How to tie a PIKE FISHING rig - How to catch Pike

[@fishingtutorials]

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[@ralphrohr]

Again: clear, precise and no fancyschmancy!! Well done and really helpfull!!! Thank you!!!

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks for watching!

[@youngla1475]

That profile picture though hahaha

[@petebony3093]

Great video for a novice to learn from. Clear, precise and informative. Many thanks!

[@karimlahri7760]

Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats kzbin.infoUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.

[@sososerious7851]

Best instructional video yet guys Cheers

[@ЯрославКошелев-ы6х]

Replacement arrived!By the way, I did forget to mention that the original lure did have a decent strike however as most anglers will attest you can get a hit kzbin.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 and fish will hang on and release lure. I used the replacement lure yesterday and ran thru a Shimano Waxwing, Kastmaster, Bobber (set to sink). I found the does run deep (I casting on the flats 3.5'). Make sure you adjust your rate of retrieve and rod tip angle (up) to prevent getting snagged on bottom. Used it a couple of times and action was very lifelike (looked like local bait fish for trevally), craftsmanship very good....however eyeball fell out. I asked for replacement and it is on it's way! It was very easy to change out treble to single inline hook.

[@alexgreat2613]

That is a great rig, I use a very similar myself, the only thing I would change on your rig is adding another plastic or rubber bead or even a piece of clear rubber tubing between the float and the weight that will save your float from banging in to the weight and damaging like you can see on the float used on this tutorial 4:40. Thanks and tight lines

[@JNG-fv7wz]

Quick question. If the weight bead is 20g for a 24g floater, how do you take into account the weight of the bait so that the float doesn’t go under once you tie it on? Many thanks

[@alexkeegan1223]

Most informative, articulated and accessible fishing channel on the internet, could you guys do a tench video please? Both of your channels are fantastic and they both deserve more recognition/followers!!!

[@FiVibe]

Brilliant starter tutorial, showing each part clearly!

[@bigfishglobal5981]

Excellent tutorial lads. I'm heading to a pike comp next week and will try out this rig. Thanks a lot.

[@bigfishglobal5981]

It worked. 14lb Pike, second place in the competition. Cheers lads 👍

[@pabbyification]

Good straight forward video. Thanks for putting it up.

[@rawtech3063]

Great video as usual. Clear, simple and short

[@fishingtutorials]

Thank you Robert! :)

[@cheza7061]

Thanks again guys, your tutorials are always explained clearly & straight forward. 🎣😎🐟

[@fishingtutorials]

You're welcome! Glad they're easy to follow and helpful! :)

[@joseduarte176]

Those wild fruits must taste amazing! 😋

[@finncooke6734]

A pike has always been a fish I've been wanting and going down onto the canal tonight with this rig wish me luck

[@fishingtutorials]

Good luck!

[@RndmGuy-jg4mp]

caught a 25lb pike yesterday, thank you!

[@JunglistSolJah84]

Almost at that time of year again for majority of fisheries.. October Pike season! Any more tutorials for Pike rigs coming out soon? Maybe a circle hook rig. Best thing I ever did was change from trebles to a single circle. Tight lines guys!

[@strikecast6847]

Thank you Carl, planning on going dead baiting this weekend, on the river Great Eau; wish me luck!

[@fishingtutorials]

Hope you had a good one!

[@edinburgh852]

Simple yet very effective this is exactly what I do when pike fishing. Well done mate

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks 👍

[@williebourke9962]

Good video ,Very well explained 👏👏👏🇮🇪

[@80gam]

Great video, very clear and informative. I’m keen to go pike fishing, so no excuses now.

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers happy to hear that Greg. Go for it! Let me know how you do :)

[@bbeashliegh1]

Nice helpful video. Can I add one thing. Please people if you are going to use this type rig and allow the float to drift on the wind until you end up with the bait static on the bottom, please use a up trace because once the weight touches down and you are effectively laying the bait on the bottom a pike picking the bait up will easily hit you main line as it strikes and cut you off leaving the bait and treble hooks in the pike.

