Dead Baiting River Pike!

Just a simple straight forward dead baiting session for pike on the local river targeting slacks and snags to find the fish with a bit of stalking too. Using a simple dead baiting float setup and dead roach as bait.

[@rossanator88]

Without a doubt one of the best lure fisherman and all round pike angler in the country watched all your vids🤛

[@blueberryblueberry116]

I really like watching your footage and I am delighted with your skill and imagination. you have proved that it is not the expensive equipment that is crucial, but skill and knowledge. I am from Zemun, it is a town in Serbia, on the river Danube ... it would be an experience to go fishing with you. great greetings and respect from Zemun Gagi

[@Joecoleman84]

Really hoping to visit Serbia this Summer! Is there good fishing?

[@cheza7061]

You really do make it look easy!! I was thinking about using actual fish instead of lures so now I've seen your video its given me the confidence to try it out. Thanks & tight lines for your next outing.🎣😎🐟

[@esoxluce1409]

yep! Try out the swims that are inaccessible to all but the most intrepid anglers. Standing up to yer nads in a cold river surrounded by jaggy branches and snaggy bushes is the way forward. Great video and proof again that something as simple as changing the orientation of the bait in the water can bring fast results. Good Stuff. Oh, yes while I remember, when you open your bags of Roach deadbaits or whatever, leave them in the original bag and put the whole thing into a ziplok , extra insurance against rancid roach juice leakage. Cheers

[@johples]

Nice work, Sir. 👍🌞 Comforting old School pike fishing! Love it! Greetings from Denmark🇩🇰

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Another cracking video, making it look easy 👍 Totally agree with the lures, heart stopping at times isn’t it

[@fabriceboe3079]

Beautiful England, pure rivers, savage pikes and splendid rock band (THE CURE)

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

Hahaa, can’t believe you bit it to open it, what a dedicated Pike Pro, the Sprat juices are what makes dinghy fishing interesting in 30 deg summer sun ☀️ 🤣🤣🤣😝♥️♥️♥️

[@tonyashton780]

Cracking session Chris love your Pike husbandry.In experienced anglers have no idea that these fierce looking creatures are actually big softies and need correct gentle handling.Your skills are top notch and like mine self taught by experience.Also how many pikers take nackered traces home ?,iv seen them in bins ,bags and banksides.Take all your crap home recycle hooks and swivels and bin the junk.Very well done bud a masterclass.Stay safe buddy.Tony

[@oliverblair5664]

What rod is he using do u know

[@tonyashton780]

@@oliverblair5664 I'm sure if you message or ask Chris he will give you the exact details.I use Shimano Baitrunner reels and Abu and John Wilson six shooter which has had s twenty on it great fun.All the best.

[@thescottishpiker2010]

Doing yourself short with them estimates!!! Top video yet again

[@lesbaty8919]

Great fishing again Chris, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@tomhughes4205]

Really like your vids!! Lots of beautiful small and large pike

[@Krealot]

I am just happy to see a brit that is not all about the freaking Carps ^^

[@Krealot]

@ً Many of them seem to do it for sure :O

[@sheppeyfishtales]

That made me chuckle. We do love a carp -)

[@Krealot]

@@sheppeyfishtales I have heard that when you catch a big one, it is supposed to be really cool. Don't fish them myself, more of a Perch and Pike chap ^^. Caught me 2 new PB Pike in a 4 day period. First 10.2kg and second 16.08kg Fun fish as hell :D

[@sheppeyfishtales]

@@Krealot Oh! Thats some Pike! One that size is very rare in the UK. I would be happy to get one half that size!

[@Krealot]

@@sheppeyfishtales You can see it on my instagram. It was not a fish I thought I would find, since I was not even looking for it ^^. instagram.com/kristianbjorkenstal/

[@fishingmasterawesome]

I really like this channel don’t delete it.

[@driftwood5407]

Good pike session, a big thumbs up sir on the video, stay safe and tight lines

[@rzkl_relapzettv3699]

Great video mate i just started on lures and watched this to get advice for deads good work

[@sheppeyfishtales]

I'm no expert but I was thinking those Pike were looking pretty big! Great vid as usual 👌

[@needham831]

Excellent session Chris...and those Pike might not be the biggest but they all have fantastic markings. Beautiful conditioned fish.

[@jasonridyardhome]

Really enjoyed the vid, they were lovely looking fish. thanks for sharing. :-)

[@jackfletcher5873]

Great vid as always ginger 👍

[@santahill]

Looks like a good spot you got there!! Plenty of fish for a bit of fun! Not record breakers but looks like a good day out!

[@RStv-xf5iv]

Perfect Deal with your work .. Something new I learnt from your option

[@markmills3987]

Just started pike fishing luv your vids mate 🐟🎣😜

[@keithmayes4842]

Great vid mate nice to see someone catching 😄

[@LiamDCoughlan]

Another good video as always! Definitely bigger than your estimates some of those fish, selling yourself short!

