The Pikers Pit

Hello all,

As I also sea fish I have a considerable amount of squid in the freezer at all times.

Has anyone tried it for pike with any success ?


Thanks,

Tom

Only once and didn't catch.

my old fishing pal .. roy martin what a character he was ,no longer with us ......used to swear by squid seen him catch a 15lb pike on one ....

r.i.p ....

I recall an article by Trevor Housby extolling the virtues. I've always liked it for sea fishing and it is a reputable cat bait.
Cyprinus likes it in various extracts too but it's not something I would automatically choose over macks or sardines..

Eels love a bit of squid.

davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23 2022 09:34 -

Eels love a bit of squid.

Yep and it stays on the hook pretty damn well too. Biggest issue I had was the carp kept taking it! Although I did also catch a fair few carp on roach lives and deads

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24 2022 10:58 -

davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23 2022 09:34 -

Eels love a bit of squid.

Yep and it stays on the hook pretty damn well too. Biggest issue I had was the carp kept taking it! Although I did also catch a fair few carp on roach lives and deads

Aye, carp do like it. But carp eat anything!

Tried squid for pike, never had eny

horseshoe3 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26 2022 21:46 -

Tried squid for pike, never had eny

Sounds like I’d be better off keeping it for the cod and bass

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22 2022 11:50 -

Hello all,

As I also sea fish I have a considerable amount of squid in the freezer at all times.

Has anyone tried it for pike with any success ?


Thanks,

Tom

Caught plenty of catfish with it. No joy with pike, but only tried it a couple of times as an experiment. I see no reason it won't work, given I've seen pike caught on static boilies! But, with other baits being proven catchers, why would you use it

Mark Phillips wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01 2022 22:45 -

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22 2022 11:50 -

Hello all,

As I also sea fish I have a considerable amount of squid in the freezer at all times.

Has anyone tried it for pike with any success ?


Thanks,

Tom

Caught plenty of catfish with it. No joy with pike, but only tried it a couple of times as an experiment. I see no reason it won't work, given I've seen pike caught on static boilies! But, with other baits being proven catchers, why would you use it

correct mark , but my mate spotted some mixed in with my baits , and said ... i am trying that ......then he had one

Mark Phillips wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01 2022 22:45 -

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22 2022 11:50 -

Hello all,

As I also sea fish I have a considerable amount of squid in the freezer at all times.

Has anyone tried it for pike with any success ?


Thanks,

Tom

Caught plenty of catfish with it. No joy with pike, but only tried it a couple of times as an experiment. I see no reason it won't work, given I've seen pike caught on static boilies! But, with other baits being proven catchers, why would you use it

Because Im a bit odd. Haha no it’s just because I’ve got loads of it to hand.

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02 2022 09:03 -

Mark Phillips wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01 2022 22:45 -

LlyrEdwards wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22 2022 11:50 -

Hello all,

As I also sea fish I have a considerable amount of squid in the freezer at all times.

Has anyone tried it for pike with any success ?


Thanks,

Tom

Caught plenty of catfish with it. No joy with pike, but only tried it a couple of times as an experiment. I see no reason it won't work, given I've seen pike caught on static boilies! But, with other baits being proven catchers, why would you use it

Because Im a bit odd. Haha no it’s just because I’ve got loads of it to hand.

Fair point Just thinking it through, when I've used it for cats, on waters where pike are also present, not once have I had a pike. You should get the topic moved to the relevant forum, as a few more catfish guys might have had different experiences with it

Tried squid 20 odd years ago on 2 or 3 pike waters, no pike and I thought it would work.

Back in the day I used calamary squid and did catch on it, I remembered this and about 3 years ago I tried some on my local, I just dropped it in the edge ,in 6ft of clear water and saw a small pike come up and nose it about 3 times and then he took it

Just remembered, also used squid/octopus chunks in the summer back home on the pits and had tench on them

A strip of squid on a jig hook and fished like a lure has worked for me, also mackerel strip in the same fashion.

Cheers
Ben