[@raymondthompson2908]

Great video guys. Neat trick with the spinning forceps. Many thanks. Ray

[@MazPlayList]

Ive been looking for a channel like this liked a subbed mate nice work

[@chriswarby1001]

Going out Thursday and I'm using this set up top work again chaps 👍👍

[@nicopike1058]

Omg boys. Now I've dabbled in a bit of pike fishing over the years. Always made my own rigs but must say that trick with the forceps is a game changer. Nothing worse than pissing around with crimps on a cold day. Could probably do this with my pred gloves on. 👌

[@oliverplumpton8322]

hey ive been wating for this vid aha im trying to get into some pike on the canal thanks guys :)

[@fishingtutorials]

Goooood luck :)

[@rokhnroll]

Nice tutorial, simple and effective thanks for posting.

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers! Thanks for watching ;)

[@derekirelandsirsmokepotalo1152]

Great advice no bs just good straight to the point and clearly explained thanks Alex,👌 respect from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Derek :) really glad it helped.

[@philiprowe7452]

Absolutely brilliant, first class advice, well done 👍

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Philip :)

[@JPWrightVoiceActor]

Brilliant stuff mate , Thanks for posting !

[@fishingtutorials]

You're welcome :) glad you enjoyed it!

[@CarpioTheOnlyOne]

Carl great delivery as always

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Ian :)

[@BRISTOLROIDRAGE]

Cheers lads , thanks for the tips ill definitely be giving that forceps trick a go 👌

[@Jmarchant_angling]

Same set up as me and Alex were using when I was lucky enough to take him to my favourite pike spot

[@benediktsabisch9758]

For a secure fit, you can use a lighter to gently heat the twisted connection until the plastic melts together ;)

[@-_-_-....]

People, do not use a lighter use hot water 👍🏻

[@BARNDOO]

Fantastic informative video. Well presented

[@ianmaddams9577]

Excellent well explained and demonstrated example. 👍🏻

[@EverydayMotorWorks]

Hi lads, could you possibly do a video explaining different types of lures and how and when to use them? Thank you keep up the great videos

[@fishingtutorials]

We’ll try and cover that at some point! We’ve got a long list of videos to make already, but we’ll try!

[@maxjenner7812]

Great Video, i have pike fishesd fairly successfully for years using this exact method, i have always bought the trace rigs because i thought it would be a ballache to tie, this shows different :)

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks for watching Max! Good luck with your pike fishing!

[@NewEnglandStreamers]

Great video, thanks for the tips! 🎣

[@craneyc993]

Defo gonna give this a try cheers lads for a great video

[@Geodash3002]

Hi, I'm looking to try float fishing for pike for the first time. When you set up the rig, would you match the weight of the ledger to that of the float?

[@jedishawry]

Really great video that's answered many questions I've had about this type of fishing, thank you and tight lines! :)

[@fishingvideosbykaine1072]

Great video it really helped me loads because I want to catch my pb pike this winter

[@will_lonsdale_3946]

Cheers boys I’ll be pike fishing this weekend then

[@east-midlandsbest-angler9301]

Thankyou guys i needed this

[@benewgillian6823]

Thanks for your cool videos , you explain everything very well ... Greetings from France

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad you like them! :)

[@RicTic66]

Very neat traces Carl 😊

[@fishingtutorials]

Thank you! hehe

[@PhilORourke]

Amazing yet again!!!!

[@matthewmclaughlin7472]

This is fantastic. Thanks.

[@samchown9542]

Epic love your channel 😎🎣

[@wilba8604]

Bead either side of your float boys, will stop it getting damaged . Love the vids 👍 keep safe both

[@fishingtutorials]

I read your comment as 'bread either side of your float', i was confused for about 2 mins till I read it again. hahaha

[@trickyricky3447]

Brilliant, I love how to vids...

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers!

[@conkaside]

Another great video! I have always been a course fisherman, mainly after carp... But i have always wanted to try Pike and other predator fishing! Your videos make it easy to learn techniques and try other types of fishing! (P.S. Your audio was loads better on this one :D)

[@Ps5_legend]

Cheers this helped a lot as I want to do some pike fishing one day

[@danielcopson7933]

Great video but I’m confused about 1 thing, how do you make it fish deeper? There’s nothing stopping the float sliding down to the weight so surely it’ll always be fishing shallow?

[@jonaswolf9538]

Thanks for the tipps Video was verry helpfull thanks

[@davidfran5031]

Cheers lads 👌👌👌

[@Letskeepthingsreal]

I used to make traces using a twiddling stick, far safer than flinging those forceps around. I’d also slide some tubing over the twiddled bit to save snagging on anything, it looks neater too.