[@dahutful]

Your countryman, Graeme Pullen, is maybe the greatest devotee of dead baiting for pike.... He can really make those sprats do a dance. But youre catching up. Love to see it, and you doing it! PS does anyone ever eat the pike? David S Carolina

[@ctykckcktyvc7558]

We don't ever eat freshwater fish in the uk other than stocked trout. Ta fishing is great, converted me to twitched sprat for pike

[@Vissenbijdewaterkant]

Nice video stalking the pike with deadbait!

[@barbelover]

INice pikes 👍I never fish for pike, but I really appreciate your video... 😉

[@nigelhumphreysfsuk2833]

Brilliant video 🤩👍

[@james.chester.3568]

Hey mate , your fish look far bigger to me than your estimates , unless the camera is making them look bigger who knows 🤷thanks for the upload, I prefer the lures though 😉

[@Lordo]

Pike tend to be quite a long fish but are very skinny that’s why it looks a lot bigger than his estimates

[@royjeffery6965]

Hrs holding the fish out. Not close to him. And this makes the pike look bigger as its closer to the camera

[@frazzledazzle89]

I thought that too, probably about 5.5/6lb i've seen some anglers would call that 10lb

[@santahill]

Sizes seem about right give or take a pound, think it still quite early in season he's fishing so they haven't really filled out and packed the weight on for spawning (or are just jacks)

[@hanzelman1963]

Again a nice video mate 👍

[@martinshephard6317]

Nice to you using a “classic” method! I notice you don’t use anything to increase the scent trail such as an injected oil or a couple of slashes in roaches side? Your river is so clear the pike must be hunting on sight a lot of the time, the River Wey where I fish is just too murky to rely on sight only most of the time so use I will use both options to increase my chances. I wish it wasn’t dirty so I could enjoy pike spotting 😁👍🏻

[@WarpDancer]

My fav. way to rig a dead bait is use a wire as a needele and let a hook sit in the moth of the roach. So the wire through the mouth and all through the fish with the leader and attatch the pike leader to the mainline. The hook is often a single.

[@spatewater]

Really enjoyed that ginge !

[@dereklloyd51]

hello ginger nice to see we all like catching pike of all sizes enjoyed your vid have you ever fished the river crossens southport mid twenties at the back drain you would have a ball eel man

[@liammurphy6063]

Deffo more than 6lb that second one mate hahaha

[@NeilShearer-ok2gi]

I am learning how to be a pike angler by learning from the ginger fisherman he is awesome

[@mike_hunt4783]

caught a new PB pike today 16lb 10oz :)

[@rcduk1]

Well done I’m yet to catch a pike!!

[@mike_hunt4783]

@@rcduk1 thanks, ahh you will catch one and a big one :)

[@joel-qy8is]

great content as always❤

[@robertdenman153]

Nice size river pike in the last few videos I had 5 trips to the river and only 1 pike. Compared to my gravel pit 5 trips and 3 pike.

[@robshaw3655]

keep the roach in the bag and put that in the sandwich bag..double protection in case you put hole in sandwich bag....great vids

[@martindavies2641]

Love the videos Chris, hope you’re elbow heals asap 👍 Noticed you don’t use any weights on your deadbait float set ups, do you have any issues with frozen deadbaits floating and if yes how do you overcome this? Thanks

[@fatheroleksiy1340]

Hello bro-Fishman! So cool! In Russia dead baiting not working. Good luck!

[@Aidyscape]

Loving the content

[@georgs5870]

Wow, thats fantastic fishing! have you gone away from the circle-hooks for a special reason?

[@kelvey08]

Really good video

[@duncvirgo655]

Happy days and tight lines

[@scottwalker6257]

Extend that landing net properly it's driving me nuts 😂. Great vid tho

[@75paddy]

Great video 👍

[@jpjohnson307]

Great video

[@gerardcoyne6083]

Great video mate 👌 do you wear polarised glasses? I've been thinking about buying a pair but not sure on brand etc

[@gerardcoyne6083]

It'll be my first pair of polarised and I heard they're a game changer

[@SierraRomeo82]

Definitley worth investing in a decent pair mate

[@straightmono8546]

awesome vid!!

[@brynmitchell5774]

Chris , you seem to be very conservative with your weight guesses or maybe the Camera makes em look bigger? , lovin your vids , went to the R Dane for an early fish other day around Middlewich , there are a few small pike but the Chub are very aggressive and I have yet to take my 3 rd Pike from this pretty little River in ten years !but had Chub to 6 lb [most about 2 to 4 ] a big Grayling on a Mepps must have been 2 lb. Your River is also a pretty River, looks very much like the Dane, what is that river Chris ? not asking for a fishing mark just the name of it, Small rivers always pique my interest .Nice Handling too Chris , the Pike often get a rough deal when being handled although education is turning the Tide on fish welfare methinks

[@ecoangelt79]

Nice on more of this

[@CG81-b1o]

Reason you're not using circle hooks? . I thought you was converted?

