5 Ways To Catch BIGGER Pike

Pike fishing tips and advice from the banks of a small river... Good luck!
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[@fishingtutorials]

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[@julianthomas6899]

great instruction as always, the only advive I would give is that if you keep your rods tackled up (as I do) at the start of each session put the hooks in a post or similar and give the tackle a really good heave to check no weak spots have developed - it can save a lot of tears

[@trevorcornes1056]

All really good info Carl, nice to see you doing a bit of piking. Great looking river too .

[@pauldaniels9049]

Carl , Great as always with good tips and advice. Really enjoy watching you and the team. ❤

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks so much Paul, happy to hear that :)

[@b62boom1]

We've had an enormous explosion of roach on our club water. Last year was a particularly successful spawning season for them, so it should've had a really positive impact on our pike and perch stock. We've a junior pike day tomorrow, so I'm sure we'll find out. Great vid dude!

[@xtherealest]

Sometimes a lot of baitfish is a good sign but sometimes it's the opposite. It could mean that there's pike since they have a lot of food there but what I've experienced this year was that there was a huge amount of baitfish because the pikes were fished out. There still is maybe a few but a very low amount. Last year caught a pike every single time I went there. This year I went there 15 times, not a single pike caught. Had one strike where the pike just unhooked itself after like 3 seconds and second one was when I saw a pike jump out of the water so I threw it there and I after a few seconds of reeling I had a bite, the thing is the pike missed it and just bit the entire tail off my twister. I then went bait fishing with corn with my friend and I think it is kinda obvious what happened there. A lot of baitfish everywhere but almost no pike to hunt them. I've seen the pike jump above tje water a couple times but compared to last year there was fish jumping all the time, this year only a few times and usually at places where you couldn't even get to. I talked to a fisherman there and he told me that he was fishing for carp and a pike had to bite off his entire leader. He said that it had to be a big pike but from my 15 fishing sessions it says otherwise. No luck this year. Wanted to try it now in the winter but when I arrived to the lake I found out that it's completely frozen so no fishing for me this year. I hope next year will be better.

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

I also use 50lbs braided line. I feel thicker line is too much influenced by wind and surface water current, causing it to create a bend in the line when float fishing

[@grahamkirkbride5720]

Brilliant video carl thanks for the advice as me and my son are quite new to pike fishing and my son caught his first pike today, he was over the moon bless him 👍

[@fishingtutorials]

Ahh that's awesome! Bet he was :) That's ok, glad it was helpful!

[@xtherealest]

Pike fishing is amazing, remember when I started it was amazing. Sad that the pike situation here where I live is in a very bad spot right now. This year I went pike fishing 15 times and didn't catch a single fish. Had one bite and the hook fell out after like 3 seconds and the second time I saw one jump out of the water so I casted exactly where it was and had a bite but the pike missed and just bit off the tail of my twister bait. I hope next year will be better :)

[@fishingtutorials]

Love it. Yes there's been a huge decline in many species. Sorry to hear that, I hope it improves too.

[@xtherealest]

@@fishingtutorials Next year I wanna try out some new spots where I think pike could be in higher numbers we'll see. Might give it a try and do some live bait fishing I don't have much experience with that but I've seen a lot of videos including this one so I think I know more than enough, the problem is to find the pike. I think a river is going to be the best option.

[@GamingWithSean07]

cant wait to go pike fishing someday. loving the content keep it up.

[@fishingtutorials]

It's super fun, cheers Sean!

[@jordanbarker6624]

Great vid mate love the tips ❤

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Jordan! I'm glad :)

[@razoutFishing]

Great tips Carl, and I agree about slack waters tip. I got some tips as well. To get the bait on the bottom using the float, is keep sliding the float stop and keep checking until your float starts to tilt, If the float is flat and the float stop is nowhere near the float, means you have a lot of line underneath the float and it can put the fish in danger because they could eat the bait before indication. Other tip, you can use Circle Offset Hooks, 9 out of 10 you will hook into scissor of the pike if you just reel instead of striking. Circle Offset Hook is really good for those who worries about deephooking.