[@mathiasheller4165]

The wrapping of the hook nr. 1 and the swiwel… how does just spinning it keep it from coming undone? -also, do you have one for trolling live bait?

[@stevebrown6206]

At what depth would you fish at? Just off bottom? Or aim for lead to sit on the bottom just cocking float?

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

Going in search of monsters in Ireland with deadbait on a known monster Lough, going to use this rig and I'm praying it works🙏🙏

[@fishingtutorials]

Nice one! Hope it pays off :)

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

@@fishingtutorials So do I 🙏🤞

[@scottcourtemarsh941]

Thanks for making this video man. We'll done!! Do you rig a live bait similar ?

[@harryroche5210]

Does the float suspend the weight of the lead and the bait above the lake bed ? ( im wanting to fish a foot or 2 above the bottom)

[@jonathanbrandon2180]

Single set of trebles for me. Easier for unhooking and less trebles getting caught in the net. I was mostly catching off the lower set of hooks due to striking early for fear of deep hooking. The higher set always got caught in the net. Food for thought fellas.

[@moistweasel6196]

Have you ever used circle hooks because I heard they are good for preventing deep hooking but I'm not sure

[@hughbarnes1234]

Awesome, just what I needed 👍🏻

[@granthewitt200]

Can you use thick flouro- or mono instead of trace wire?

[@fishingtutorials]

Some people use 1mm diameter fluro for pike traces, and we have done for lure fishing, however for our bait fishing with two sets of treble hooks, we prefer to use metal trace as trying to tie this rig with 1mm fluro is very messy!

[@nathaniellinsey5512]

Hello I've done some pike fishing in my past and have decided to try to catch them with this method. My question is that if it would be okay to use a smaller inline pike float that has an 8g cocking weight

[@Aaron_Butcher3007]

What do u mean when you like to set you float over depth do u have the bait on the lake bed or suspended up the water column

[@Alex-jr4bq]

Depends on how you want your deadbait to sit. Don't forget you can still fish the rig with a live bait.

[@inspectorsteve2287]

Is there a name for that 2 treble hook on a leader setup? I want to see if I can purchase them premade but I don't know what to search for.

[@mathewhoffin9418]

I really need help what casting weight of rod would you use for this set up? An answer would be appreciated

[@coledurham9857]

Would this work with live bait like a creek chub or bluegill?

[@thenotsowrightfamily8205]

So the weight hits the bottom ? Or it floats around the water ?

[@fabianrudde1331]

Do you guys fish with the float in spring and summer aswell i normally do it only in winter?

[@alipetuniashow]

Can this rig be used in any pike scenario such as a large fast moving river

[@therisingeclipse2293]

Hey, i love u guys and im new to fishing but ive been at it loads and cant catch anything no matter what i target or what i try, carp, pike, perch, you name it, its really irritating and puts me off it, any tips or do u just think i should keep trying?

[@benoitsdead]

Just keep trying winter fishing is slow I recommend using bread or maggots as bait as they are cheap and simple to use and u will start to catch fish when the weather warms up look into using small pellets as bait have fun!

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

gold or green dropshot lures, or homemade powerdough* works on the Trent! *plain flour dough with a dash of corn starch and a generous fistful of garlic salt is killer bait that stays on the hook for AGES and you don't even have to drop groundbait!

[@WeepingMonk35]

Big like and follow, greetings from Leicester

[@jamiemcphee4992]

Would this rig work with baitpopper floats?

[@Jerec]

Going to try this out this weekend, lake is supposed to hold some Pike up to 30lb!

[@fishingtutorials]

Oh nice! Hope you had a good session!

[@Jerec]

@@fishingtutorials Hey thanks! It was nice to change up from Carping, but sadly nothing to report with regards to the "30lber" but now I've done it and tbh seen it's actually not that hard to setup I will certainly be back!

[@callumsfishing3567]

Can you do lure fishing tips Carl

[@CharlesJones-g6s]

Does the weight of the dead bait not outweigh the float because there is already a weight

[@JP-ic2ze]

Is there another term for inline sliding weight? When googling it keeps up bringing either feeders or inline casting weights. Big thanks.

[@fishingtutorials]

We've heard some people call them drilled bullet weights. Hopefully that helps!

[@JP-ic2ze]

@@fishingtutorials i have bullet weights for my lure fishing, i could use those. A bit dear as titanium. Will look out for some lead ones. Cheers and stay safe.

