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Reply to: I was there!
Kai - the fishing machine ruled the GFF again.
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Reply to: I was there!
ripley again, what else should I add?
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Reply to: Fall Streamers
thats a nice looking streamer, i would love to swing that through one of the pools in my local streams
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Reply to: Slinkies
what size parachute cord is the best to use? I tried Type III (rated 550lb/test) that i bought at an Army/Navy surplus store. I think the Type III is a little bit slim.....I'm not sure if im using the right size???
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Reply to: Autum Pike in the Dutch polder
Well with the weather turning colder now the pike are stocking up and this is always a great period. Most lurefisherman still wait untill it gets colder before they really start fishing. It can be tricky at times since there is a lot of plantlife in the water.
The material I use is variable to the surroundings and especially the size of the streamers i use.
The set in the picture is actually quite a heavy one, it is an 8 weight TFO Ticrx (more a 9 weight) . :). No pike has ever been through to the backing, they might take some line but the are no endurance fish and everything is explosive. The runs aren't very long and you can drill them on the hand.
For the polder pike i like to fish light, a nice 6/7 weight and floating line. Bucktail streamers around 10-15 cm on hook size 4/0. If I want to throw larger tandem streamers i will take my 8 weight, also with a floating line. If the water is quite deep, in lakes then i might use an intermediate line. Then again a pike will gladly shoot a couple of body lenghts upwards to get the streamer.
I still use stainlesssteel wire but a few friends of mine have started to use thick fluorcarbon, 80 pnd breaking strain, with good results.
What do you use for pike fishing?
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Reply to: Autum Pike in the Dutch polder
Brian,
good catch. I have been out one day, but I only saw one skinny pike landed by a jerker (jerkbait fisher).
Kasper
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Reply to: Essential Skills - 6 volumes
I totally agree with Martin.
By far, Oliver Edwards is the best all round fly fisherman !! -
Reply to: The Trout Bum Diaries
Man I think its the coolest fishing video ever . keep up the good work
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Reply to: Autum Pike in the Dutch polder
What gear do you use for your pike fishing? I would like to know weights, lengths and all of the rest. Thanks.
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Reply to: Autum Pike in the Dutch polder
I live in a small town next to the city of Utrecht. It is a great base for most of my fishing. The dutch polders are just a bit to the west of Utrecht, but i can also catch pike, perch, pikeperch(zander), rud, asp and many more species in the small river flowing next to my house. The polders are nice for pike since they are so plentyfull there. almost every farmhouse has a bridge and everyone of them is an excellent hiding place. The average pike there is about 20 inch, but sometimes you have a bigger one that reaches 40.
Yesterday i went to a small suburban area and with the rest of holland water is always close at hand. I caught a great 40 incher which to my surprise fought like a madman, it even took line of my reel.[img:2cce2f4c75]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Dendro/fishing/83cm.jpg[/img:2cce...
But with all those fish and water around my fishbuddies and I still have to drive several hours to Germany, Denmark or Belgium to fish for trout on streams. Pitty because it is still my greatest passion
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Reply to: Autum Pike in the Dutch polder
Wonderful fish. I only wish that there were more Esox around northern Virginia. I was raised on huge pickerel and a few pike in new England. I miss them a lot. Where do you live, Brian?
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Reply to: I was there!
I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures from the summit that everyone else has submitted to Martin.
Hi Steve,
I shot some nice picture of you, Paul and your nice seatrouts.
Martin will have them all, but if you are keen to have them too, send me an E-Mail.
Kind regards to all the GFF-summiter and thank you for the great time.
Kai
