Des Taylor takes a look at the little used tactic of groundbaiting for pike.
I’ve been back out after pike this week, selecting a tricky, gin clear former sand quarry to target, knowing full well that a blank was to be expected. It’s a tough water, not just due to an area of over forty acres, but also as a result of depths to over fifty feet, giving fish […]
I’ve had the pleasure of some company on my latest trip, and as I usually fish alone, preferring the peace and solitude, it made a welcome change! I was contacted a few weeks ago by Bethan Sedgewick-Miles, an angler who had last deadbaited for pike around ten years ago and wondered if I would mind […]
In this video Des Taylor talks us through his favourite deadbaits. Why he uses each one, and how to get the best from them.
In this video Des takes a look at one of his favourite rigs, a simple float rig that is ideal for shallow venues, such as drains, canals, rivers and stillwaters. It can be used for both deadbaits and livebaits and is especially effective when the pike are feeding actively up in the water column.
Join Des Taylor as he takes a look at the tricky subject of locating stillwater pike. From being in the right swim at the right time of the day, to the features to look for, Des covers loads of great ideas in this short video.
Join Des Taylor on the banks of a local stillwater in this new PikePro video. Des demonstrates his favourite tactics and catches some nice pike along the way.
Pressure? What pressure? Air pressure, that’s what, and it’s what I’ve been thinking about this week… I noted a chance remark by a respected angler on social media, and coming from Mark Parker, a long time contributor to several of the biggest angling publications, and someone who knows his stuff, a comment about air pressure […]
Paul Garner takes a look at his favourite float leger rig for fishing deadbaits in rivers in this short video.
If, like me, you spend a lot of your winter fishing time in search of pike then you may have considered boosting your deadbaits to try and get more bites. There are several ways that you can do this, from making your hookbaits more attractive, to attracting more pike into your favoured swim over weeks […]