pike fishing

[lingking]

with my trip over the border coming ever closer whats any ones thought on prawns for deadbaiting for pike

all replies welcome, i think

[The Jester]

Wit your luck Dunc, you'll probably catch a double.........cod that is...
Give it a go mate, and good luck with your trip

[Rod_bender]

probs. not my first choice of bait for pike like, where abouts you going? me and my mate are going up to venachar for a weekend shot in a few weeks. looking for a 30lber

[lingking]

probs. not my first choice of bait for pike like, where abouts you going? me and my mate are going up to venachar for a weekend shot in a few weeks. looking for a 30lber

going up into the highlands,rannoch moor

not my first choice bait either usually take mackeral,and when that goes off get some small brown trout

[Scotty91]

you can any give it a shot

[rocketman]

never used it myself i usualy stick to joey, smelt, roach got my pb on roach

[Jimk2]

Why would you want to use them? Are you thinking of using them unshelled as to simulate a Cray fish?

[lingking]

Why would you want to use them? Are you thinking of using them unshelled as to simulate a Cray fish?

couple of reasons jim2 1st just to try summat different

2nd they might keep better than mackeral unfridged other than that no good reason

[Jimk2]

couple of reasons jim2 1st just to try summat different

2nd they might keep better than mackeral unfridged other than that no good reason

I use a variety of bait, (all sea/coarse fish) Morrissons provide good cheap sardines fresh. I go early stock up and freeze in sizeable portions. Take them to Scotland with you frozen, this time of year they will still be frozen the 2nd day if you use a decent freezer box/bag.


Let me know how you do on the prawns, You might catch a perch or 2.

[lingking]

not going till june 1st,could use a flask to keep stuff frozen,i guess

[oldessox]

The pike in loch ken are stuffed with crays when you catch them, prawns are not much different I guess. Some pike anglers use fish kebabs , bits of fish skewered like a kebab and pike will take that so if they are there and feeding no doubt they will take prawns in the same way.
I'd stick to fish baits though , are there no trout farms local to where you are fishing? Ther was one on loch ken , I'm not sure if it's still there but there was a time when they would give you trout for free (they stopped after a while) they supplied Marks and Spencers with trout, but M&S wouldn't take them if they were deformed so we used to go and ask if they had any ugly trout and they would just chuck us a bag full of stunt nosed rainbows , the pike didn't seem to mind that they were deformed.


Ray

[lingking]

aye ray,theres nowt local to where i fish

if you have google earth and are bored,stick "corrour" in.

on the plus side theres a plentiful supply of very small brown trout in a loch about 2 miles away

[oldessox]

I'm envious , I might come up and see you , I've got this urge to take the boat up to the caledonian canal for a week or two , some bloke did a round britain thing in a 625 and went through there , I'd love to spend a bit of time in that area fishing for pike.
You will have to pack your mackerel baits in small lots , one for each day and pack them away with a freezer block wrapped up in newspapers and polystyrene as big as you can carry and only open them when you want to use them, they last quite a while like that. I'd be happy with using the trout though

Ray

[lingking]

aye ray its the carrying thats the pain staying in a youth ha ha hostel you have to carry everything in from the railway station,which in fairness is only a mile

also a severe lack of storage space for belongings etc