Anybody Catching

crackin days sport mate ,

As I have said before "low double" , it's time to change your name . Some great fish again, you can tell that you've been working hard for them of late, so fantastic to see such great fish produced. Those pike are really great looking specimens. Get in there.

Thanks Piketastic The fishing over in Ireland can really be fantastic as the Pike rarely if ever see a baited rig. So I can not take too much credit lol. I am originally from Worksop and the loughs over here are a far cry from Langold lake

lowdouble wrote:Thanks Piketastic   The fishing over in Ireland can really be fantastic as the Pike rarely if ever see a baited rig.  So I can not take too much credit lol.  I am originally from Worksop and the loughs over here are a far cry from Langold lake  

I am coming to Ireland lol

What a beauty Eric, well done pal.  
Mad Bad, you deserved that one for sticking with it

Hats off to Lowdouble and the lads. What a cracking day out, Fantastic,

I'm not at all jealous ..........NOT...lol.

I am.

We are taking the boat over to Ireland at the end of May for a weeks pike fishing.

Where abouts Psion? I might give you a pointer if your near me. Get yourself over lads, I doubt you would regret it for the scenery alone

Co Clare I been going to Ireland fishing for thirty years but I will not turn down any help.

Lowdouble, id give my ......... to have a day out like that.

im getting my lines wet for the first time this year at weekend. heading to the west coast of the highlands of scotland. time to wrap up warm!!!

tight lines lads!

Five doubles, two twenties and sixteen jacks, that's a great day, well done. Did you move about much or were they all from the same area?

We anchored in 4 different areas Eric, but all on the shelves of the deep holes. The exact spot was picked purely by wind direction so we got the longest drifter runs at the required depth if that makes sense lol. 15 to 18ft was the killing depth.

Now Peppery C , I have suffered many many blanks and the odd jack here and there so it was just as special for me. I have had days with more fish landed but not as big an average size. Your day will come

Psion I have never been to Clare except to buy a boat so no real help sorry. You must love it to keep coming back, I came over once, fell in love and moved over the year after. 16 years and not a single regret

I have fished all over Ireland. We use to do a lot of sea fishing down in Cork. I would love to live in Ireland especially now

am retried but having a big family its not possible.

Certainly beats a blank Adie. When I get bored of any sized Pike I will pack it all in. Always great to hear the alarm or see the float dip under

well done bud, they all put a bend in the rod

Been out today, the tally was,
Missed 5
lost 3
caught 7
largest was 11lb 10oz
smallest was just about big enough to make a live bait lol.
really enjoyable day

Hard days blank for me guys but was fine to get the rods and lines oot.

what bait do you use at this time of year, a guy put me onto eels in the summer which was fine then but im having no luck whereas my mate had two runs on the mackerel, big and smelly for the winter?

plus he was using BIG baits....wheras i was going smallish?

today I caught on live roach ( not everybody's  cup of tea ),
Lamprey
dead roach
smelt
and pollen.
also had bites on mackerel tail.

What bait? It depends on the conditions. I fished on Thursday at a water that was heavily coloured and had four fish up to 15lb 4oz. Two were on herrings, but I cut through the herrings gills to remove the head. The gills have a lot of blood in them so this releases plenty of scent. One was on a half mackerel and I cut up the other half into eight pieces and scattered the pieces around the hookbait to release more scent. One was on a lure, a spinnerbait, spinnerbaits are the absolute first choice for coloured water. My mate, fishing in the swim nextdoor, struggled a bit with only one jack. He was on livebaits, livebaits are not always the best choice, especially in coloured water.
On Friday I fished a water that is gin clear and chose to fish with jerkbaits. I had a twelve pounder within five minutes of starting to fish and followed it up with two smaller fish. I bumped into another angler fishing deadbaits and he hadn't had anything.
Think about which of the pike's senses they will be using. In clear water they use their eyes a lot, in dirty water they use their sense of smell/taste.

Some great tips there Eric, will be trying one or two of them on my next trip out,
Always learning.