[@kodiwtf]

You think hook ups are better with the circles as apposed to two trebles when dead baiting? I'm yet to deephook a pike on trebles as I strike early, but I have missed around 3 pike due to striking early so

[@razoutFishing]

@@kodiwtf yea I only missed 1 pike using circle hooks out of 10 pikes landed so far since start of the deadbait season. I would assume the pike held the edge of the bait for too long time.

[@kodiwtf]

what way would you rig it? just a single hook or two? Also would it be best to reel in fast or slow and steady?@@razoutFishing

[@razoutFishing]

@@kodiwtf single Hook, reel about medium speed

[@razoutFishing]

@@kodiwtf pretty much same float rig Carl made in this channel somewhere, replace it with single offset circle hook.

[@zacstowell8478]

Great vid, looking to catch some bigger pike this winter 🔥

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Zac, all the best with it mate! :)

[@BulldogBadger]

I need one of these named “How to actually catch any Pike” please 🎣🫶🏻🤣

[@andyh9030]

Still nothing bulldog? 😂 keep trying mate fingers crossed 🤞 for you 👍

[@BulldogBadger]

@@andyh9030 🤣🤣🤣 went this morning, river was low and clear.. perfect, but -3 and after a few casts it clogged up my rod tip and baitcaster with ice.. going back down in an hour for the last few hours of daylight and hopefully not as cold

[@andyh9030]

@BulldogBadger nice one mate, I'm going hunting tomorrow morning 👌

[@kodiwtf]

@@BulldogBadger Unlucky, pike tend to slow down quite a lot in freezing temps, however the big girls will feed well around 3-4 degrees so keep that in mind, also on a river you should keep moving as much as you can to cover all the water. but if you can find a lake and find the deep spots, they wont be as cold so the pike like to sit in there when its freezing temps, you could throw in a ledger setup with a 3-4oz weight and a popped up bait. go to baits would be mackerel, smelt, roach, trout and perch. But don't shy away from lure fishing once it starts to warm up as it can produce some serious pike

[@BulldogBadger]

@@andyh9030 good luck mate!🤞🏻 We just got back and blanked, but we did get a follow so now we know there are Pike there.. re cast about 50 times and switched baits when we walked back later and no joy lol

[@80gam]

Great video Carl, great tips and advice…when are you are doing a main video on pike fishing again? 😊

[@fishingtutorials]

Thank mate, I'm glad you found it helpful :) likely to be properly pike fishing again in January

[@mcpapibig-mac7906]

Nice to the local devon baits getting about 👍🏼

[@Leo_goes_fishing]

Great video Carl keep up the great work. Still looking forward to your next vid on the main channel

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Leo! Got a main channel film out this Saturday :) 👍

[@robertcotton9091]

Very, very informative, massive thanks for sharing Mate :)

[@fishingtutorials]

Happy to hear that, cheers Robert! 👍

[@deedontworry]

We love BIG PIKE! 🔥 Awesome video Carl!!!

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks mate! ❤️👍

[@Bad_Luck_HD]

Thank u sm im going to try them tomorow

[@ESOX-BANDIT]

Finally some pike video👍👍👍

[@reneangler]

One of the best fishing videos i have ever seen, great voice )

[@fishingtutorials]

Wow, thanks so much

[@reneangler]

@@fishingtutorials i thank you )

[@fishingtutorials]

:)

[@MartynsAnglingAdventures]

Nice work Carl!

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Martyn!

[@harrybailey9018]

love the content carl

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Harry!

[@jmvh445]

I love the vids they help me out a lot keep it up

[@fishingtutorials]

I'm glad :)

[@karlcook7881]

Great video plenty of tips 🎣🎣🎣

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Karl :) 👍

[@Torzsi88]

Hey Carl! In one of your previous video you mentioned that you use the same fishing rod for carp and pike. Can you tell which one specifically? Thanks mate! 🙌🙌 Great video as always!

