Landing, Handling and Unhooking Pike

[GrahamM]

Give us a shout here if anyone wants to know more about handling pike and taking care of them.

About 18 months ago I started fishing again after a lay off for 12 years. One species I have not had any success with is Pike. As I always go fishing alone(my mates think fishing is boring)it is difficult to get help when it is needed. So off I go looking for Pikers to ask for there help and advise on how to un hook and handle Pike. What a waste of time, they look at me as though I am from Mars at s****** at my simple but thougtful questions with no help or guidance given. As I always put the welfare of the fish first, I have not been Pike fishing. As a result I am missing out on some great times. So can you help please.

[GrahamM]

We certainly can Stuart, so if there is anything you need clarifying in Paul's article, or any other specific questions, please fire away.

Good article Paul.
When I started to do serious piking for the first timer last winter, I bought a John Roberts Deep Throat Pike Disgorger. It was a brilliant purchase and 'saved' the life of a least two pike that were deep hooked.
Sedge

Stuart, sorry you were treated so bad by the morons, I will not call them pikers! Don't let them put you off, none of us were born knowing it all, and we will go still not knowing it all, so ask away, I JUST HATE ****HEADS LIKE THOSE GUYS YOU BUMPED INTO, there now it's off my chest!!

One thing that had help is having a landing net with large mesh as it less likely to get all tangled up with the trebles as the small meshes.

I am new to this technology stuff and did not read the article. It is is full of good basic advise for a novice like my self. I will now go fishing for Pike with more confidence and hopefully catch and return the fish with no ill effects, and put two fingers up to the people who would not help. But there is no substitute for practical guidance. So if there on any Pikers in Cheshire who are willing to help please get in contact.

great article, there's loads of smaller pike where i go chubbing on the ouse but idaren't fish for them with out the confidence to inhook them safely, the article has helped loads, the one thing i don't quite understand is the bit about placing the hand behind the gill cover and holding open the lower jaw, would it be possible for you to go over that once more in some detail??
it would be a great help.
cheers Daniel

[DAVE COOPER]

Stuart - Join the mailing list attached to the site. We have a Pike fish-in organised on 11 November on Rydal Water in the lake district. You will be very welcome and can get some practical advice. Won't cost you a penny (apart from a beer afterwards maybe).

[GrahamM]

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