When fishing, anglers have to be versatile and willing to adapt, as with each session, the fish can change their feeding behaviours, and if you fail to change with them, a blank is almost a certainty! Pike are no exception, and while sometimes they can be the easiest fish to catch, other times they are almost impossible.
On a recent trip, Harry Gibson realised his go-to dead baiting tactics just weren't going to produce and a change to lures saw an almost instant result.
“I’d spent most of the day deadbaiting on the Warwickshire Avon without any action, and so I decided to have a quick cast with my friend’s lure rod."
“Using a 25cm pattern, I felt a gentle take but, as soon as I tightened into the fish, it screamed off downstream."
"After putting up a powerful fight the pike was safely landed, and, at 19lb 2oz, it is my biggest to date."
“The locals were shocked – they’d never seen a fish like this from the area I was fishing."
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