| One of the most important aspects of angling is | | | | to prevent deep hooking down the throat. Control is |
| being able to locate the fish. Knowing where they are | | | | a lot better when fishing 25 yards away than over |
| allows you to introduce ground bait efficiently and | | | | 200. |
| place your hook bait where it will most likely catch | | | | Bringing the pike to you by pre-baiting the swim is |
| fish. When fishing for pike it may be better to bring | | | | also a good method to stimulate feeding response in |
| the fish closer to you. | | | | sluggish pike during the winter months. If you |
| Many pike anglers like distance techniques for pike. | | | | introduce a ball of fish mash into a potential swim the |
| They will use extra strong gear not unlike heavy sea | | | | pike will be attracted by the smell. Pungent fish oils |
| fishing beach rods that can cast big weights up to | | | | can be mixed into the ground bait to increase their |
| two hundred yards. Radio control floating craft are | | | | allure. The mixture can be made up in the comfort of |
| even used to take the ground bait to a distant hot | | | | your kitchen and frozen in soluble PVA bags. These |
| spot and dump it there! | | | | will dissolve in water. This means that when you are |
| There is no doubt that this method will catch fish, | | | | ready to go fishing it is a simple and clean process of |
| but it does have the disadvantage of reducing your | | | | taking a few frozen ground baits with you. While still |
| contact with the fish and your ability to feel or notice | | | | frozen they can be thrown into the swim and will |
| a take. Deep hooking a pike down its throat is most | | | | slowly melt releasing the smelly oils. |
| likely to happen when control over the end rig is | | | | Near fishing for pike means that you can strike |
| least, as with long distance fishing. Deep throat | | | | immediately you feel the bait has been turned in the |
| hooked fish can starve to death, as the hooks and | | | | pike's mouth, but before it swallows it. This prevents |
| wire trace cannot be removed without damaging the | | | | deep hooking. As you will have been using much |
| delicate throat and stomach. | | | | lighter tackle you will likely have had a more |
| Striking a pike's bite at just the right time is the way | | | | enjoyable tussle with the pike. |