Learn To Pike Fish - Predator Fishing Quickbite

[@alanstebbings2886]

As an old hand myself I would say that this is one of the best basic piking posts I've seen

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thank you Alan, I really appreciate kind, positive comments like this. The audience on KZbin can be a tough one at times 😉 Regards Phil,

[@clooperman3745]

@@AnglingDirectTV Have been piking for well over 50 years now and seen a lot of water under the bridge so to speak, good solid information here for newcomers to piking.

[@imperil7688]

I'd love a two hour video on fishing for pike.

[@ВладимирГерич-ц3м]

I like fishing PIKE and walleye , but on lures like voblers and tailspiners and other lures silicon too .....👍

[@ВладимирГерич-ц3м]

Very interesting video 🤘🇺🇦 Thank you for your job !!!!!

[@08dangler]

Great informative edit thanks 👌im a keen sea angler in south wales and due to cod fishing being so bad these days winter is terrible in the bristol channel unfortunately 😔so i really fancy getting into pike fishing for the winter months, cardiff area has plenty of opportunity for this ive found from my research so its a go for this winter 😁🙌

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Good luck, Definitely some great pike fishing around Wales 👌

[@mrsmog9241]

Thank you for the video, hopefully this weekend I will catch my first pike

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hello Mrsmog, Glad you enjoyed the video 😊 We would advise waiting until cooler weather until you target pike. Pike are very fragile fish and catching them in the summer when oxygen levels are low and water temperatures are high can often end in fatalities. For more info click the link below from the Pike Anglers Club ⬇️ pacgb.com/fishing-for-pike/summer-piking-guide/

[@philiprowe7452]

Brilliant video, very informative, well done

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thank you Philip!

[@stevearbones615]

At it's highest you can fish for pike in 18/19°c so early or late summer is best they are more active hunters in the summer too I've caught more pike in summer but my biggest in winter so personal preference and confidence is key too your success 👊🏼

[@ianoliver977]

Great video mate, love all the tips and advice, tight lines mate 🎣🐟🎣

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thank you, glad you liked the video. Good luck with your fishing too. Phil,

[@djoctane21]

Great video. Can you tell me what landing net and bag you use in this vid?

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hello Paul, The rucksack is a Gardner Specialist rucksack. www.anglingdirect.co.uk/gardner-specialist-rucksack?queryID=96a394e9b8f4b1f53e2ceefd7d4cf4a7&objectID=52908&indexName=live_ad_uk_products Now the landing net is a bit more complicated 😆, it's a home made net of sorts. The mesh is a rubber fox mesh, the arms are from an Advanta 42 inch net, the pole is from prologic, the spreader block is also Advanta, and finally it has a trakker net float. The advanta PS folding rubber net is as close as you can get without being creative like me. regards Phil,

[@TheGallimore123]

Hi Phil, great video. Can you give us some info on your lightweight luggage that you use? Particularly your rod Quiver. Thanks !

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hi, The rucksack was a Gardner rucksack, and a Drennan specialist Quiver. I've had both these items several seasons and they are still going stong, despite me probably over loading the rucksack at times 🤭 www.anglingdirect.co.uk/gardner-specialist-rucksack?queryID=c1cbedfe7808bba242e257f8e734c2f9&objectID=52908&indexName=live_ad_uk_products www.anglingdirect.co.uk/drennan-specialist-2-fishing-rod-compact-quiver?queryID=170b20ad6b5de58c87838249f0478218&objectID=64830&indexName=live_ad_uk_products Regards Phil,

[@timwoolmore7996]

Great video,great tips easy to follow well done guys

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thanks Tim, glad you liked the video 😊

[@scottishfm5184]

How would I know if my local river has pike in it? I know the surrounding reservoirs do but not sure about the river. Also my local river is haveing some copper mineral run off from the old mines would fish be able to survive the river as I have been blanking for trout this summer and wondering if that would be a factor?

[@rockdogization]

brilliantly done phil ..the welfare of old esox is so important! tight lines....

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thank you Kev, Regards Phil,

[@grzegorzbitner2848]

Hi! Is anchovy a good bait? I watched a lot of videos from the UK, but I didn't see anyone using anchovies.

[@kingcarrot6355]

Generally it's frowned upon to use salt water bait fish in fresh water, because it can carry parasites between the waters 🙂

[@aaronthompson7438]

Hi recently got my son a ninja lure rod. With a ninja 3000 reel. Would the reel take 50lb braid do you know, Or would we need better equipment? Were a little eager to attempt piking

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Morning Aaron, The Ninja rod and reel will be fine 👌, 30lb braid would be best for the 3000 size reel and more than strong enough for casting small to medium lures. Good luck with your fishing Regards Phil,

[@aaronthompson7438]

​@AnglingDirectTV thanks for the tip and reply Phil 👍

[@antjohnson4236]

Will my 3.25lb carp rods be ok for pike fishing? You mention a deadbait rod in this video?

