Dead Baits or Lure Fishing

I personally don't mind either method and I've caught on both. I enjoy lures as you are constantly casting. retrieving and searching around for a take. However it's just nice to sit there sometimes with a deadbait taking in the surroundings while your waiting.

I suppose it all depends on your location as to what works better.

I also prefer lures because of the same reason. I know Steve Moore catch good fish on both but listening to him at the shop and from what dad tells me he prefers lures (he also does a bit for fishtec. A good lure manufacturer)

They both have their advantages, those new storm lures look the danglies, but i do enjoy deabaiting too.
The deadbaiting is good personally when the roach are in spawn and the pike are lurking in the reeds close to the margins waiting for the eggs and the potential roach to come past, whack deadbait in there and you're sure to get a lovely esox. But you can also wobble a deadbait, which makes use for a lure instead, and you get a nice scent trail with it too! Take lamprey for example, brilliant deadbait as they leak tons of juices for hours on end, imagine that trailing through the water on a uni rig, the pike love it.

Again, deadbaiting has it's advantages, as well as lure fishing, but a deadbait can be turned in to a lure too!

At the end of the day however, the best technique is the one that's catching the most fish on the water you're planning to fish, so it's always advisable to get in contact with the club who runs the water to see what methods are catching.

Ash, you are wise in the ways of fishing for one so young. You were an excellent choice for Team TackleTek and a valuable member of this forum. Keep up the good work.

I agree, Ash will be a great asset to the forum

Good advice ash and will be taken in

No worries mate, it's what Im here for

do pike feed at night ???????

as with all fish they do mate, that's what the lateral line comes in handy for, sensing minute vibrations in the water from small fish in low light conditions! The big eyes on a pike and the 2 grooves running along the sides of its head act as a targeting device and when the fish is square inbetween that, the pike strikes at lightning speed. They generally dont eat the fish instantly, as their teeth are covered in an anti coagulant, the pike generally bites a fish and it then bleeds to death. Then the pike comes back for an easy meal