themyth
Well-known member
h guys,im new to pike fishing,done a bit of lure fishing with out many problems.
but yesterday i went dead baiting and had a few dramas,was freelining with a fox trace with 2 size 6 barbed trebbles and useing small mackeral for bait,1 st take i counted to 10 then struck but the pike came off a few seconds after striking.
2nd take i left it for 15 seconds but essox came adrift soon after striking again.
an hour later and i get my 3rd take,this time i gave it 10 mins before striking,i landed a nice clean mid double,but struggled to un-hook it, the hooks were well down in its gut so i just cut through the trace and let it go.
now im off piking tomorrow and don't really want to keep wasting my traces as there not cheap,but on the flipside i don't want to lose any fish.
so how long should i leave the take before striking?
but yesterday i went dead baiting and had a few dramas,was freelining with a fox trace with 2 size 6 barbed trebbles and useing small mackeral for bait,1 st take i counted to 10 then struck but the pike came off a few seconds after striking.
2nd take i left it for 15 seconds but essox came adrift soon after striking again.
an hour later and i get my 3rd take,this time i gave it 10 mins before striking,i landed a nice clean mid double,but struggled to un-hook it, the hooks were well down in its gut so i just cut through the trace and let it go.
now im off piking tomorrow and don't really want to keep wasting my traces as there not cheap,but on the flipside i don't want to lose any fish.
so how long should i leave the take before striking?