medway man
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Hello everyone.
I used to do a bit of piking on my local river about a decade ago and Ive just gotten back into it. I went out for a few hours on Thursday and hooked into a pike of about 5 pound, I got the fish to the surface and it somehow got off. This morning I went back to the exact same spot, Got a run after about 45 minutes which felt the same size and I believe was the same fish, again it got off, Half hour later another run struck nothing on there, another 10 minutes in the same spot 3rd run of the day (again felt like the same fish) I strike and start reeling the fish in and it comes off yet again.
When I used to pike fish I don't remember losing many at all so this has got me baffled.
Im using Mick Browns leger rig with size 6 hooks and half mackerel for bait. Im striking hard into the fish and keeping the pressure on to keep the hooks in.
Anyone got any ideas whats happening? Thanks.
I used to do a bit of piking on my local river about a decade ago and Ive just gotten back into it. I went out for a few hours on Thursday and hooked into a pike of about 5 pound, I got the fish to the surface and it somehow got off. This morning I went back to the exact same spot, Got a run after about 45 minutes which felt the same size and I believe was the same fish, again it got off, Half hour later another run struck nothing on there, another 10 minutes in the same spot 3rd run of the day (again felt like the same fish) I strike and start reeling the fish in and it comes off yet again.
When I used to pike fish I don't remember losing many at all so this has got me baffled.
Im using Mick Browns leger rig with size 6 hooks and half mackerel for bait. Im striking hard into the fish and keeping the pressure on to keep the hooks in.
Anyone got any ideas whats happening? Thanks.