never been pikeing but want to go now

aup boys just joined i want to go pikeing bit neva been,i no a little about it but neva practised it so was wundering can i have any advice and if any 1 in leeds fanceys showing me how to go about it thanks lads oli

don't worry mate im shure some one on here will take you out piking there is a few of us Leeds lads on here. i have just started piking my self. were abouts in Leeds are you, and do you have some lure chucking gear. ow and welcome to the forum

i live at new farnley just got to buy brade traces and lures

Think they've pike in wheatsheaf lake on whitehall road, which is pretty close to you I guess
What kinda budget do you have to buy all your gear

well just got a carp rod and baitrunner wich im told will do so whats it gunna cost me about 50 quid wheres the wheat shef pond is it dicks pond

Yeah, your carp rod and bait runner with both be fine for starting off in pike fishing.
You'll find info on every aspect of the sport through post on here, if you have a read through this post,whic coincidently was made yesterday for Nicho.
https://ukfishingforums.darkbb.com/predator-fishing-f9/help-with-piking-t1160.htm

Have a read of it,and let us know what else you've got,and we can let you know what else your gunna need.

I dont know the exact location of the wheatsheaf,as I got thet just from a quick Google,but if you've a village shop,you'll do just as well to ask them where about it is.

yeah just read it i will need longer forseps unhooking mat line trace scales lures bigger net think thats it what did u type in google to come up with the wheatsheaf lake

The scales aint an essential item when your starting up,but are a handy item once you start getting more serious about it,and want to know the weights of your fish. The net I would say is your most important item as your just starting out,so definately wont want to be chinning the fish,untill your shown exactly how to do,otherwise you risk hurting both yourself and the fish.
Do you plan to Chuck lures,or dead/live bait for them? cos your set-up swayng more towardsthe bait side of things,dont get me wrong,there's no huge problem with chucking lures on a carp rod,with a bait runner,but its perhaps a bit of overkill, just a light spinning rod and reel would do just the same,but in a smaller package if you understand I'd defo start out with braid for lure fishing,as you'll get far more sensitivity,and in my opinion,it will out last mono line,albeit more expensive,perhaps 15-20quid a spool,I'll find a ink for a seller on ebay later on.
I'd seriously suggest going with someone who's got some experience in handling pike,before you go solo.They command a gread deal of respect,and a stray finger,or treble will really ruin your day :evil:
I just looked at the bit I found about wheatsheaf,it does'nt give a phone number,but is listed underneath swillington,which Im positive some of the other lads have fished at,so they'll know a lot more about it than me.

both dead baiting and lures no i whont be off on me jack just trying to find out more about them and how to fish 4 them cant find that lake any were mate tryed it in google is it on any other site. thanks mate a real help tight lines

I'll pm you the website, I'll get shot for posting another forum on here, I dont use this other one, just that its where the link for what you need took me to.
You'll see at the very top right of the screen "you have messages" just click in there.

Also, if you simply type the word "pike" in the search bar at the top of here (5th bar along) you'll find a whole wealth of information about them, also, if you need to know anything in particular,send a pm to Either Woody, or Danny, these are our 2 top pikers.
Everyone will help out as much as they can.

alrite mate!
wot ya want to no???!!
are u headin 4 lure fishing or deadbaitin?
your carpin gear will b fine for general deadbaitin etc.
but ya lure fishing is a bit more personal..... but keep it simple mate! general lure work 30lb braid will do a 6-9ft rod is best and fixed spool, dont even start on baitcasters to ya get the jist of wot ya doin... and try and get out with someone who can show ya the in's and out's of handlin pike! a net and forceps or good old long nose pliers will help ya get the hooks out! as for lures it all depends on depth of water and wot ya pike are feedin on?? feel free to PM me if ya want to no more, sure some others will also gv advise
Danny

oli321 wrote:well just got a carp rod and baitrunner wich im told will do so whats it gunna cost me about 50 quid wheres the wheat shef pond is it dicks pond

yeah but your surrounded by Gyppo's it's up geldard road inbetween portakabin and the Gypsy camp site.

Oh and welcome to the site fella you don't live too far from me i'm in Armley give it a couple of weeks and we'll get a few to meet at Ardsley Res show you some stuff, your carp rod and baitrunner will be fine bring some traces but we can also show you how to knock up your own, and we can show you how to handle pike safley how's that sound mate ?

i thought that was the pond but there aint no pike in there but yeah that sounds cool thanks mate very helpfull,i was on yorkshirefishing site and asked the same all i got was ppl telling me stop asking questions.oli

Not some guy called "Woody" was it

nixon wrote:Not some guy called "Woody" was it

oli321 wrote:i thought that was the pond but there aint no pike in there but yeah that sounds cool thanks mate very helpfull,i was on yorkshirefishing site and asked the same all i got was ppl telling me stop asking questions.oli

how are you to learn or find anything out if you don't ask ?

Listen mate ask away here this is why i opend this board to bring anglers together and to teach and also to learn from other anglers there are so many guy's who sit at home vegging all day then realize they need a hobby so they go to the local £ store buy a rod and call them selves anglers now 9/10 they end up either blanking or making dangerous rig's !

so even if just a little bit of what they read from our site helps them then we have done our job.

and YF have no room to talk like that telling you to stop asking questions they are are the biggest yorkshire based forum which is 90% amatures & kids and only a hand full of guy's who actually know what there on about.

ha ha and were all pros on here

ryan wrote:ha ha and were all pros on here

no but we don't act like we are and nor do we turn anyone away

very true

ryan wrote: very true

were the people's choice