Pike fishing with Deadbaits and Floats - The Totally Awesome Fishing Show

The Totally Awesome Fishing Show hits the water again! This time with their own "old school" technique showing you how to catch Pike using the twitched float method, how to make the trace and the pike floats is shown by Graeme Pullen, before they take a short 3 hour session to try and catch one for the camera. This time film editor Mike Pullen tries to raise his P.B Pike level to double figures. This episode follows hard on the heels of their now famous Pike fishing with lures, Pike fishing with twitched sprats and sprats versus sardines films. The easy to follow style, and "shoot as they catch" technique will make this one to watch. There is some AWESOME underwater footage of pike, plenty of tackle talk, and some rod-bending Pike action! Filmed and edited inside 48 hours, it goes to show just how productive this father and son due are when it comes to catching fish. The Totally Awesome Fishing Show really is the best all-round angling program with loads of different species.
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[@TAFishing]

Will see what we can plan in.But the winter has been bad so we have a lot of catching up to do in the next couple of weeks before the season shuts.Keep watching,as we never know what we will target from one week to the next.I'm off to Hayling beach tomorrow to try and catch something and finish a shore film,then next day it should be trotting on a river for world record Dace.Keep watching.

[@jimmyfireball]

Good to look back at these old films, farther and son out enjoying a bit of fishing. Hope I get to do that 1 day.

[@TAFishing]

That's a nice pike. Good catch. We know the methods work, that's why we use them. Basic is best.

[@TAFishing]

Thanks Barney, sorry for late response. Best to try different retrieving techniques, Pike are quite slow feeders in cold temperatures so a slow retrieve would work best, even better try twitching it like we do with our twitching sprats video, can be very effecting with the right lure.

[@TAFishing]

Well we have to say they worked well, Thanks for posting them to us!

[@TAFishing]

Set the float about half to three quarters of the depth.And the depth might not be to the bottom as there could be weedbeds.I advise that setting in whatever band of clear water you have before weedbeds/lake bed etc.The pike will generally be down near the bottom and will strike from below.Good luck,and send Mike a picture of you make a catch.Any fish,we aren't obsessed with big fish here at Totally Awesome as we appreciate ANY FISH !!!

[@user-iz5ud1et2i]

Totally awesome video! This is really the best fishing show I've come across on youtube. Cheers from Norway! ^^

[@TAFishing]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it

[@fergusdangerfield156]

Thanx graham, totally awesome video this is one of my favorite methods. Keep em coming .

[@TAFishing]

Some people like to descale their baits, but I think a lot of the flash is in the scale itself.

[@TAFishing]

cheers Matt! It's a great technique!

[@TAFishing]

They worked a treat.Thanks.

[@elltell8644]

Awesome video great tips! Graham pullen is a legend!!

[@buddhistgrandma]

Watched this vid the night before my trip, went fishing in the morning, and after a 20 minute struggle, I managed to pull in a beautiful 18 pounder. Thanks a lot for the tips! They really worked wonders!

[@TAFishing]

Glad you liked the video, good luck and post any pictures on our facebook page Totally Awesome Fishing

[@bobhatcher5505]

Thanks Guys, totally awesome!

[@princeoffish]

this is your best video so far ! cracking ! well done fellas and congrats on the pb !

[@TAFishing]

Fixed depth by either a split shot or a tied stop knot above the float.This sets your depth otherwise the float would just slide right up the line when you cast.You can even fix stop knots either end of the float if you wanted

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Brilliant watch

[@hotti2scotti]

thanks for a good bit of pike fishing tactics

[@TAFishing]

Check out our latest beach fishing for beginners,Part 3 The Wessex rig .That setup should get you fish off the piers,but try and use shrimp for bait,smaller hooks,even half a shrimp.Tackle shops should sell them over there.Frozen shrimp will do.

[@brynwall9323]

Another great video......well done and thanks

[@palmer3977]

totally awesome underwater footage guys

[@tepper82]

I wanna go fishing with this guy!!!! Great vids mate, well done!

[@TAFishing]

Deadbaits or lures will work.I had success with a red over silver Veltic spinner years ago.I think it was a size 4.But you need a bit of weight like swan shot or Wye lead to keep it low in the current.You need good clarity conditions as well.

[@Cin9999]

Really cool guys! Thump up!

[@fishingriverswildlife9621]

Great fishing show guys at ta fishing, keep up the good work

[@glowvalley8428]

that was one monster pike! great video as always.

[@M6MDR]

Caught my first Pike last year on home made floats using the twitching method. I glued two corks end on end and bored a hole through them, painted them with float paint and fed my main line through them using shot at each end to set my depths. First time out, I chucked the bait along side a weed bed next to a weir and was amazed to see a Pike dash out and take the dead bait (Silver Sillago) after only a few twitches. This is now my favourite method :)

[@canoedude100]

Graeme you utter legend!!!

