this is what I'm talking about catch a fish in the day, and get yo slave to cook it for you in the evening. I just wish they had competative cotton picking so Jamall and Andre can have something to do,
i managed to get my thumb stuck in a 17 lb, pikes gills....this was on the bank and it started flippin an shredded the best part of my thumb!!....it wasnt fatal, but had some very deep razor cuts all over my thumb.....and if u want to know how it happend, was because i was in-experienced on how to pick pike up, and still am, and i held it in the wrong place, i still dnt know how to hold them like most do, as im used to big carp fishing, but i like to go piking in winter
i can't say that's entirely true. we may give the impression that we only care about largemouths because that's what the big money tourneys are.
for a part of this country bass may be the only option anglers have. for most of US panfish, trout, catfish, pike, musky provide year-round fun. on the coasts big tuna draw out anglers during summer and autumn months. i get such a rush pulling on albacore and yellowfin every sept and oct.
if you drew a line from Oregon to Pennsylvania, largemouths are virtually everywhere south of it. as for nature and beauty, it's also virtually everywhere, if you like the woods, south and east, if you like more steep terrain you want to come to the west.
you can catch large mouth further north of PA. A few of the best bass fishing places in the U.S. are in upstate new york. Lake Oneida and the St. Lawrence have plenty.
If you don't want to, kill the fish then go shark fishing, a 25kg Gully shark for example can survive out of water for up to 30mins. is it the same in fresh water fishing?
I think competition angling is a menace - Most of those Pike will be dead within a few days due to being man handled and out of the water for so long.
A Pike only has to be out of the water for 30 seconds with its chances of survival decreased by 50%
Thankyou for sharing your concerns Gabrielsnob, we folks in the angling world are indeed guilty of not taking the welfare of the fish seriously enough. I for one, do have a conscience and I am seriously considering hanging up the fishing rod for good.
I am really glad to hear that you take conservation seriously. However, giving up fishing totally might be going to far for me. In many ways the responsible angler is an asset to the conservation cause, keeping the developers at bay and fighting to keep our waters healthy. My point is that we have to fish sparingly and with sensitivity something that competition angling singularly fails to do. We need to prove that anglers are not all yahoos.
im not being funny, but i really dnt beleive the facts that your trying to state here....if this was true, ther wouldnt be many pike left atall, and i think it would be against the law if pike wer so low in numbers, but they are not.......pike are strong fish, withstand all kinds of weather etc, im sure that having a little peek at the outside world for a few minutes isnt goin to upset them too much...
Fair point, maybe 30 seconds a bit harsh on decent pike anglers but over a minute is pushing it. Pike angling is 99% Hell and 1% Heaven. That 1% is when your holding a large pike in the water and feeling it kick away from your grasp, fighting fit. Prevention is better than cure in regards to deep hooked pike. When releasing, its best to hold the tail till it kicks away by itself, with strength, they need to regain their "balance" so to speak. Also try not to touch their "sensitive" lateral line.
thanks 4 the tip fella..well ive learned a lot since i posted that 9 months ago ie. that lures in cold old england aint so hot!...nah ive never had one on a spoon...but u know wot pike are like...different on every venue/country...remind me to visit Ontario !
oh yeah, i've just never caught one that big before. If you want the really big ones you gotta rent a float plane and go to North west territories, or northern manitoba. There are lakes that you can only get too with float plane that are just full of monster fish.
I am from Cavan where this video was shot, spoons are good for smaller pike up to 5lb but for really big pike, I allways use dead bait roach for really big pike -frozen dead bait is not good -better catching roach from the same lake on the day and using them -allways works for me- got a 16lb one last summer, my personal record using roach
Sorry Lewis, but "Champion of Ireland" comes with the territory and what else is a man or woman to do to earn that prestigious title? Sure that's fishing!
when and where is the compitition this year??
MrRallyireland 2 years ago
just to think all the pike that are in there and i fish there for bream and other small fish i hav once caught pike on maggot !!
scouser2kii8 3 years ago
typical irish weather
nedsshow 3 years ago
this is what I'm talking about catch a fish in the day, and get yo slave to cook it for you in the evening. I just wish they had competative cotton picking so Jamall and Andre can have something to do,
southernboi193 3 years ago
i managed to get my thumb stuck in a 17 lb, pikes gills....this was on the bank and it started flippin an shredded the best part of my thumb!!....it wasnt fatal, but had some very deep razor cuts all over my thumb.....and if u want to know how it happend, was because i was in-experienced on how to pick pike up, and still am, and i held it in the wrong place, i still dnt know how to hold them like most do, as im used to big carp fishing, but i like to go piking in winter
jeckle21 3 years ago 3
@jeckle21 same thing happened to me i just stuck my hand in that gill and my finger got shredded like cheese
suncheets1 10 months ago
here in america we'd be on a $50k ranger instead of wading in 4 ft of water. kudos!
thx for posting a completely different kind of fishing!
ilikealicia 4 years ago
In america they have forgotten what fishing is about. they only think about bass now.
Blastsniper 3 years ago 5
i can't say that's entirely true. we may give the impression that we only care about largemouths because that's what the big money tourneys are.
for a part of this country bass may be the only option anglers have. for most of US panfish, trout, catfish, pike, musky provide year-round fun. on the coasts big tuna draw out anglers during summer and autumn months. i get such a rush pulling on albacore and yellowfin every sept and oct.
just my $0.02 from southern california
ilikealicia 3 years ago
I believe that. But i am pissed about that allot of european lure companies focus on the american fisherman, and thus, bass.
