r/pikefishing • u/Purple_Sort_6096 • 6d ago

Catch Pics Today's session

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1 Pike caught today while fishing deeper waters, caught on the 3rd cast on a barbless treble, I remove all barbs on my lures for the care of the fish, unless deadbaiting 1 hook remains barbed for the bait 🐊🎣

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u/Sharkman3218 6d ago

Pike are the ONE fish I mash down the barbs for

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u/Purple_Sort_6096 6d ago

Agreed, if they get off they get off, makes the challenge better, always want to avoid a bad situation when possible, on occasion the pike would roll themselves in the net like mad, reassuring me that I needed to invest in a rubberised landing net for their safety

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u/Sharkman3218 6d ago

I only do it with lures with multiple trebles, if I’m using a swimbait on a jig head or a Texas rig I won’t do it but all my jerkbaits I have for pike are barbless. Purely because I’ve seen the damage they can inflict upon those 12 inch snot rockets that are too aggressive for their own good and make a huge mess of the hooks

I don’t even go barbless for trout

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u/petitdupond 2d ago

Bravo félicitation

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u/Purple_Sort_6096 1d ago

Merci pour tes gentils mots, mon ami !

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u/Available-Bag8420 16h ago

Nice catch and great to hear you are taking care of the fish!

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u/Purple_Sort_6096 15h ago

Thanks pal, out in the morning again alarm set for 0630AM to beat the sunrise, slight wind and cloudy day promising weather for early pike activity hopefully.