[@JunglistSolJah84]

Use a Loaded float or unloaded with a quick change weight like what korum snapper has.

[@JP-ic2ze]

@@JunglistSolJah84 thanks mate, good advise. I have already purchased some small egg lead weights and they did the job, as well as being dirt cheap.

[@benoitsdead]

Would my standard carp rod and reel be good enough or do I need specialist rods and reels

[@fishingtutorials]

Your carp gear will work totally fine for pike! :)

[@joechappell368]

for dead baiting they should be perfect! i'd say 2.5 - 3lb tc and 10-12 ft is best. Carp reels should be fine too. As Carl said make sure minimum 12lb line. If you're just getting into pike fishing I wouldn't bother with braid unless you're lure fishing.

[@shrainikduddula4708]

thank for the awesome video!!!

[@fishingtutorials]

No worries! :)

[@Sidthesexiest]

Probably the most helpful/informative angling video I have come across. nice one!

[@fishingtutorials]

Wow, thanks!

[@jordanthompson3375]

Do you have to fish on the bottom for pike or at any depth

[@fishingtutorials]

You can fish at any depth, we normally fish deadbaits on the bottom and livebaits shallower :)

[@michaelwright5422]

Just wondered, once you have cast this rig out would you usual open the bail to let the fish take some line after the bite, or keep the bail closed to stop the rig drifting?

[@fishingtutorials]

We normally fish with bale open on a lake if it’s not windy. But closed on a river or windy lake, gotta let the fish not feel resistance when they bite though, then set the hook hard pretty quick.

[@michaelwright5422]

@@fishingtutorials Cheers guys! I've been lure fishing for pike for the past year and really enjoying it, but want to give deadbaiting a go when these storms bugger off!

[@colziv6934]

Hi could you do a video on lure fishing for pike .and how to handle pike safely.thankyou keep up the good work

[@fishingtutorials]

Coming very soon!

[@DynamixsEd]

Incredible channel!

[@fishingtutorials]

Thank you!

[@connorscoarsefishingjourne7680]

I’m off pike fishing in the morning !!

[@gus_mcg]

what gram of weight do u use for the float??

[@cheshiresmileclinic]

Awesome, thanks fellas.

[@fishingtutorials]

No problem :)

[@seanmcananey4407]

Thanx that was very helpful

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad it helped Sean :)

[@shanenolan4269]

Hi. Does the inline weight sit on the bed of the lake/river?

[@Alex-jr4bq]

No it doesn't because if the Weight is on the river or lake bed it won't cock the float.

[@Alex-jr4bq]

However you can lay the deadbait on the bottom of the lake or river bed but just not the weight.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Old video i know - But I know but when i was a kid, a family friend used to take me fishing with him and got me into the sport. started off fishing for small course fish with a pole before graduating to pike fishing many many years later and we fished with a float for pike pretty much the same way as shown in this video. However. I was taught to never strike immediately as soon as the float started moving unless it was absolutely sailing down the river at full pelt . Reason being because sometimes the pike will not approach the deadbait from directly head on but from the side. You can strike immediately but there is a small chance you might not get a hook set if you strike too early. Other pike behaviour ive observed while fishing is occasionally pike will _'mouth'_ something. It will pick up baits and drop them or pick up baits and swim with it for a few minutes before deciding to eat it. If you tend to use larger baits like mackerel then this will apply more to you than someone who is using smaller deadbaits like sprats, pilchards or sardines. The picking up and putting down/mouthing tends to happen more in the colder months. This is the way i was taught and i dont think we've ever had a pike that was too deeply hooked. We used to catch at least 8 or 12 fish between us per session. YMMV

[@JjustBoy]

Nice one, i'm going to give this ago on the canal near me. How long would you leave it before casting/moving to a new spot?

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

all baits have weight, when your float lies flat (if you're underweighting your shot) that means your bait's off. Also most floats have stripes painted below the fluorescent marker paint so you can balance shot & deadweights to give a more sensitive bite indication.

[@jonraggett4093]

@@BlokeOnAMotorbike I think you replied to the wrong post

[@jonraggett4093]

On a canal, I would target hotspots (anywhere with a feature e.g. locks and overhanging trees) and move every hour or so.

[@mathewhoffin9418]

What rod are you using

[@danielc6925]

Good job !

[@Operationcarp]

Great video thank u