eelsfootinn
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Hello all. I grew up in Norfolk, starting fishing at 7 or 8. Always loved catching small roach and perch in a gravel pit near my parents' house. Then after a year or so I caught a pike on a spinner, and that was it - I was obsessed with catching pike from then onwards. Caught many, but due to the locations I fished, nearly all were small.
I stopped fishing at 16 (still not sure why), then when my parents moved house I agreed for them to give away my tackle - carbon carp rods, Mitchell 300A reels, a big box of lures, landing net, Avon scales etc. All gone.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, 31 years since I last went pike fishing. I started watching YouTube videos of pike catches on the Broads and elsewhere with my young son. Both of us were fascinated, I felt that old excitement again. So I set about building up my gear again and watching more videos for techniques old and new. We went lure fishing early Feb, no sign of a fish all day. Then 2 days ago we went deadbaiting and caught 3 jacks, lost a slightly bigger one and had a couple of dropped takes. I am now back fishing again, my son absolutely loved it, and we are making lots of plans for trips. The only shame is the time of year - we'll have one last trip soon then return in October, but perhaps do some late Summer lure fishing before that. Need to leave those pike to spawn in peace!
I stopped fishing at 16 (still not sure why), then when my parents moved house I agreed for them to give away my tackle - carbon carp rods, Mitchell 300A reels, a big box of lures, landing net, Avon scales etc. All gone.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, 31 years since I last went pike fishing. I started watching YouTube videos of pike catches on the Broads and elsewhere with my young son. Both of us were fascinated, I felt that old excitement again. So I set about building up my gear again and watching more videos for techniques old and new. We went lure fishing early Feb, no sign of a fish all day. Then 2 days ago we went deadbaiting and caught 3 jacks, lost a slightly bigger one and had a couple of dropped takes. I am now back fishing again, my son absolutely loved it, and we are making lots of plans for trips. The only shame is the time of year - we'll have one last trip soon then return in October, but perhaps do some late Summer lure fishing before that. Need to leave those pike to spawn in peace!