[@ryanlotgd]

got snapped off on 20ib line years ago when pike fishing with a pike on the end few days later i was carp fishing the same really small stretch of the canal saw my float siting on the sufrace near the edge took some trys but managed to hook onto the line and land the pike and remove the trebbles. stil saprised to this day how well my stop knots can hold.

[@nathantyson5265]

Great video again mate x

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Nathan :)

[@davidhempkin2402]

Good to see a pike video Carl 💪🐊

[@fishingtutorials]

😊👍

[@kylelangdon2787]

Great video but I can’t help but notice that that was a 10ft 3.5tc not a 3tc? Really nice pike though! Also with the unhooking process there’s a duty of care too check for other rigs that might be further down the throat?

[@FishingZaanstad]

Nice film and pikes. 👍👍

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers dude!

[@danishrizwan3532]

Hey bro can you suggest me a good brand for catching carbs in float fishing (fishing rod should be more than 9 feet) Thanks

[@user-cz3fn5rl4v]

I love your videos❤❤

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad you like them :)

[@wayneurch5545]

Great video buddy

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Wayne! 👍

[@bigcarp-bf3go]

Wicked video mate

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks man!

[@peterdavis8383]

More videos about pike, please 🙏

[@AdamsAnglingTv]

going to start deadbaitin on my syndicate this week with 2 on deadbaits an 1 for the carp🐊🎣 do mostly predator when hit -1 temps

[@fishingtutorials]

Niiiice! All the best mate :)

[@sandorkovacs9271]

nice one lads, beautiful sandwich Carl, i bet Omi made that not you 😂 that jackets has to get trademarked with the "muddy" pattern, i love it. loads of good information in the video with plenty of laughs and beautiful shots. just how i like it.

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks mate! I'm glad :) Haha no that one was actually lovingly made by waitrose 😂

[@sandorkovacs9271]

@@fishingtutorials oh no, i was sooooooooo wrong 😅

[@fishingtutorials]

😂

[@janesmith1055]

best bait for medium pike [live trout] big pike horse macqrel with cuts on both sides.

[@S1gnore]

Hi, can i use this sistem to fish on lake ?

[@vakar88s]

Sadly the waters in lithuania are frozen but i will make sure to use them in spring

[@kodiwtf]

why dont you ice fish them then? They won't be frozen all the way through

[@andrewmci89]

I'm struggling to find spots like this near me that aren't restricted (central Scotland). Seems like pretty much every river here is trout + salmon only and no winter fishing. Great video though!

[@JamieVauxnut1]

There are plenty of rivers in central Scotland with in season and winter river fishing for pike , the challenge is finding areas that trout aren't picking up every bait you put out. Out with the rivers there's plenty of public park waters , boating/wildlife ponds , sections of canals that are all free of a few quid to fish . Not to mention the big lochs and trout waters

[@kodiwtf]

I can't speak on central exactly, but scotland is somewhere I am dying to visit due to the lakes holding gigantic pike, here's a tip from experience, follow those trout rivers on google maps until they hit a lake, then fish it. Pike love trout and they get especially large on trout. Also in general loch lomond and loch ness are meant to be amazing pike venues, I know a chap who fishes lomond and pretty much exclusively catches 20-30lb pike

[@andrewmci89]

@@JamieVauxnut1 Can you list a couple I can check out? Having issue finding clear info and those which are clear seem to be no out-of-season fishing at all. I have summer permits for the Almond & the North Esk but neither permits winter pike fishing. I've also fished a fair bit on the Union & Forth and Clyde Canals, which I know a lot of people say have decent sized pike but I've never had any luck. The lochs are an option tbf but I'm more looking for rivers similar to in the vid.

