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Oliver just keeps catching here’s a nice 10lb pike he had recently. The venue was the local canal and the bait was an eel section from our deadbait department.

Well done Oliver.

Best fishes,

John

The best pike of the season by a Carp Catchers customer so far was reported to us recently by Tom Cox. Toms’ monster pike weighed 25lb 4oz and was caught on a legered roach from our deadbaits section. Tom has been tying his own traces using Drennan Barbed Carbon Trebles  , Drennan Slim Crimps and Drennan 7 Strand Pike Wire. Well done Tom that is one big, toothy pike.

Best fishes,

John

Oliver has been putting in a lot of time and effort into his pike fishing over the winter and it has paid off. Below is a nice clean pike of 11lb caught from the local canal, a decent size fish from a canal. Oliver caught his pike on a roach from our deadbait section. Nice one Oliver!

Best fishes,

John

That man Tom Cox is definately on a roll at the moment. Fishing a popped up lamprey from our deadbait section Tom helped himself to this lovely clean 17lb pike. Well done Tom, keep them coming!

Best fishes,

John

Here’s a nice photo from customer Rob of a pike he caught recently. Robs pike weighed 10lb and was caught from a small weir pool on the River Welland. Float fished mackerel from our deadbait section was the successful method for Rob.

Customer Tom The Fox Cox outwitted this awesome pike with a suspended roach from our deadbait section. Toms’ hefty pike weighed 19lb 4oz and was caught from the banks of a reservoir. An awesome catch well done Tom!

Best fishes,

John

Spinning Traces

The components used in this demonstration were E-SOX Titanium Pike Wire, Berkley Cross-lok Snap Swivels,  Drennan Micro Crimps and ESP Hi Performance Swivels. (See picture below)

As with the deadbait traces, a good pair of wire cutters and crimping pliers are needed.

Step 1.

Cut a 12 inch length of pike wire and thread a crimp onto the wire. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Now thread a snap swivel onto the wire and thread the pike wire back through the crimp. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Then using the crimping pliers, flatten the crimp in three central positions. (See picture below)

Step 4.

Repeat the past three steps with a normal swivel on the other end of the pike wire. (See picture below)

The finished trace should look like this. (See picture below)

The normal swivel can be tied to your mainline with the snap link at the other end being used to quick hassle free lure changes.

Tight Lines

David

That fella Oliver has been at it again. Using his trusty bike to keep mobile Oliver tempted this 8lb pike with a roach from our deadbait section. Well done Oliver!

Best fishes,

John

Customer Lee bought some roach deadbaits from us and helped himself to this nice clean 9lb 14oz pike from a stretch of the local canal.
Nice one Lee!

Best fishes,
John

Customer Oliver Jarvis has been braving the cold weather to catch himself some nice pike. The one shown below weighed 9lb 14oz and was caught on a legered eel section from our deadbait section. Well done Oliver!

Best fishes,

John