My first dead bait session of this season

[@StuWNZ]

Great video thanks. Cool fishing spot by the look of it. I had shoulder surgery yesterday and I’m starting my recovery with a Black Country Piker catch up. Nice😊🎉

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Ahhh fantastic, I hope you have a speedy recovery 👍

[@GM-bq6zo]

Lol as soon as I put this video on I thought.. He's been watching obsession with angling lol, his channel is great, and yours is mate I enjoy it.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you, yeah I love seeing what he pulls out. Good angler in all dedications as well.

[@leejohnson7471]

Lure is pure 😂😂 .Well done love your videos.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

😂😂 too right, cheers Lee 👍

[@martynsmith9482]

Mr Brian Durkin great dedication from him, and good friend.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Honestly he’s a grand master in the art of pike. Top bloke 👍

[@mattgoodchild8215]

Nice fish Steve it’s trebles all the way for me not a circle fan I just hit them straight away but I’ll agree circle hooks are safer for the fish so fair play Cracking video as always love your nature shot’s 👍🏼🎣🍺👊🏼

[@parklandpiker]

I'm with you,I tried them lost so many fish,so back to trebles for me.. I'm on the fence a bit with circle hooks as I have seen the damage they can do. But like every thing they have good and bad points...

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you very much, I can see I’ll still use them on sardines and bigger baits but where possible I’ll use circles

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@@parklandpikerspot on matey, I’m fortunate to have not seen any damage done so far and unhooking is so much easier. That said you can always deep hook if you leave it too long

[@briandurkin586]

Great video steve.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you Brian and thank you for letting me use your image 👍

[@parklandpiker]

I love my dead baiting,its all i do for pike... still very much on the fence with circle hooks... good video

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you, I personally believe they are better for the fishes welfare but do appreciate you may loose fish because of them. I’d still use trebles for baits like sardine or big baits

[@Severn3310]

Great film Steve. If you could quickly run through the end tackle for us novice pikers it would be very much appreciated!

[@BlackCountryPiker]

I’ll try and do a quick run through video for you shortly 👍

[@ArymaNAdramelecH]

Great video like always 👍🏻

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you 👍

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Great to see you relaxed and on the bank where you should be.😊

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank Vincent, I have no pissing sheep but a munching mouse 😂😂

[@Bankside_Official]

Great watch dude! I’ll be getting the dead’s out soon!

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you very much, good luck when you do 👍

[@AndrewFishman]

Great to see you out and about again.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you Andrew, I hope you are well?

[@AndrewFishman]

@@BlackCountryPiker Very well, thanks. I have been a bit quiet lately with the weather being cold and wet, but been amusing myself playing with my aquariums instead of fishing. But, spring has sprung... the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdy is. (Some say the bird is on the wing. I, however, say this is absurd, indeed the wing is upon the bird!) Trout season opened on the weekend, made it out on Tuesday for a few really solid, nice fish. So that was fun :)

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@AndrewFishman 😂😂 how true. Yes and after your falling in I’m sure you wouldn’t be too keen. I sometimes forget as we go in to winter months you guys are going in to summer. Great to see your fist trout outing was good 👍

[@AdamsAnglingTv]

awsome video nice pike🎣🐊

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you very much 👍

[@matthewmullins6801]

Well done on your Pike Mate. At least you have a story about the one that got away, now you have an excuse to go back and catch it

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you, you are absolutely right 👍

[@silentangling]

Enjoyed the vid and good on you for flying the single hook flag.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you, a little frustrating this time but still managed one so all’s well that ends well 👍

[@Dylan-h3g2p]

Nice vid I don’t normally find the deadbaits interesting but that good 👍🏻

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thanks, you should watch “obsession with angling” the stuff he pulls out 🤯

[@Dylan-h3g2p]

@@BlackCountryPiker I’ll go check him out

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

Hi Steve, great video! Can you please share which product you use to treat wounds on pike? I have caught some big ones that had bloodred flanks from poor handling by one of the previous people that caught it. I would love to treat such wounds as well. Thanks in advance!

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Thank you, there’s lots out there but I had this kit with me. I didn’t get mine off Amazon but to give you an idea 👍 amzn.eu/d/0msVfJ7

[@leeramskill2683]

What’s the verdict on the circle hook’s been contemplating using what size make you go for

[@BlackCountryPiker]

This is genuinely the first session I’ve had so many lost fish. It’s probably me not reeling in strong enough or too early. I still prefer to use them over trebles but won’t stop using trebles on sardines and such

[@leeramskill2683]

Be interested to know your thoughts later down the line trebles can be brutal at times even when you take all the care you possibly can

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@leeramskill2683 that’s my worry 😬

[@chriscfishing]

That’s my spot! 😂

[@BlackCountryPiker]

😂😂 have you been down yet Chris?

[@chriscfishing]

@@BlackCountryPikerI haven’t been since I last saw you there, I ended up selling my dead bait stuff as I just don’t get the time any more 😔

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@chriscfishing ahh no way, sad times. Sorry to read that Chris. I hope you still have your river trotting gear though?

[@chriscfishing]

@@BlackCountryPiker ​​⁠Still got all the trotting gear, loads of lure stuff, and gratuitous amounts of fly gear 😂

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@@chriscfishing 😂😂👍

[@danspuggti]

Great video as always 👍🏻 With those marks it looks like it’s been dropped and slid down the bank. Doesn’t seem to be bothering it though if it’s still feeding well.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Cheers, yeah that was my thoughts

[@pagey5323]

Nice one Ste 👊🏻, you definitely need to go back for redemption 😉

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Absolutely mate 🤙🤙

[@johnhodgetts2791]

Steve, As it is a day ticket venue would you be able to give details? Please.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Are you on Facebook or instagram John?

[@johnhodgetts2791]

I am on Facebook. John

[@BlackCountryPiker]

@johnhodgetts2791 facebook.com/share/RCySCPvh6BououXn/?mibextid=LQQJ4d Message me on this profile and I’ll send you the details 👍

[@frankjohnston2048]

Cmon Steve what a school boy error , slacking off that fish at the side . Dunno if it’s camera angle but that part of the Severn looked narrow. Beautiful fish, you didn’t mention the line you saw ,whether it was in pikes mouth.can I hear a weir in the background.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Yes mate I know 🤦‍♂️ you are right the weir is in the background, the section I’m on is on the inside of an island which is why it looks so narrow. The line was around my quick link and not the fish so may have come out from a tree branch.

[@frankjohnston2048]

@@BlackCountryPiker north of Gloucester south of Worcester

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Where I was was near stourport

[@williamammerman1992]

Mouse=live bait session

[@BlackCountryPiker]

😂😂😂