pike fishing

[berniekeefe]

I believe if you must use bait, we should use circle hooks. Properly used they can hook the corner of the fish's mouth so they are releasable.

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by sammy-boy

theres a world of difference between a peaceful past time of catching fish and ensuring they return to the water safely, and chasing a poor inocent fox around the countryside with a pack of dogs

To you and I there is but to these softies who have never experienced real life out in the country living off the land or even on basic fare they have this 2wonderful idea" that everything is equal no pyramid of life

[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by berniekeefe

I believe if you must use bait, we should use circle hooks. Properly used they can hook the corner of the fish's mouth so they are releasable.

Never seen a circle hook since 1980 on the Broads who still makes them

used inturned hooks though

[sammy-boy]

barbed straight hooks always. they are the best for the fishes welfare. barbless and inturned hooks are much more damageing to a fishs mouth.