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Take a look through the unusual language of angling in this pikeology of piking, and other angling terms.

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PAC30 - Commemorating 30 years of the Pike Anglers Club

PAC30

PAC30 is a unique book commisioned by the Pike Anglers Club to commemorate its thirtieth anniversay.

This collection of stories from the thirty, mainly well known, pike anglers will inspire, entertain and inform pikers for generations to come.

Hardback copies are currently £22 (post free) on the PAC website.

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Rob Woolnough's Pencil Portraits

Pike pencil portrait

If you're looking for an unusual gift for a pike angler or if you simply want to embelish your personal collection of pike memorabilia...

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Burton Constable - Hull, East Yorkshire

Burton Constable

Camping, caravanning and holiday homes are all on offer alongside a lake offering pike and general coarse fishing for £7 per day (2 rods).

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Baby seal found in garden pond

Baby seal found in garden pond

Let me ask all coarse anglers a question. "If you found a baby seal in your garden pond, would you name it Rudolf?"

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Tactical Pike Fishing - Mike Ladle and Jerome Masters

Tactical Pike Fishing (Crowood Press)

There are few angling encounters more exciting than the heart-stopping, golden-green flash of a big pike as it lunges, like lightning, to seize your bait.

Tactical Pike Fishing describes the essential facts of pike behaviour and biology in a way that takes you right onto the muddy riverbank or reed-lined lakeshore.

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Fox Warrior Predator Spin 7ft 20-80g

Fox Predator

A recent mishap left Andy Webster needing a new travel spinning rod. Andy provides an early review of the new Warrior from the Fox Predator stable.

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Brian Clarke - fishing correspondent for The Times

www.timesonline.co.uk

Plans for River Itchen prompt questions of trust.

This month, Brian reports on plans by the Hampshire Wildlife Trust (HWT) to change the course of the world-famous Abbotts Barton stretch of the River Itchen.

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Trentside Fisheries - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Trentside

The former brick pit that is Trentside has a history of producing pike to over twenty pounds.

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Gailey Trout Fishery - Cannock, Staffordshire

Gailey

Gailey is a 35 acre trout fishery that is open for pike angling during the winter and has produced pike to 28lb.

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Gallery

Kevin Furley

A cracking 25lb pike to Kevin Furley

Email your pics with a few details to pike.angler@btinternet.com

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Talk

Weekly catch reports from the angling press.

With the ice finally melted and the pike feeding up prior to spawning there are loads of pike reported this week.

Plan your campaign by looking back through catch reports from the past couple of years.

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Events

9th February 2010

Mark Barrett and Dennis Moules
Nottingham PAC


16th February 2010

Lyndon Barrett
Reading PAC


1st March 2010

Dave Pugh
Lincoln PAC


Mick Cobb
Rotherham PAC


2nd March 2010

Mark Phillips
Thames Gateway PAC


Dr James Gardner
Walton on Thames PAC


3rd March 2010

George Higgins
South Lancs PAC


9th March 2010

Jon Neafcy
Nottingham PAC


16th March 2010

Matt Jahans
Reading PAC


5th April 2010

Gary Knowles
Rotherham PAC


6th April 2010

Dave Horton
Thames Gateway PAC


7th April 2010

Steve Ormrod
South Lancs PAC


13th April 2010

Mark Andrews and Pete Healey
Nottingham PAC