Which dead to pick?

[captain hook]

I have never done a grait deal of piking but i can never get any takes off deads at a large gravel pit i go to, i tend to use smelt because that is what i'v heard works best, but im not truely convinsed and was wondering if some work better than others? Is this true?

[pingu]

now i'm no expert especially as have blanked dince oct

summer have found that natural baits such as roach andperch best

winter go for the big smellie makie and lamprey

I have never used smelt to anmy success eiher


dave

[blackwater]

Hi,

Captain Hook

I tend to use makeral and roach on a venue which i have never fished as pike on all waters seem to like these baits. If you are going to fish the same venue for pike several times it is best to find out what the pike are feeding on naturally. To do this i would try to catch some of the smaller fish by float fishing maggots and once you have a good idea what small coarse fish are in the venue then stick to deadbaits of those species.

This always helped me,

Tight Lines,

BW

[casmangaz]

captain hook

why not try wobbleing a dead bait, roach work well if you hook them lower treble in flank and the upper treble at the head end be sure to strike after just a few seconds of feeling the take to avoid deep hooking the pike this way you cover more water when dead baiting

[stevo1973]

I've had by far my best results using Smelt on all waters I've tried. lamprey also work well everywhere I try them.