[@garyharker140]

What landing nets do you use ? Please ? Love your videos Thanks

[@leodavy9538]

Hi first comment keep up the great vids

[@jackharris9]

Had a go with sprats/smelt on the circle hooks with trace and ssg 3 fish perfect hook ups in an hour

[@alistairgriffiths772]

So out of pure curiosity, how come you've gone from circles to two semi barbed trebles?? Genuinely intrigued bud 🤙🏻

[@buildingsbyair]

you've got good eyes (and glasses) !

[@mikeuk8486]

Superb!

[@garrethmaher2175]

Great video really enjoyed that. Do you use bait elastic? Also any tips for fishing flooded rivers?

[@banditfishing1558]

Never had a pike on dead’s. My pb 20lb 9oz ( in my profile pic) I caught on an 18cm savage gear line thru roach in bream colour. Need to catch one on dead’s

[@jptully6810]

Have you done any vids on river water craft, I never know what river features to look for when targeting pike?

[@billymorris-watts3766]

They are ambush predators they use cover mostly to attack so any margins, reeds, small holes at bottom of lake beds and over hanging trees but they really love slack water which is good for the float coz it will not drift too fast through the swim

[@grantjones5256]

Super vids, new to pike fishing and want to get a bait cast rod/reel. Can you recommend ? (Approx £100)

[@Darren14]

Morning. What are those black pieces you have over the tops of both trebles?

[@mousey7789]

Great vid as always . What were those forceps you used at around the 13 min mark?

[@rogersonsfishingadventures4129]

Nice fish

[@heed5410]

Can you try catch a pike on bacon? Heard old pike fishers saying rancid bacon is great bait. Would love to see you try 😉 challenge excepted?

[@annevisscher8206]

Great Action!!!

[@blacksaltscotland]

more pike fly fishing over the winter?

[@TheoYianniFishing]

have you used the circle hooks for deadbaits? had my first one on a circle hook yesterday with a live bleak as bait and it worked perfectly

[@nutverseii7785]

Have you ever used a helicopter rig for pike?

[@salfordlad69]

Hi what size reel do you use and length rod please for roving

[@fishreact]

How do you know where the good places to fish are, like when you look at the water how do you know where the fish live, can you make a video about that?

[@markwood1877]

Ginger fisherman what net do you use I'm looking for a net like that

[@tadhghayden8440]

Good fishin.. second last fish...my kinda nook n crevicing.....pike will often take very ripped up mawled...dead bait presentations...

[@moremut]

How deep is that channel your fishing in

[@dahutful]

Do you de-barb the hooks?

[@SierraRomeo82]

He de-barbs all the hooks bar one on each treble . These are the two barbs he puts into the bait to stop it coming off when casting . Most people who use trebles when dead baiting use this strategy . I dont personally use trebles but they are extremely effective for pike fishing .

[@term_1706]

Only pike angler in the country who under estimates fish weights 😂

[@sim12384]

Do you need a loaded float for this?

[@lou9219]

Be interested to hear if anyone is doing on dead bait currently... been dead recently, live on the door step of the river (Ouse) . Couch fishing this time of yr dead bait out on bite alarm .. had nice 12lb last week nothing since tried different stuff , wonder if the change in temp is to blame ?!

[@scott.johnston3264]

What braid are you using

[@sxnannnn5217]

What rods is the black one

[@nickmeert4438]

how many grams is the bobber?

[@pgruszewski]

They look healthy, all right, but shouldn't they be fatter before the winter?

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Never understand why bait companies never sell stuff in resealable bags. I know some do

[@pehz9505]

Do you de-barb your trebles yourself?

[@spunkmonkey5000]

Do you catch your own dead baits..

[@easternundergroundsounds6977]

Have you had many issues with otters in recent years where you are? They have decemated fish stocks In Our area

[@Sakogreywolf]

hi pal what rod you using ?

[@JJoe5]

Whats the reel you was using?

[@nikola9551]

Does anyone know the place or city where is he fishing?

[@jackfeeney9156]

What weight is the line

[@Joshwhelan2023]

Can you send me a link of the Abu Garcia rod and reel you got mate 💪🏻

[@brianskinner5711]

For all their size they come in rather easily. Mostly just thrashing. Still, nice fish. Do you ever eat them?

[@johples]

...... pikes allways draws a bit of blood😁

[@oliverblair5664]

Anyone know what rod he’s using

[@baldbullethead]

do you ever use a helicopter rig for fishing pike ?

[@kebauerfishing]

Heli rig good to use if fishing static bottom with lead, and you need to cast far away , in this scenario no need lead. 👌🏼

[@borisburian5843]

in my city we don't have shops with dead baits