That's Fishing! - pike fishing competition

All Ireland Pike Fishing Competition final. Narrated by top Irish fly angler Alan Hanna.

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Sports

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• Fishing
• Ireland
• Alan
• Hanna
• pike
• competition
• hecht
• brochet
• peche

[GabrielsNob]

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%

[Polyfooka]

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.

[archetype04]

LOL champion of ireland me arse

[Polyfooka]

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!

[Blastsniper]

In america they have forgotten what fishing is about. they only think about bass now.

[jeckle21]

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

[suncheets1]

@jeckle21 same thing happened to me i just stuck my hand in that gill and my finger got shredded like cheese

[Leepowell100]

@GabrielsNob Bullshit

[anglersworlddotie]

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.

[daindabain]

@GabrielsNob that comment is simply not true, and im not arguing about it

[MrRallyireland]

when and where is the compitition this year??

[JunkYard814]

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.

[scouser2kii8]

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 !!

[ilikealicia]

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?

[Blastsniper]

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?

[ilikealicia]

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