How To Catch Pike - Livebait fishing for Pike - The Fish Locker

Another visit to Sanctuary Lakes in Devon resulted in some fun fishing for Pike. Using live baits on floats this is a simple and easy method for pike fishing.

[@johnjanssen4532]

How cool, I didn't know you fished freshwater also, I live in Michigan, in the states and only fish for pike, bass and trout because I have no salt water near home. I just started watching your station last week, but I have not been able to stop because you are very dedicated and very informative. I also like the fact that you are a great father and husband as well. Keep up the great shows my new friend

[@TheFishLocker]

- Thank you John. I have seen your comments on quite a few videos now - so thank you for that. I love all fishing mate, fresh, salt, lure or bait. I'm mad for all of it. :D

[@rhino5419]

Brings back great memories. Havn't caught a pike in yrs. My best ones (up to 22lbs on dead bait) came from the river Welland and the Counter drain near Spalding Lincolnshire. But that was 35yrs ago. Don't know what it's like now. Good health and stay safe.

[@TheFishLocker]

- Thank you very much mate, same to you.

[@paullefur6213]

Another amazing video, takes me back to last October had a mini break in a Lodge on the Thames by Benson, private fishing, £3.50 day ticket had 4 field widths to fish, had some nice perch, a few dace and gudgeon on first day, second day after having a full English at the riverside cafe, pulled out just over 3.5lb Perch is was a monster, you cant beat worms for perch, the guy on the next swim was swim feeding didn't catch a thing, the biggest perch i have ever caught, was shaking so much could hardly keep my phone still, and to add insult to injury i had to borrow his scales as left mine back at the lodge, have never caught a Pike as of yet.

[@TheFishLocker]

Paul Le Fur - Haha. I bet he was cursing you. 🤣🤣👍🏻🎣🐟

[@robyoublind3107]

Fountain of knowledge this man

[@TheFishLocker]

Just sharing what I love doing mate. 😊👍🏻

[@sarniaoptimist5098]

wonderful video, nothing more satisfying than catching your target species! I have never seen or heard of a Golden Rudd ... hopefully get to catch one soon! keep up the good work!

[@TheFishLocker]

Sarnia Optimist - Thankyou very much. They are a wonderful fish to behold. I caught an absolute stunner one time at Wykeham Lakes is North Yorkshire about a lb and pure golden. Amazing fish. 👍🏻🎣😁

[@MrPhilbrooke]

Great vid as usual John, it's about time one of the tv / satellite channels signed you up. Fingers crossed mate. Phil Manchester.

[@TheFishLocker]

phil brooke - Haha. What, like strictly come prancing? 🤣

[@stewyripper]

Excellent video again mate. Nice looking fish as well, my only pike was on the river lee when it grabbed a roach i caught haha.

[@TheFishLocker]

Stuart Allen - That my favourite way to fish for Pike mate. With a live roach or Rudd. So exciting. 👍🏻🎣🐊

[@BROWN-if9im]

Nice, Great video !

[@TheFishLocker]

BrodTA - Thankyou, I am glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully it was useful for you. 👍🏻🎣

[@fixingbikeswithmentalhealt4880]

Great video mate really enjoyed it my first Pike what about 6 lbs I've got it on a live Roche I was only fishing for small Roche and Breen just scratching around lately how I got the pike I don't know but managed to land it can't believe it what a crazy day it was I don't do a lot of fishing but that was a good session

[@TheFishLocker]

Scott Senior - It’s so exciting livebaiting. Watching the float start going mad as the livebait sees the pike. Then the float going down. I do like Pike. Probably my favourite coarse fish. 👍🏻🎣🐊

[@1992mustangboy]

Great video. Thanks a lot!

[@jackharris9]

Was thinking about getting on the silvers again I’m definitely gona keep a few tiddlers for this at the end man 👍

[@TheFishLocker]

- Do it!! Its great fun!!

