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Stu Black
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Been piking at Bala lake today-I blanked and learnt very little.
Swim I was in was recomended as a "hot spot" by the warden.
It slopes fairly evenly to about 5' about 10 metres out then drops off to 45' very quickly. I fished half mackerel on 1 rod and smelt on the other; both on a running leger.
For the first couple of hours I fished both rods just at the top of the drop, figuring that 45' would be too deep for feeding. Then I decided that as its frozen N Wales, the fish might be in very deep water so chucked 1 over the edge. Other parts of the lake go over 100' within 20m of the bank, What sort of depth would be best?
I was using carp style alarms and heavy bobbins (much heavier than I would for carp at that range). I had a few single beeps that I dont think were caused by the wind. Should I have hit those, as I dont want to deep hook any, especially as i have so little practise of normal unhooking! Do pike usually run, or eat where they find the meal? Could they have been caused by pike spooking off the resistance of such heavy bobbins?
Is it possible to float fish at such depths? Do pike take deads at mid level? What do you think I had for dinner?
Oh and any info specific to Bala would be gratefully received too!!
Cheers,
Stu
Swim I was in was recomended as a "hot spot" by the warden.
It slopes fairly evenly to about 5' about 10 metres out then drops off to 45' very quickly. I fished half mackerel on 1 rod and smelt on the other; both on a running leger.
For the first couple of hours I fished both rods just at the top of the drop, figuring that 45' would be too deep for feeding. Then I decided that as its frozen N Wales, the fish might be in very deep water so chucked 1 over the edge. Other parts of the lake go over 100' within 20m of the bank, What sort of depth would be best?
I was using carp style alarms and heavy bobbins (much heavier than I would for carp at that range). I had a few single beeps that I dont think were caused by the wind. Should I have hit those, as I dont want to deep hook any, especially as i have so little practise of normal unhooking! Do pike usually run, or eat where they find the meal? Could they have been caused by pike spooking off the resistance of such heavy bobbins?
Is it possible to float fish at such depths? Do pike take deads at mid level? What do you think I had for dinner?
Oh and any info specific to Bala would be gratefully received too!!
Cheers,
Stu