[@drzkoolkidd]

awesome awesome awesome!!!!! LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!! cheers from the states!!

[@micheallyons8332]

Hi graeme, Im just back from fishing for pike..I used your method of twitching sprats and it worked a charm..caught two big pike.You have inspired me! Thank you very much

[@myke.h2913]

Enjoyed thanks for that Fellas.

[@hpdenhartog84]

Great technique, thanks Graeme, gonna try this on a river in Holland

[@fishypie]

i like what this chap dose. good luck to him

[@TAFishing]

Thanks guys, im still buzzing! - Mike

[@mba2ceo]

Thank U for releasing it !!!

[@ThePiratePaddy]

one of the best pike videos ive saw. never caught a pike but havent half had a few goes an failed using wrong techniques. watched all your ta fishing vids an boy dont u guys know how to fish for predators. hopefully tomorrow with your twitching method using baby brown trout or a smelt may do the job! big thumbs up!

[@GOVERMENT1088]

Cheers guys looking forward to the weekend to try the twitching float method appreciate the advise thank you

[@TAFishing]

Thanks Andy

[@providsonline]

i love ur pike fishing videos plz keep making them thanks! :)

[@indianaoutdoorsbg]

This was totally awesome

[@IrTubbeh]

That underwater camera is phenomenal! Great fish too!

[@ConsummateSportsman]

16lbs is a beauty!! Excellent technique!

[@IlkestonfishingCoUk]

I've only recently started Pike fishing, not yet tried dead baiting only been using lures up till now. Being winter time lures seem to be less effective, meaning I should probably switch to dead baiting. Going to give this technique a go next time I'm out on the water... Great vid guys.

[@TAFishing]

No,rarely as I don't try to make the bait land in Hawaii. I cast where I think the pike are,and that will be close to mid range .I use a much "softer" cast,sort of tossing the bait througfh the air,rather than power-whipping it to shreds .The sprats are softer,and do sometimes come off,but I fish them near features,and that generally means close.My rods are soft,not like stiff carp and pike rods you seem to get today.

[@nathandines22]

I'm definitely trying this, it looks so effective that it makes me wanna grab the bait :-p Thanks for the vid and the laughs as always! :-)

[@TAFishing]

Awesome!

[@TAFishing]

That was probably only about three feet, but it all depends on the depth,weedbeds etc. I would say set it at a third to three quarters of any depth your are working, as most pike will be down deeper and then see the bait above them. The only time I would stay really shallow is if they are "fry-feeding" where they have pushed baitfish into a bay, or near the surface.

[@TAFishing]

Thanks!

[@KevRoulson]

Fantastic fish 🎣 m8

[@craignicholson8831]

I've been using this method on a small canal with smelt. it's totally awesome two fish in 20 mins cheers guys 👍

[@KassPaAttHava]

Great looking pikes

[@chema5253]

great video thank you

[@PrzemyslawL]

Im going to try this today.

[@TAFishing]

Yes, or totally barbless, or crush the barbs with forceps rocked back and forth over the barb. Just leave a barb on one hook of the treble to hold the bait on.

[@GTBoyblogcom]

Totally Awesome video! Oddly that's what i do!

[@TomStannettshortlegs]

Brilliant video, you are barking but I think you get your point over mate, ps love your Finch Farm shot too, so much so have started over there and thanks for your advice.

[@Crispynuggets28]

Brilliant

[@TAFishing]

Awesome Comment! Thanks!

[@zupo94]

He is huge wow !!!!!!

[@XxStormPowerxX]

That's one hell of a big fat Tarpon Fish.

[@TAFishing]

Same as always,about 40lbs multistrand as you can never guarantee only small pike will take it.

[@oo00ooz]

Definitely will be! Keep up the good work I envy your Job =)

[@andrewknotts7036]

tanks for the twitching video caught my first pike today after watching your rig tying video my fish was between 10-12lb on a joey mack but will be back out on saturday twitching instead of watching reel to start pulling great tip and keesp up the great work.....off to convert some sea floats to the bottom swivel type.. Sardines and Mack planned for baits :) totaly awesome and gtrats to son on pb

[@alamao24]

I love all your shows. But when i'm hunting pike on the fly i only keep 2 or 3 of the small males and then i release all the other pikes i'm catching. But again i love your shows i find a lot of inspiration in them. Best regards from Denmark

[@county582]

Brilliant love all your vids but pikes my fish at the moment

[@jackytohlame]

That is 1 holy big 1

[@finnkent7502]

Those are huge

[@TAFishing]

Private fishery . Just a one-off chance.We were lucky.