[@romasfisherman5386]

Thanks :)👍👍👍

[@TheFishLocker]

Romas fisherman - Any time Romas. 👍🏻🎣

[@ENGDyna]

All I really fish for is Pike, gunna start doing proper videos, done a few daft ones including my pb 20.5lb, didn't realise you were from whitby. I'm from Redcar, 26 miles from it 👍

[@TheFishLocker]

- Small world isn't it. 😊

[@ENGDyna]

@@TheFishLocker I suspect you predominantly sea fished whitby areas, did you try the Esk for trout etc?

[@carpanglerpopup3370]

Now we understand jejeje. THANK YPU👍

[@TheFishLocker]

- Thank you very much.

[@emmawebber9438]

Two Jacks in the same place. :-)

[@TheFishLocker]

Emma Webber - 😉😆👍🏻🎣

[@colintraveller]

One of my friends does pike fishing on Loch lomond him and his 2 friends are setting up a website at the moment as well there own business of taking people out fishing on the Loch . They are also on instagram , fishing_scotland .

[@TheFishLocker]

- Awesome. Good luck to them, I'll check them out.

[@steeliesandwhoppiesr6557]

Are those Northern Pike or Musky?! I think you caught a bunch of muskies there my friend! Northern pike have lines that move horizontal along the body of the fish, muskies have vertical lines of spots along the body of the fish. I recently found out by staring at some pictures from this ice season, a fish I thought was a pike was my first musky! Either way congrats! Those are some nice fish!

[@TheFishLocker]

Here we only have Pike. But when they live in coloured water they go pale like you see here. 😊

[@steeliesandwhoppiesr6557]

@@TheFishLockerI didn't know that! That's really cool! Going pike fishing tomorrow! Wish me luck! Tight lines!

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Can't believe I used to use size twenty crystal barbless 😮

[@carpanglerpopup3370]

buen video compañero. Aqui en España si te pillan pescando con pez vivo o muerto,te meten una multa y te quitan el material👍👍👍. Y en tu pais esta permitido?

[@TheFishLocker]

Juan Cobos - Thankyou. I don’t understand much of your message I’m sorry.

[@werftv4580]

yeah buddy.. catch bait, put on wire leader, keep it alive and cast it out.. fighting the float gets the attention of the predators, then poor mr bait gets whammed.. lol.. KISS principle.. lol

[@TheFishLocker]

DumbestFisherman TV - Keeping it simple often works best. 😉👍🏻🎣🐊

[@werftv4580]

@@TheFishLocker si mon.. something so many YT channels have long forgotten.. thank you for helping point it out

[@TheFishLocker]

DumbestFisherman TV - No problem my friend. You will see from all of my videos. Nothing I do is very complicated. Which is how I like my fishing. Simple and fun. 👍🏻😊🎣

[@kevleafy]

Anymore livebaiting for pike or perch vids?

[@TheFishLocker]

I was just thinking about that today actually.

[@kevleafy]

@@TheFishLocker I'm sat at the bank now in the rain lol.. had a 2lb 40cm perch a 5lb jack and 10lb pike... single treble lip hooked .. using small roach live baits. Took some tips from your videos.. would love more to watch 🎣

[@martinspijker9661]

must be something in the water that makes all the fish so pale?

[@TheFishLocker]

Coloured up water. When the water clears they will adapt to a darker colouration. 😊

[@swisscouch]

Are Rudd and Roach the same species?

[@TheFishLocker]

- No they are different species. 😊

[@swisscouch]

@@TheFishLocker Thanks

[@carpanglerpopup3370]

Here in spain it is forbidden to fish with live and dead fish. And in your country?👍👍

[@TheFishLocker]

Juan Cobos - Ahh, Thankyou. No, here in the UK it is legal. And when on private lakes it is up to the owner. He sets the rules. 👍🏻🎣😊

[@countryside_guy]

In Scotland livebaiting is illegal full stop.

[@TheFishLocker]

chilliman07 - Really? What is the reasoning behind that? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@GingerHamster19]

Do you use barbed hooks for the live bait?

[@TheFishLocker]

- No. If I don't have totally barbless I use crushed barbs and use a little a little bit of foam/rubber onto the hook to hold the bait on.