might hold a feeding pike from those that don’t. The skill mix required for our style of pike fishing is therefore far greater, and is one where the angler has to become a master of many tactics and not just a few. And at the end of the day the feeling of satisfaction even after blanking, is hard to explain to those who have not tried the art of ‘wobbling’. We have tried to include a variety of articles on our site that look at the skills, tactics and tackle required within this branch of the sport, with many other added resources and items of interest to the Pike angler. We hope you enjoy our site.
This years Team Selection Final will take place over the weekend of the 10th & 11th of September on waters around the historic town of Boston on the Lincolnshire fens.
Full details on the event may be found on this web-site, along with an application form. Also included is information on the hotel we have chosen as our base, along with contact information on other accommodation in the area
Book your place early as once the places are filled - then that’s it!
We look forward to seeing you in September for what should be a cracking event.
What is it about fishing and pike fishing at that; that drags us out of a warm bed in the early hours of the morning on a cold, wet and windy morning? Why do we do it? Is it the peace and solitude we encounter? Is it the magnificent and un-spoilt beauty of the British countryside at it’s best with an early morning frost glistening in the fields and branches of the trees around us, or is it just the deeply ingrained instinct of man the hunter exploring the need to pit his intellect and skills against the ultimate predator swimming in Britain’s waters?
Whatever the reason why we have to fish, we are lucky to have one of the most cunning and perfect predators around in the shape of “Esox Lucius” providing us with one of the greatest challenges around - us and our intellect versus that of the Pike. An inbred instinct formed over millions of years, and perfectly honed to its environment. For many the joy of simply being there is enough, not really caring whether or not we actually catch a pike today; whilst others ambition in life is in catching the largest specimens lurking somewhere in the
murky depths of a giant trout reservoir?But for others like us in the BPS, it’s the realm of competing against others, in pitting our wits not only against the pike, but against other like minded anglers as well. Representing Britain’s dedicated Pike anglers and those looking to explore and enjoy the camaraderie of such events. Sharing knowledge, ideas and laughter in equal measure. However, not for us are those events where the angler sits down all day in fixed pegs waiting for non existent pike to munch on their bait. For us the joy and success come from roving with the minimum tackle in search of feeding pike, picking up one here and one there; sometimes a few in just one small spot.; looking for those places that