Derek Gibson
Well-known member
Lure fishing has always been the ''Cinderella'' in predator fishing, apart from the odd enthusiast. By far the greater majority of pike anglers preferring to live or dead bait, perhaps it will always be that way.
But, in the last twenty years or so there seems to be a new appreciation of the role lures can play in the capture of big pike. I suspect this may be in part due to the opening of certain trout waters to predator anglers with some astonishing results. This was no surprise to a few of us that had been ''quietly'' going about our lure fishing for many years, putting an end to those old chestnuts of ''lures catch anglers'', or ''lures only catch jack's''. What a load of old shoemenders.
No one's laughing now are they!!
But, in the last twenty years or so there seems to be a new appreciation of the role lures can play in the capture of big pike. I suspect this may be in part due to the opening of certain trout waters to predator anglers with some astonishing results. This was no surprise to a few of us that had been ''quietly'' going about our lure fishing for many years, putting an end to those old chestnuts of ''lures catch anglers'', or ''lures only catch jack's''. What a load of old shoemenders.
No one's laughing now are they!!