Pike 20/11/12

Jimk2

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I love a bit of lure fishing, mainly for pike with the odd perch. I've had a few pike over the 20 pound mark on lures.
I caught this beauty yesterday on the savage gear real eel in 40cm from a river.

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Cracking fish im going to have to give this a go, were you local, I understand if you dont want to give you mark away but were you in the north east ?
 
Nice one Jim, looks like it`s been caught a few times before (lip damage).

I never noticed, someone picked up on it on another forum. The lure was out in the net so I was lucky it was just lightly hooked.


The take was amazing, 2 of us were on the edge of the river and the lure had been retrieved to the margins. She then appeared slowly and took it, the real eel works best on a slow retreive so there was no chase. We both witnessed the full encounter in crystal clear water.
 
I never noticed, someone picked up on it on another forum. The lure was out in the net so I was lucky it was just lightly hooked.


The take was amazing, 2 of us were on the edge of the river and the lure had been retrieved to the margins. She then appeared slowly and took it, the real eel works best on a slow retreive so there was no chase. We both witnessed the full encounter in crystal clear water.

That`s the beauty of catching them on lures isn`t it? Seeing the take....not something that happens often when bait fishing :)
 
That`s the beauty of catching them on lures isn`t it? Seeing the take....not something that happens often when bait fishing :)

I do a lot of boat lure fishing catching a lot of jacks, sometimes they will take it right at the boat. Adrenaline pumping, especially on light tackle.
 
Cracking lure caught fish I miss my trips down to semer water and north over the borders for pike had a couple 20's may take it back up in the future the way this winter cod seasons going this year.
 
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