There are loads of different pike fishing rods available, and choosing the ‘perfect one’ can be a mind field. Choosing the wrong fishing rod is not only costly, but also very frustrating. A few years back I bought a new rod specifically for a fishing holiday and I got it totally wrong. The rod that I thought was best when I ordered it ended up being too long, too stiff and too powerful. The fish I caught using that rod barely put a bend in it, and getting the fish to the bank was dull, boring and mundane.
If you are visiting the Norfolk Broads to do a spot of pike fishing you need to make sure you don’t make the same mistake I did, and buy the wrong rod. When choosing the ideal pike rod for your Norfolk Broads vacation you need to consider the following:-
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Lure fishing videos
Below are some lure fishing videos, courtesy of Youtube, you may find interesting.
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Related reading
Below are some more pike fishing related articles and posts you may want to check out:-
- Spinning for summer pike on the Norfolk Broads. Some hints and tips that will help increase your catch rate when spinning for pike on the Norfolk Broads during the summer months.
- Don’t waste your time dead baiting for summer pike on the Norfolk Broads. Dead baiting is a great method for catching pike on the Norfolk Broads, but not during the summer months, as explored in this article.
- Locating pike on the Norfolk Broads. If you want to maximise your chances of catching pike on the Norfolk Broads you have to find them first, and this article will demonstrate how to go about doing this.
- Look after your catch. It is important you return any pike you catch from the Norfolk Broads totally unharmed and in the state you landed it, and the number one priority should be the pike’s welfare. This article looks at caring for pike and making sure they are not damaged during capture.
- Summer pike fishing. Some hints, tips and tricks to improve your catch rate when fishing for pike on the Norfolk Broads during the summer months.
- Make sure you use the right tackle. The Norfolk Broads holds a good head of pike, many of which are small jacks. The jack pike offer great sport, and even though they aren’t huge you should always make sure you use tackle that is sufficiently strong enough to get them in. Never fish light for pike is a post that explores this.
- Small Lures are a waste of time. If you want to catch pike from the Norfolk Broads you need to use big lures. The small Mepps type spinner baits are a total waste of time, even for the smaller pike. If you want to catch pike, either big or small, you need to use big lures. Using big lures to catch pike on the Norfolk Broads is a post that explores this.
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