Quote Originally Posted by chisme
cool i got 15ft one myself and another mate just gave me his i might try to get a better strength rod so i can do some pikeing ive never fished for pike intentionaly when i was a bit younger i used to go fishing with a little club and a mate there caught a perch and while he was pullng it in a pike must have gone for it because alll of a sudden the line pulled hard then it was slack ....he reeled in and there was about three 3rds of the fish's head left on the hook. LOL

YEAH i luv it when u feel that pull and u know you've struck notice how they allways feel and seem heavier b4 land em? lol '''ITS A BIG ONE ITS A BIG ONE'..........4inch dace...ok lol

True ! I think it depends on the conditions of the fish and species...for instance; I caught a 3 pound carp on a "Utillity Rod" [ cheap telescopic pike rod]...and it just came in to shore without any agro'......
But when I caught a 1 pound carp on some 1 pound line with a tiny little 5 foot baby rod...I got the fight of my life from this tiny fish...I think that smaller fish that havent been hooked before go mental and fish that have been hooked don't go as mental... also fishing with such a light weight line allows the fish to pull and strech the line a bit which gives the fish moreconfidence and thus a better fight.....
When I hooked that little carp , I had about 5 other fishermen rush over because of the scream my reel was giving out! They thought I had hooked Billy Big Mouth! Turned out to be a little Carp with a big heart



But Pike fishing is the best.... and it's not as specialized as you'd think....and it's a more active than the long dull Carp sessions....

I've got 3 female Sunk#1 plants a few days into 12/12 ,when their tits get big...I'm going fishing