[@JamieVauxnut1]

@@andrewmci89 on the Clyde depending on which section there are coarse tickets that allow you to fish all year on the Mid . The lower is free fishing year round and the upper stretches are split into different clubs but they off winter/grayling tickets that allow you to fish for pike in certain areas . The upper Clyde ticket alos covers the tributaries of which at least 3 are worth targeting for pike and are more like the small river in the video . As said in the video check Google maps and look for the rivers merging. I'm not going to go into exact locations but there's a life time of water to go at just on the Clyde and tributaries ( Douglas water particularly) I don't do an awful lot but have had Clyde fish to 28lb and biggest brace in the net together at 41lb ! Also done a fair bit on the river Forth which is probably closer to you judging by your list with decent results. It's worth contacting the permit issuers because a lot will allow you to course fish in winter if you had the trout/salmon ticket in summer even if not stated on the ticket . Some state it in the rules like some Clyde tickets . F&C canal is a lot harder now as a lot of fish were removed as you know , but I drop in a few areas in winter and get regular action from double figure fish . Usually harder to reach spots now but still fish there , maybe not many over 20

[@andrewmci89]

@@JamieVauxnut1 Thanks appreciate it!

[@davidbamber6795]

I set my pike rods up with braid last year for the very reasons you stated, only to be told this year I'm not allowed to use braid on my local lakes. So it may pay to check first. Its not cheap 😢. DB Chichester West sussex

[@fishingtutorials]

If I was told I couldn't use braid for pike fishing on a lake, I'd probably not fish there! Fishing mono just isn't the same and is much more likely to lose fish or leave tackle in the lake. Shame some fisheries don't understand that!

[@Matt_-hn5gj]

How do you set the depth with a dead bait float?

[@simonspeedo8122]

With either a stop knot or specimen rubber float stops,I use the latter these,two in tandem to prevent reduce slippage

[@liammackenzie6959]

Finally got into pike fishing this year and I'm enjoying it... unfortunately the hostility of other fishermen is brutal more often than not which is usually very frustrating

[@xtherealest]

Hostility? In what way. Over where I'm at its always great, you see a fisherman and no matter what it almost always goes into a conversation about fishing. Never encountered anyone that wouldn't be nice.

[@liammackenzie6959]

@@xtherealest Fighting over spots, kicking tackle boxes in the river while the fisherman isn't looking, throwing rocks to baited up spots and calling the police on other fishermen and accusing them of fishing illegally are some of the things I've seen at my river

[@xtherealest]

@@liammackenzie6959 Tf are these types of people, why can't people just leave you alone and mind their own business. If someone takes your spot just go somewhere else it's a public space who gets there first has the spot. Some people really suck. If some mfer kicked my tackle box in the river before he knows it he's up next already swimming in the river with the tackle box. I'm not surprised you're frustrated. I don't know where you live but here nobody really cares about you. When you see some other fisherman you just say hi and like 90% of the time they even start talking about fishing, it's nice, sometimes you get some good advice from people that help you to catch a fish. If someone takes your spot you just go somewhere else what else can you do I wouldn't fight over a spot it's a public place nobody owns that spot. I guess some people have a really sad life if instead of going to fish to stop thinking about all the things you have to do and just relax they will go and kick someone else's stuff just because you are on their favorite spot. Especially when pike fishing, it's a lot about finding the pike and changing spots you don't stay at one spot for 5 hours, if someone took the spot just go somewhere else the fish aren't only at one spot. That type of behavior from people would totally get me away from fishing. I just wouldn't want to fight over dumb shit. Just like 90% of fishermen I go fishing to relax and maybe catch something and never in a milion years I'd think about calling the police at someone for illegal fishing. I hope your fishing experience will be better these people should be put somewhere in a mental hospital if things like someone taking your spot pisses you off that much that they kick your stuff.

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad you're enjoying it mate :) ahh that's unfortunate, I've experienced my fair share of territorial abuse over the years. It's a shame that people can get like this, but like you say just different types of people. Just leave them to it and stay clear :)

[@fishingtutorials]

Really want this kind of thing to change and for people to realise it's only fishing. I would love to see support for each other not fighting and hostility.

