Piking Guidelines – Part Three
More updates from those kind folk at the Pike Anglers Club. Just click on any of the images below and a new window will open up from my Scribd Pages where the original articles are stored. Because this allows you to open them up in PDF format you can increase or decrease the size or [...]
Piking Guidelines – Part Two
Having the right gear when you go piking is essential for the safety of the fish but you also need to consider your own safety. These four articles have been provided by the Pike Anglers Club Of Great Britain and will get you started… Click on any of the images and the article will open up [...]
Groundbaiting For Pike
Groundbaiting For Pike by Alan Dudhill Groundbaiting is often associated with catching coarse fish but rarely considered when targeting pike. However, groundbaiting is a very effective way of attracting pike into a swim, which you intend to sit on for a day or more. Rather than you searching for pike, this method is intended to [...]
Pikelines Magazine
For those who may not be aware the Pike Anglers Club (PAC) produces four superb magazines each year, proper glossy jobs and well worth reading. It’s well worth joining just to get hold of the mag but if you’re wondering what the fuss is about then why not take a look for yourself. The PAC [...]
Piking Guidelines – Part One
Hats off to the Pike Anglers Club Of Great britain for allowing me to publish a whole series of their guidelines here on the web site. Over the past year I have gained a little insight into how the PAC goes about its business and I have come to admire its professionalism. Consequently I’m more [...]
The Case Against Pike Removal – Alan Dudhill
The pike is probably one of the most misunderstood fish in our waters and used to be routinely removed or culled by coarse anglers because it was thought to be eating all the fish. Of course this is no longer common practice as fisheries managers have learnt to accept that they cannot eradicate pike and [...]
Live-baiting ‘The Big Issue’ – Alan Dudhill
Some anglers and clubs find it difficult to accept the use of live baits and yet this is the most natural form of prey for many species of fish including pike, perch, zander, eels, chub and even carp. Some may argue that it’s cruel to put hooks into a live fish and have it swim [...]
Gassed-up Pike – Alan Dudhill
The term ‘gassed-up’ basically means that the pike is full of excess gas when landed. This is something which I’ve found to be a very rare occurrence but the consequences can be fatal for the fish. There are three main signs that a pike may be gassed-up. The two most obvious signs may be visible [...]
Piking In The Dark – Alan Dudhill
It’s a common myth that pike cannot see well enough in the dark to feed at night. As with all predators, the pike’s sensory organs are very advanced, which gives them the edge over their prey, hence why even blind pike have no problem striking at an individual fish amongst a shoal. Some waters are [...]
Locating Big Pike – Alan Dudhill
To catch big pike you’ve first got to locate them. Easier said than done on some waters, particularly the larger ones. Many variable factors effect the location of big pike but a few factors remains the same; their primary objectives are survival, feeding & reproduction. Once you understand a little about the pike’s objectives, you [...]