Andy M
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Tomorrow I intend to give dead baiting for pike a go along a stretch of a small river I have not fished before. It seems to be fairly featureless; long straight stretches with few bankside trees. I am told it ranges in depth from about 3 to 6 feet. I plan to try trotting a dead bait to cover as much water as possible but read recently that this is not a very productive method and letting the bait rest on the bottom for 20-30 mins in each swim is better. The only problem with that is of course is that I will cover far less distance and distinguishing likely holding spots might well be difficult because of the nature of the river. Grateful your thoughts.