Amature need advice please

[tntcoder]

Hi all,

Nice community you people have here, i am from the UK and this may be totally the wrong place to ask but we dont seem to have any fishing forums.

Basically i need some advice on Pike fishing in UK rivers, firstly i am wandering what is the best weather to fish for pike, baring in mind that the river has a fair amount of weed and lilly pads so i think surface spinning is and has been my best option, yet with that i have failed to catch above 4-5 pound pike. I am wandering if you skilled people could give me some advice on possible techniques i could adjust to? and on what is the best weather for surface pike.

Thanks for any pointers

[Guest]

think "BIG" for starters. Do you use those 12 foot noodle rods?

[tntcoder]

Hey, yep i have a big 11-12ft pike rod im thinking big and catching small

[LuckyFish]

Welcome aboard tnt. You might want to check out the Muskie/Pike Forum. Plenty of good info there. Scan down towards the bottom of the forums page you'll find it. BTW how big do the pike get in the UK?
Lucky

[tntcoder]

hey mate thanks i will check out that forum, biggest pike in my are seem to be max of around 50lb i have never had any luck though, probably as im river fishing rather than lakes.

TNT

[Guest]

I have three querrys:
1. 50lbs!!!!!!!is that English or American???
2. Do you have a "bang-stick" with you?
(a skindivers tool, used to defend
againt large aquatic prerdators)
3. Do people swim in the shallows,safely?