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Yes Ant, they would be fine.

[@thenotsowrightfamily8205]

Hi , can I live bait in benwick ?

[@williamgriffiths7154]

When using stubby floats like in the video you lay them flat on the water at the point of cocking. When using slim slider type floats, should these also be layed flat on the water to the point of cocking or at a 45 degree angle. I’ve seen different anglers doing different things. Many thanks for the replies, tight lines.👍

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hi William, The shape/style of float depends on the type of river and strength of the flow. Fishing the floats slightly over depth in a river still gives perfect bite indication. The current will ensure the line is tight from the bait to the float. Whether the float is laying flat or slightly cocked will make no different to the bite detection. Hope this answers your question? Phil

[@williamgriffiths7154]

Perfect thanks for clearing that up. 👍

[@melvinclarke1347]

Hi Phil What make is the rubber net .

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hi Melvin, My net is something I made myself. I might have to got into mass production as I often get asked about it. 😁 Regards Phil,

[@ianwitham7966]

When would you use an uptrace?

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hi Ian, I tend to use an up trace more when using live baits. Especially when using a paternoster. The reason for an up trace with a live bait is because the bait can swim upwards towards the float, if the bait swims up too high a pike could get mouth full of braid when hitting the bait. I hope this makes sense? Regards Phil,

[@easternundergroundsounds6977]

Any one else found this winter really difficult for pike?

[@AnglingDirectTV]

The cold spell was particularly tricky but this milder weather is helping! 😜

[@mgproryh]

You can also get barbless trebble hooks to note! Use a bit of thread / fishing elastic to hold the bait on! Then no worrying about barbs full stop

[@simonspeedo8122]

Its personal preference if you fish rivers with a 12ft 3 1/4 TC, a 11ft rod with 2.5tc to 3lb is all you need. Your not looking to launch baits on small to medium size rivers. It's a shame there are less n less brands making 11ft pike rods now.

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Totally agree Simon, So long as the braid is tough enough having a softer through action rod can make the fishing even more enjoyable. Like you said it's getting increasingly more difficult to find rods like that now. Regards Phil,

[@simonspeedo8122]

@@AnglingDirectTV great video Phil,enjoy all your vids. You always look super organized

[@juliemole8829]

As a beginner, I’m still confused, could you please clarify as to which size of weight to use and which weight of float. Is it the weight is a bit less than the float?

[@J.Bromss]

I use the weights used in the video. 15g ones work well with a 25g rated sliding float. If your going bigger with float then the 25g option works well

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Hi Julie, the size size of the weight and float depends on the size of the river and flow. The main purpose of the weight it to anchor the dead bait still on the river bed. The float doesn't need to sit upright. Hope this helps Phil,

[@simonspencer397]

It is confusing because, if he is fishing on the bottom as he seems to be, the whole set up is flawed. You try using his set up with any sort of flow, the float would pull under or the weight would lift and get dragged along. The only way he gets away with it is because that river is millpond still with almost zero flow. Most people would use an inline sliding float (i use 56g seatech pro eva ones) with enough lead to hold bottom (usually 3oz+) on run ring. And that's only fishing the slacks. The float shown is best for suspending a bait up in the water (in this case the weight would be a bit less than the float, say 20g for a 25g float as the bait itself weighs almost nothing when in the water).

[@AnglingDirectTV]

@@simonspencer397 Phil’s set up holds still perfectly in slower flowing rivers such as the one fished in this video. But you are correct in saying a slightly different set is needed on faster flowing rivers. We have already filmed a Quick bite video showing how to set up a float for faster rivers and it will be posted on youtube on January 16th. Like Phil said in the video, if he covered every aspect of pike fishing the video would be 2 hours long.

[@davidrichards7900]

Be lucky to find them now after the otter and the not English people eating them

[@elmozzito]

I'm not English and I catch them every weekend. All go back to water. I hard to find them when you rubbish angler

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Definatly still good fishing to be had if you look hard enough David.

[@gavincorbett1272]

Great content mate...I've caught pike but never dead baited for them...I might give it a go and if successful I'll credit it to you on Instagram 🙂👍

[@AnglingDirectTV]

Thank you Gavin, I look forward to seeing your results. Good luck, Phil