Anybody Catching

set off this morning about 7 oclock with BradfordLad!
and went to a strech we've never fished befor! its mutch wider and deeper than the spots on the river i normaley fish so didnt no where to start! we got set up at the far end! stayed for an hour or so, then decided to move! further up streem. Glad we did because at 10:30 paul cought his first pike! on smellt!
i was just casting mi rod in and heard!.....Patch......Patch........am in!......get in there!



about 2lb and fought like a trooper!
first ov many mate well done

very big well done

Well done that man
No longer a pike virgin

Bet theres no stopping you now lol

The look on your face says it all mate

Adie

yhe he was well chuffed!

bet hes got the wine out now calerbrating

Yep glasss of wine out...first Pike for me....Just a big shout to Patch for picking the pegs and his un-hooking assistance...not his Sprats though

nice photo's thanks Patch and cheers Guys now were's mi rods

no probs mate! ya deserved that one! bring on the big girls

Well done lad

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Andy

well done that man!

yay - nice one mate
keep at it and i'm sure they'll be coming out more and more over the next few weeks

Congratulations!!

Lets hope it is the start of many more pike on the bank for you.

Now, if only I could catch one

very big well done that man. stand by big girls and dont cry pauls on his way

Very well done Bradford Lad, we are all chuffed for you mate, you will catch bigger ones, but the first one is very special

not cacthing a thing got the dreaded man flu at the moment and everywhere is frozen over and
desperate to wet a line ......... sorry about the moan

Went out for 5 hours today with my mate Gav.

Took a tub of worms and legered for (hopefully) a perch or two. Also took some smelt and tried for a pike. Tried several swims and had nothing, zip, nada, nowt, bugger all etc...

As I've said before, not really bothered if I don't catch cos it's just nice to be out on the banks, but it's starting to get frustrating now. Not had a pike at all this winter.

Lefty stick at it mate....i had been going since October and finaly landed a Jack to get my confidence up.All the experts say Febuary-March is the time.So stock up your bait box keep making your trace's and get out on the bank as much as you can.

Its great to be out there......

Lefty wrote:it's starting to get frustrating now. Not had a pike at all this winter.

Had my last Pike on 27th November and ever blanked since but didn't get out for 3 weeks due to the ice.
So your not alone mate!

BradfordLad wrote:All the experts say February-March is the time.

Think you could be right.
Last winter I had most of my fish then and didn't blank once in 2 months!

Fished 12-5pm today, had to break the ice first, managed to nab a couple of doubles. whoopeeee.........

Andy

well done pal.

Andy Webster wrote:Fished 12-5pm today, had to break the ice first, managed to nab a couple of doubles. whoopeeee.........

Andy

Well done Andy!

I know most silver fish will feed after the noise of ice breaking but I always thought Pike were sensitive to noise???

Well done Andy, big respect

well done Andy

nightwatchman wrote:

Andy Webster wrote:Fished 12-5pm today, had to break the ice first, managed to nab a couple of doubles. whoopeeee.........

Andy

Well done Andy!

I know most silver fish will feed after the noise of ice breaking but I always thought Pike were sensitive to noise???

No idea tbh. it was fully covered but quite thin (1cm ish). I pushed it from the margin and fished under rod tips. By 4pm most of it had thawed. I had the fish by 2 pm so there was plenty of ice around.

you fancy fish in at cellars andy?

Well done Andy
No just getting out for you lol You have to beat the odds

Adie

A VERY BIG WELL DONE MATE.