Notts Michael.
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Desperate to get out, despite the uninspiring, cold grey weather, I went to the SLR (Small Local River) for a quick session, hoping for a chub or perch, armed with bread, red maggots and sweetcorn. after a few very small roach and 2 minnows,I switched from the red maggots to a grain of sweetcorn on a link legered 14 barbless hook.
after assuming a slight drop-back of the tip was another annoying tiddler, I started to wind in and found I did have a fish on, Hardly a major battle, it weaved left then right then came directly towards me, and as it got near some close in dead reeds, I could see it was very clearly a Jack Pike of around 16'' long at a guess,
just as it got within inches of the landing net, it dived for the snags and the line went slack, the 5lb fluoro bitten off close to the hook.
the question is, would a Jack go for sweetcorn, or is it more likely that I'd hooked a small roach or similar again, and the pike went for that as it was being reeled in?
any theories guys?
cheers
Michael.
after assuming a slight drop-back of the tip was another annoying tiddler, I started to wind in and found I did have a fish on, Hardly a major battle, it weaved left then right then came directly towards me, and as it got near some close in dead reeds, I could see it was very clearly a Jack Pike of around 16'' long at a guess,
just as it got within inches of the landing net, it dived for the snags and the line went slack, the 5lb fluoro bitten off close to the hook.
the question is, would a Jack go for sweetcorn, or is it more likely that I'd hooked a small roach or similar again, and the pike went for that as it was being reeled in?
any theories guys?
cheers
Michael.
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