If any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
Big lures on trout waters 1990s
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Danoutdoors wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:18 -Steve Gould (Spike on here) had his 5x 20s (up to 29lbs) in a day on the biggest Kuusamo Professor spoon if my memory recalls. I can clearly remember the pics of him with a couple of the fish in Pikelines with his big blonde mohican glowing in the sunIf any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Mark_Houghton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:29 -Awesome, that’s the stuff, thanks MarkDanoutdoors wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:18 -Steve Gould (Spike on here) had his 5x 20s (up to 29lbs) in a day on the biggest Kuusamo Professor spoon if my memory recalls. I can clearly remember the pics of him with a couple of the fish in Pikelines with his big blonde mohican glowing in the sunIf any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Strangely it was Toby’s Big S’s and Mepps that caught the best fish in the early days and that’s simply because that’s all the pike got to see. By the mid nineties- Bulldawgs, Castaics, Gordon Griffith’s, Sandras and more had crept in. Spinner baits were always a good bait, Andy Mundy caught in the first week of trials on spinner baits and they kept on produced for many right up until the end. Harris must have sold 100’s and 100’s of Pikies after Roy’s fish, they’d turned into cheap plastic rubbish by then though, having said that Neil Wheater did well on them !
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Steve Le maitre wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 23:09 -I remember Neil telling me it was one specific colour in the Pikie that worked for him....the yellow with red and black spots, said it rarely failed for some reasonStrangely it was Toby’s Big S’s and Mepps that caught the best fish in the early days and that’s simply because that’s all the pike got to see. By the mid nineties- Bulldawgs, Castaics, Gordon Griffith’s, Sandras and more had crept in. Spinner baits were always a good bait, Andy Mundy caught in the first week of trials on spinner baits and they kept on produced for many right up until the end. Harris must have sold 100’s and 100’s of Pikies after Roy’s fish, they’d turned into cheap plastic rubbish by then though, having said that Neil Wheater did well on them !
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Mark_Houghton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:29 -I think Spike's 29 pounder (which grew on to become the Roy Lewis record at 46-13) was caught on a 1oz Bumble Bee willowleaf tandem spinnerbait. Steve's '00' Professor spoon got folded in half by one of his other fishDanoutdoors wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:18 -Steve Gould (Spike on here) had his 5x 20s (up to 29lbs) in a day on the biggest Kuusamo Professor spoon if my memory recalls. I can clearly remember the pics of him with a couple of the fish in Pikelines with his big blonde mohican glowing in the sunIf any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
John Milford wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 23:46 -Folded in half?! crikeyMark_Houghton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:29 -I think Spike's 29 pounder (which grew on to become the Roy Lewis record at 46-13) was caught on a 1oz Bumble Bee willowleaf tandem spinnerbait. Steve's '00' Professor spoon got folded in half by one of his other fishDanoutdoors wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:18 -Steve Gould (Spike on here) had his 5x 20s (up to 29lbs) in a day on the biggest Kuusamo Professor spoon if my memory recalls. I can clearly remember the pics of him with a couple of the fish in Pikelines with his big blonde mohican glowing in the sunIf any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Hmm ... I recall Professor 00's, Pikies, biggest Abu Hi-Lo's, I also had some home made copper spoons cut from 28mm copper pipe flattened out as well...
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Grafham in the very early days - Cisco Kid 600s in yellow black and silver shad, hooks changed to 4s with a swivel added.
The SS had to be reinforced with a layer of Araldite it had so much hammer.
Still have both but rarely use them these days.
Will post a pic if asked.
Big handmade copper spoons didn't do badly either.
The SS had to be reinforced with a layer of Araldite it had so much hammer.
Still have both but rarely use them these days.
Will post a pic if asked.
Big handmade copper spoons didn't do badly either.
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
Danoutdoors wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20 2020 22:18 -it`s the closest big loch too my house and ive never really fished it especially since the camping ban fook going there and spending my money when I`m not welcome to stayIf any of you were lucky enough to fish the water the record pike came from back in the day what lures did you have in your box?
Creek chub ?
Rapala super Shad rap ?
Odesey pig ?
What else?
What was the most popular lure at the time?
I’ve had a lot of thoughts about that venue over the years though never fished it, if you have any info on lure fishing of the time I’d love to hear about it, thanks
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Re: Big lures on trout waters 1990s
8oz crucians or perch did ok.
(If you believe that sort of stuff face)
(If you believe that sort of stuff face)