[@joejohnson-whitworth9023]

Legend

[@TAFishing]

Glad they help, we do a lot of sea fishing too check out our UK sea fishing playlist on our channel homepage

[@reddeaddaily62]

Great video (y)

[@steffanph4507]

Thanks going to use it in Ross

[@johhnyfantastic3287]

I can't stop twitching!

[@williamgreen1432]

Works for me in Colorado USA.

[@MegaSluz]

Ty for fast reply. Ye old reels are great, i have few shimano 3000, old dam quick (one of my favorites). I have little collection of really old reels manufactured in 1940-50, and some of them aren't easy to find :)

[@ironbearforge]

nice info

[@statticrecoveries1513]

i caught a 20 pound pike here in ireland on lough ree using this method thanks alot :) i was using dead roach and perch :)

[@TAFishing]

Hi, Nathan is working in the south somewhere,but a few weeks ago left for something like 6 months fishery work in Thailand.I have no idea where he goes from there.

[@mollyroseroberts]

Lol was flicking through the book at the beginning really necessary!

[@palmer3977]

I bought a couple of savage gear soft 4 play dirty roach, ready to fish, with the built in treble hook system off out soon to give them a go

[@TAFishing]

Don't know any modern reals to be honest. I use "old school" stuff from 30 odd years ago and they are still going strong. However, I have used Daiwa reels for Bonefishing in Florida and they will never get a better test than that. I think you will be ok with that make.

[@TAFishing]

Hi Kevin, we have tried looking but still cant find them. Graeme is still running on old stock of Partridge vb hooks, dont know if they sell them anymore but I am sure another company will. Try typing it into your search engine

[@barneyrichardson4071]

Hey lads! You guy's are the best or should i say totally awesome! I'm going fishing on sunday with a bunch of lures in the river ouse, Any tips!

[@TAFishing]

Anywhere there are pike.Lakes,Reservoirs,Pits,Rivers,Canals.

[@raymondthompson2908]

Another super video Sport. My only gripe, which applies to all of your shows, and most other fishing videos, as a matter of fact, is the irritating music/noise that punctuates the interesting bits. In my mind I read TA Fishing as 'Totally Awful (Music) Fishing'! Other than that though, great show. Regards. Ray

[@GOMLOComedy]

20,000 subscriber!

[@barrycooper8640]

I use Kinder eggs for my pike floats. I have 5 kids so I have enough to last me a lifetime. The older Kinder eggs which you had to screw in weren't the best but now they have a groove for your line to go in and they pop into place. im sure im not the only Pike angler to do this.

[@MH-er2wx]

Do you really? Lol

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

Not the only one anymore haha

[@shinitaisenpai9057]

Never used them as floats, but back when I was a teenager, we used them as bobbers for bottom fishing, drill a hook into the top, put a few splitshot inside and hang into the mainline, like you would with climbers nowadays. For beach fishing we used those yellow lemon juice bottles, using the same technique, so your neck wouldn't hurt from staring at the tips all day/night.

[@craignicholson9090]

wonderful video. have you or anyone you know ever tried this method using soft plastics ?

[@TAFishing]

No,not yet.Maybe a future film ?

[@fluffchucker13]

Thanks for the vid explaining the rig and method. Also, good to see a video that shows the pike being appreciated and handled well, with decent net and unhooking mat. Can't find the popper float in UK, so assume these are from USA. How do you set your depth initially for popping and is it over/under depth? [PAC RA88 Regional Organiser]

[@oo00ooz]

Very nice! Can you plan a vid fishing deep gravel pit Pike?!

[@frankverweij1]

Great video 👍 Do you puncture the swim bladder by the roach?

[@001razz]

good video...roll on the warmer weather 25.09 look at his face.....dont fall in dont fall in

[@fishonfish1]

In the spring time what fish would you expect around a mouth of a river opening to a lake? It is around 10 feet deep.One last thing what lure/live bait would you recommend?

[@6ConorFreestyle6]

I have put a mackeral in the microwave to thaw of for my ferrets, your not alone there mate...

[@TAFishing]

No reason why not.

[@TAFishing]

No.Done Delaware,Virginia Beach,Delaware,Pennsylvania,North Carolina etc,but never Rhode Island.

[@ColtonWilson3000]

Love your fishing videos. Just found your channel the other day and have watched loads of them. But I have a question. I'm heading to a puke fishing tourney this weekend and I want to float dead bait for them. What depth do you fish under your float? 2 ft 3 ft? Keep in mind I'm lake fishing. Thanks, Colton.

[@MegaSluz]

Yeah that is really totally awesome ! I like your show. I must ask you something... I cant afford some expensive reel, so im about to buy daiwa exceler-s. What is your opinion on that reel? Is it good for lure fishing for big chub and small pike/zander ?

[@nachosalami]

monster fish! how long was he?