Join us on the banks of a Fen Drain to see exactly why wobbling is one of the greatest
ever methods for catching predators.
The details behind the winning British Pike Squad at the 2007 International Pike
Championship’s held at Bridgwater in Somerset.
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British Pike Squad Articles
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’re 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 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 for many their whole 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. For us the joy and success comes from roving with the minimum of tackle in search of feeding pike, picking up one here and one there, looking for those places that might hold a feeding pike and 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”.
Just what gear do you require to fish the Team Selection Final and International? Find out with this article.
The story behind BPS member James Gilchrist’s magnificent River Wye 31.02 pike.
The first of our instructional articles dealing with caring for the pike we catch. More instructional articles will appear in this series soon. Keep watching.