Even rapala forgot about where they begun.
But man, i would love to catch some largemouths sometime. In which state is there the most nature and lakes?
Blastsniper 3 years ago
if you drew a line from Oregon to Pennsylvania, largemouths are virtually everywhere south of it. as for nature and beauty, it's also virtually everywhere, if you like the woods, south and east, if you like more steep terrain you want to come to the west.
where are you and what do you catch?
ilikealicia 3 years ago
you can catch large mouth further north of PA. A few of the best bass fishing places in the U.S. are in upstate new york. Lake Oneida and the St. Lawrence have plenty.
JunkYard814 3 years ago
Gabriel you are a NOB
esoxian 4 years ago
If you don't want to, kill the fish then go shark fishing, a 25kg Gully shark for example can survive out of water for up to 30mins. is it the same in fresh water fishing?
jubbles2343 4 years ago
I think competition angling is a menace - Most of those Pike will be dead within a few days due to being man handled and out of the water for so long.
A Pike only has to be out of the water for 30 seconds with its chances of survival decreased by 50%
GabrielsNob 4 years ago
Thankyou for sharing your concerns Gabrielsnob, we folks in the angling world are indeed guilty of not taking the welfare of the fish seriously enough. I for one, do have a conscience and I am seriously considering hanging up the fishing rod for good.
Polyfooka 4 years ago
I am really glad to hear that you take conservation seriously. However, giving up fishing totally might be going to far for me. In many ways the responsible angler is an asset to the conservation cause, keeping the developers at bay and fighting to keep our waters healthy. My point is that we have to fish sparingly and with sensitivity something that competition angling singularly fails to do. We need to prove that anglers are not all yahoos.
GabrielsNob 4 years ago
Mate, you shouldn't stop fishing because its harmfull to the pike.
Just don't go fishing when the water tempature is too high, and remove your barbs on your hooks.
If you handle the pike correctly it wont even remember it has been out of the water.
Actually, you can remove the hook from the pike when its in the water.
Blastsniper 3 years ago
im not being funny, but i really dnt beleive the facts that your trying to state here....if this was true, ther wouldnt be many pike left atall, and i think it would be against the law if pike wer so low in numbers, but they are not.......pike are strong fish, withstand all kinds of weather etc, im sure that having a little peek at the outside world for a few minutes isnt goin to upset them too much...
jeckle21 3 years ago
@GabrielsNob that comment is simply not true, and im not arguing about it
daindabain 1 year ago
Fair point, maybe 30 seconds a bit harsh on decent pike anglers but over a minute is pushing it. Pike angling is 99% Hell and 1% Heaven. That 1% is when your holding a large pike in the water and feeling it kick away from your grasp, fighting fit. Prevention is better than cure in regards to deep hooked pike. When releasing, its best to hold the tail till it kicks away by itself, with strength, they need to regain their "balance" so to speak. Also try not to touch their "sensitive" lateral line.
anglersworlddotie 1 year ago
@GabrielsNob Bullshit
Leepowell100 1 year ago
looks fun and by the way look on my acoount a catch some nice 20+ pike
ollyjohndriscoll 4 years ago
lol:"thats fishing"
dauneesixstring 4 years ago
is it me or are baliffs universily a bit miserable?..(joke) it looks great anyway - good fun
is deadbait or lures the best method?
fowlerviking 5 years ago
I fish in Manitoba and Ontario (Canada) and i've always had much more luck with lures.
Pike are predatory animals, and they primarily feed on other, smaller fish. Spoons work well for me, as due more complex lures.
scoobyDx 4 years ago
thanks 4 the tip fella..well ive learned a lot since i posted that 9 months ago ie. that lures in cold old england aint so hot!...nah ive never had one on a spoon...but u know wot pike are like...different on every venue/country...remind me to visit Ontario !
fowlerviking 4 years ago
do a search for "Big Pike Fishing" it's posted by nhart189.
That's the kind of huge pike you can catch if you go up north in Canada. Amazing fun!
scoobyDx 4 years ago
good tip dude...we get em up to about 45lb in uk do they get bigger in the new world (americas)then ?
fowlerviking 4 years ago
oh yeah, i've just never caught one that big before. If you want the really big ones you gotta rent a float plane and go to North west territories, or northern manitoba. There are lakes that you can only get too with float plane that are just full of monster fish.
fish-canada[dot]com/images/canada_northern_pike[dot]jpg
scoobyDx 4 years ago
Scary
thats a croc
fowlerviking 4 years ago
I am from Cavan where this video was shot, spoons are good for smaller pike up to 5lb but for really big pike, I allways use dead bait roach for really big pike -frozen dead bait is not good -better catching roach from the same lake on the day and using them -allways works for me- got a 16lb one last summer, my personal record using roach
smccaffrey1 4 years ago
LOL champion of ireland me arse
archetype04 5 years ago
Sorry Lewis, but "Champion of Ireland" comes with the territory and what else is a man or woman to do to earn that prestigious title? Sure that's fishing!
Polyfooka 5 years ago
Wow! Looks like a lot of fun and a great way to spend a wet day!
Zicksee 5 years ago