya kinda think how the ****?
I still want a 25+er too or dare a mention it maybe a 30 ....
Thats allso one braw looking pike there Longshot well in that man!!

Its been a lean spell for me with 20lb pike Chris but dont forget that I have only been fishing for 5-6 years so I am pretty happy with the amount of 20lbers I have caught, this winter I will be targeting a water that will put me a few nice fish on the bank so watch this space Chris

Same here, Im on the stour from now on

Woodchucker wrote:Its been a lean spell for me with 20lb pike Chris but dont forget that I have only been fishing for 5-6 years so I am pretty happy with the amount of 20lbers I have caught, this winter I will be targeting a water that will put me a few nice fish on the bank so watch this space Chris

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-- wrote:I thought you had more than 6 donkeys Ade? tbh thats suprised me lots.
10 for me with 7 of them last season :)
Anyone wanna lend of me lucky chickens foot? :D having a soul is way overrated anyways! :D
Its when ya look at the results of the likes of nev un mick brown etc up or over the 400 x 20lbers ya kinda think how the ****? I still want a 25+er too or dare a mention it maybe a 30 ....
Thats allso one braw looking pike there Longshot well in that man!!

It’s the same as carp fishing you first of all have to fish the water with them in, then have the time to put into that water. When I spoke to Mick brown about it a year or two ago he said he moved to where he lives now because of the fishing and that he can travel 30 min down the road in every direction and be on a peace of water that can possible offer you a 20lb fish.

Location location and time

But back on topic you’re never too old to stop learning and as I said to Dan when that fish turns up it’s more the sweeter.