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

Use a carp rod for pike and cast a decent size bait any distance, be prepared to be buying a new rod. It makes perfect sense to have proper pike rods, even if like me you also fish for carp, where I use dedicated carp rods.

[@JackStone-tv6bz]

Can you do more qike videos 😊

[@fishingtutorials]

Will see what I can do! :)

[@davidgoudie9879]

There is nothing wrong with fishing with mono, had 3 30s on mono with no problem, good video

[@fishingtutorials]

Fishing with it is fine, it's getting the hooks snagged that's a problem! Strong braid will allow you to straighten the hooks and avoid ever leaving metal traces and big hooks in the river or in a pike :)

[@gilbertofonseca4469]

Why not use lure ? In winter ! ??

[@fishingtutorials]

You can :)

[@theloveboxquartet]

A pike doesn't normally hold it's own bodyweight on it's gill covers...

[@potats1770]

Haven't caught a pike since October, tried so many spots on lures and deadbait and nothing is working

[@user-wi3md2qi9p]

Puth big deadbait like 35cm fish on the hook😄

[@imraduin]

Loved the vid! However I don't think holding a pike with your dry pants would be the best for the fish, it will likely remove some of the very delicate slime cover.

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks mate! And yes, good point :) I try not to but it happens sometimes.

[@imraduin]

I don't actually know how harmful it is for pike to lose slime coat, I'm an avid trout fisherman myself and barely ever fish anything other than salmonids - and they are very fragile when it comes to their slime coat :)@@fishingtutorials

[@fishingtutorials]

Yes it's very important to understand this about fish care, I believe a little slime-removal is ok, but not much more as it can cause delayed mortality.

[@antnewbon2673]

Whats better than braid on cannals.

[@filipfejdi7539]

I cant cach a pike however i try😢😅

[@onthelakewithjake3294]

A spinnerbait would reck them in there

[@troywales983]

all that is needed to catch pike of all sizes is to get out fishing more often , is the only method that works

[@AmyWinehouse9and14.]

There's some really annoying things when fishing some places.There's simply not enough if any available parking especially when fishing rivers some places there's none near the rivers at all. A lot of places are permit holders only.A local one near me which has 1 lake or 4 notorious for pike used to be day ticket for years,now it's members only and 7 AM - 4.45. I fished another venue on Oct 1st and was told "We don't allow pike fishing until after 1st frost which where I am was about 6 weeks later.Another venue was Nov 1st onwards,the pike seasons 6 months so why shorten it by a month and not stated on their website so anyone turning up Oct 1st couldn't fish for pike? There's also massive reservoir about 30mins drive from me that was great for piking now it's no fishing at all.I've looked online some places and the info is terrible so very vague.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Come over here and fcuk all those rules... 😂 😎👍☘️🍺

[@Fluffyfrog-dx9nm]

Best way to cache pike is shiny

[@keepfishingneverstop]

Yo made a video for snagged bro 😂😂😂😂

[@fishingtutorials]

haha you should send them this video. hahaha

[@keepfishingneverstop]

@@fishingtutorials done 👍

[@fishingtutorials]

😂 👍

[@fishingladsuk9642]

Never caught a pike would love to catch one in 2024

[@fishingtutorials]

Good luck mate!

[@coriekerr6987]

I cant catch them at all let alone a bigger one 😭😂😂😂

[@fishingtutorials]

Keep at it mate! You'll get there :)

[@mtj4530]

First❤

[@josephscott4997]

Good on you son😎

[@kriugeris12345]

If you cant wash your jacket for years just buy a new one

[@linusrs7455]

He’s an angler, he’s supposed to be dirty😂 or what do you mean?

[@kriugeris12345]

@@linusrs7455 i mean you should't be wearing same dirty jacket for years

[@fishingtutorials]

Haha, I wash it in-between! Just gets dirty again when I go fishing!

[@project.hump.productionsda7634]

Sends to @snaggedbros 😂

[@fishingtutorials]

😂👍