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.

[@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

[@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.🎣😎🐟

[@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

[@johples]

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

[@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/

[@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 ☀️ 🤣🤣🤣😝♥️♥️♥️

[@fishingmasterawesome]

I really like this channel don’t delete it.

[@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 :)

[@lesbaty8919]

Great fishing again Chris, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@RStv-xf5iv]

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

[@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)

[@tomhughes4205]

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

[@nigelhumphreysfsuk2833]

Brilliant video 🤩👍

[@rzkl_relapzettv3699]

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

[@BlackCountryPiker]

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

[@liammurphy6063]

Deffo more than 6lb that second one mate hahaha

[@jackfletcher5873]

Great vid as always ginger 👍

[@needham831]

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

[@markmills3987]

Just started pike fishing luv your vids mate 🐟🎣😜

[@jasonridyardhome]

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

[@driftwood5407]

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

[@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.

[@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 😁👍🏻

[@scottwalker6257]

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

[@barbelover]

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

[@Vissenbijdewaterkant]

Nice video stalking the pike with deadbait!

[@kelvey08]

Really good video

[@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!

[@LiamDCoughlan]

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

[@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

[@chrischrist7982]

Great video

[@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

[@georgs5870]

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

[@joel-qy8is]

great content as always❤

[@chervilgoacher4499]

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

[@spatewater]

Really enjoyed that ginge !

[@fatheroleksiy1340]

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

[@hanzelman1963]

Again a nice video mate 👍

[@jptully6810]

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

[@duncvirgo655]

Happy days and tight lines

[@ecoangelt79]

Nice on more of this

[@75paddy]

Great video 👍

[@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 .

[@borisburian5843]

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

[@jackharris9]

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

[@nutverseii7785]

Have you ever used a helicopter rig for pike?

[@straightmono8546]

awesome vid!!

[@alistairgriffiths772]

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

[@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?

[@geoffmitchell6515]

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

[@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

[@mousey7789]

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

[@Darren14]

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

[@tadhghayden8440]

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

[@markwood1877]

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

[@rogersonsfishingadventures4129]

Nice fish

[@moremut]

How deep is that channel your fishing in

[@sxnannnn5217]

What rods is the black one

[@salfordlad69]

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

[@mikeuk8486]

Superb!

[@scott.johnston3264]

What braid are you using

[@annevisscher8206]

Great Action!!!

[@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?

[@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

[@nickmeert4438]

how many grams is the bobber?

[@leodavy9538]

Hi first comment keep up the great vids

[@grantjones5256]

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

[@blacksaltscotland]

more pike fly fishing over the winter?

[@pehz9505]

Do you de-barb your trebles yourself?

[@pgruszewski]

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

[@billyconnelly6468]

Largest Pike I've ever caught was 28lbs at Wabamun lake in Alberta Canada.

[@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 ?!

[@oliverblair5664]

Anyone know what rod he’s using

[@johples]

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

[@easternundergroundsounds6977]

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

[@JJoe5]

Whats the reel you was using?

[@nikola9551]

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

[@davethompson9554]

what happened to your unhooking mate Fish care???

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

They were all un hooked...

[@shaunharris3690]

hi pal what rod you using ?

[@Joshwhelan2023]

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

[@jackfeeney9156]

What weight is the line

[@brianskinner5711]

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

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

Just one more video.

[@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. 👌🏼

[@СергейСерых-е6ь]

Круто старик ! Продолжай!

[@abdulgani8174]

Hi sir

[@greatsportb5376]

👍

[@barkster1971]

your clutch is too slack to set the hooks properly, that's why it came off.

[@stephenbroomhead4110]

Do you go fishing for ealls it be nice see

[@arbcoarb3568]

More ads that itv 😂

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

Great angling as always. Lovin the tips. Check out River Foss Fishing channel,as hes just smashed his pb Pike n Perch record,in his latest vid.

[@epixtiger_8630]

Fishing op catfish do that!

[@brixtonbilly]

I don't understand why many anglers don't have their landing set up before making their first cast. Imagine losing a fish of a lifetime because of faffing about setting up a net. Of course you have the skills to chin a pike but there's plenty who do not have the confidence / experience. Not having a dig, just an observation.

[@Barraslayer89]

Sup ginger

[@backwheelbandits2.0]

Iv allready watched this I Think on Saturday why has you only saying it's uploaded today...youtube is slacking

[@mattyjfisho8300]

the ads are excessive, every 4-5 mins its another ad -_-

[@johnedwards1093]

Need get yourself a proper landing net pal lol

[@chimpy666]

6 adverts S S S S S S SOD that