First ever pike

[bacon]

Had my first go for pike around 5 weeks ago and blanked on a canal.

But I had a fishing session with my brother yesterday, at a little course lake local to him (he can't drive) so we couldn't meet anywhere else. Covid...grumble grumble....

Neither of us had caught a pike before. My brother had tried several times in the past but to no avail.

Anyway, we started early, pretty chilly. 3C or so, guides were freezing up while we chatted over a coffee. Overcast and pretty murky water, managed my first pike, it took a jerk bait about 1m from the bank. Little jack. My guess was around 1lb.

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My brother then had 3 better jacks, between 3 and a half and 4 and a half lb at a guess. I didn't bring my scales..... He lost several that kept throwing the hooks, we realised that he wasn't striking hard enough to set the hooks. After that he was able to land the 3 fish. He was rather chuffed to get his first!

I then had my second ever pike on a jointed lure, a slightly bigger jack. Similar to my brother's biggest.

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Will fish my local drains next for some more wild fish
Cheers

[JoeNickel]

Congrats! They're great looking fish, even if they're not the biggest. Hopefully the first of many!

[Justoutfishing]

Well done mate good feeling isn't it

[fossil-fish]

Well done. It was a pleasure to read your account. When I catch on lures I don't care what size they are.

[alan behenna]

Good on you!

We all started somewhere, some of us too far back to remember clearly!

Nice looking little Jacks'

[Lee7499]

Well done fella and hope you have many years of enjoying chasing old Esox. The great thing about our beloved pike is that no matter which form of angling you enjoy be it Lure ,fly ,float or ledger the Pike is very accommodating. Welcome to the PIT

[bacon]

Cheers. Was fun despite their size. I'll be looking for larger specimens on my next trip onto wilder waters!

[Mercman]

Congratulations....onwards and upwards from here..

[bacon]

Definitely! You will notice I had my "optimistic" net with me :P

I am usually a sea angler and I bought this XL predator net to allow me to land fish on a rather dangerous mark. Usually it's a hobbling game over slippery boulders, it's had large Thornback rays, decent bass and double figure conger etc, so it's more than big enough for a large pike. Did look a bit large for the pike we were catching though, haha.

[Mike J]

Well done.
The smile of success that we all understand.

You will never forget catching those fish as long as you live, Fact!



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[bacon]

Indeed! I had my first fly caught trout last month as well, so two new species in the last 5 weeks or so. Good fun all round really!

[horseshoe3]

Nice to get your first, aint thay nice.

[Mattjb]

Now you are off the mark there is no turning back,well there wasn't for me all those years ago,no other fish seemed to measure up to pike after the first one.congratulations.

[davelumb]

[Monts]

[spincityfan]

Well done Bacon.

Do you post on WSF?

[bacon]

Well done Bacon.

Do you post on WSF?

Yes mate, under the same username.

Cheers all :)

[spincityfan]

Thought i recognised the username

[bacon]

Cool, I do love my sea fishing, but decided that alongside my Bristol channel antics I'd throw in some pike fishing over winter and trout over summer :)

[Tiercel]

Nicely done bacon

[suffolk si]

Congratulations buddy, first of many

[spincityfan]

Cool, I do love my sea fishing, but decided that alongside my Bristol channel antics I'd throw in some pike fishing over winter and trout over summer :)

I fish the BC as well, normally up the top end at Severn Beach

[bacon]

Ah, I'm Clevedon, so tend to work on my local marks most of the time. I do fish further afield on occasion. Also have a mate from Severn Beach who I do most of my fishing with!

[Mike F]

Well done, those first pike captures will now be imprinted in your mind and you will never forget them. I still remember mine some 40 years ago like it was yesterday. Look forward to bigger fish!

[Happy Hayes]

Well done Bacon
May you catch many more in the future
Regards
Tom

[Fentiger01]

Nice one Bacon, great pics and write-up mate. You look like you enjoyed catching them for sure.

[bacon]

I blanked today on a local River today, back to normality :p

[bacon]

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[bio-haul]

Nice one. I remember my first pike like it was yesterday (40 odd years later). Also remember your first double,
in my case at 24lb (I sh*t myself) ;) Happy days.

[JoeNickel]

Cracking fish! Lovely markings