Thinking Out Loud is not just an Ed Shearon number, it’s a term used by bloggers to empty their head and overcome writers block. I don’t know where the term Thursdays are for Thinking Out Loud originated but I first encountered it on the Pickyrunner blog. Sarah, the...
Can you help locate a cased twenty pound pike? Paul James is trying to locate the pike caught from Wotton Lake in 1937 by his Grandfather, Cecil James. The pike was mounted in bow fronted case with following inscription: Pike – Caught at Wotton Lake by C James....
Do you know how to choose a lure rod? André asked for some advice with the following question… Hi, I have returned to fishing after a 30 year break, perhaps a mid-life crisis? Maybe! I’m interested in lure fishing for pike on the Severn around Shrewsbury but have...
If you landed on these shores from Australia would you know where you could go lure fishing for pike and perch and what is required? This is the scenario Blake finds himself in. Here is his question… Hey mate, I’m an Aussie living in west London and I’m...
Thank you to Alan Hobson who asked a question about hooking dead baits to two trebles. I always have problems securing a dead bait to a 2 treble hooks on a rig. I always find that the trebles come loose due to the fish body breaking up even...
Leighton mac sent a question about trebles on a dead bait rig. Is it possible to fish just one treble hook on a dead baiting rig rather than two? Thanks for the question Leighton. The main thing to do is match the rig to the size of the...
Here is a question from Scott on the subject of losing a pike to a snap off. I had a good run today and lost a pike in a reed bank as I snagged. I was fishing with a 5 inch roach with two trebles. Truthfully this is...
The Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain (PAC) is organised at a national level by a committee of volunteers. At a local level, the PAC supports a network of Regional Associations that are run by Regional Organisers. If you are interested in joining and getting involved with the...
Quite a few subjects in pike fishing provoke polarised views. Adam Macdonald sent in this question which addresses one of them. Hi Andy, I have recently been on a trip to Scotland which involved some pike fishing of which I much enjoyed. I want to look at getting...
There has been a few changes in personnel to the twelfth Pike Anglers Club committee since its inauguration in May 2012. Here is an up to date (March 2015) list of 12PAC committee contacts. Committee Contacts Chairman & Representative Officer – Ireland: Neville Fickling President & Webmaster: Dave...
I had a lovely email from Rob Harriman that made smile when he said… I have been fishing 45 years, still love it, and get a buzz every time I load the car up. I have been carp fishing too much so for the past 2 seasons I...
