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can any of you guys help out going to take the lad pike fishing @ the end of the month. Are there any hot spots to head for

Haven't fished it for about 4 years but when i did we always used to fish the end directly opposite the end from where you launch the boats - North arm i think. Used to park in the carpark near the hotel.
Used to do fairly well, fish normally caught fairly close in,slighty popped up from the bottom or sunk float pat rigs. Only ever fished deadbaits.
Two mates had a 32 and 36 respectively. I struggled a bit and only had them to 18.
Been a while though and i haven't been there for ages so things may have changed.

thanks mate sounds gd we going to hire a boat got fish finder and out board hope the lad can beat his curret pb of 19.5 from the broads taken on his 9th birthday 2yrs ago

Done quite well when we fished from boats around the tower and trout pens but obviously they are no longer there. Would still think the tower is a good starting point though. I once lost a very big fish from near the tower that took a Big S plug. Got it to the boat, easy 25+ but one final shake of it's head and it was gone!!
Same mate that had a 32 from the North arm had a 36.5 from the tower on a dead.

All this talk of Ardleigh pike is starting to inspire me!!

see you over there on the 30th then mate
pity its a NO livebait water or is that NO livebait if you can be seen

Used to have a bucket inside an old nash rucksack. You would of thought that the aerator buzzing away would have given us away though!!

Deads always produced the bigger fish though

naughty boy" take it the livelys did come from ardliegh then
was thinking of putting a bucket of livelys up the bank then get um with the boat.
duz trolling work with deads livelys and lures

Can't possibly comment but i never fished for anything but pike at ardleigh!!

Had a few fish on lures but perch where normally pretty aggressive and would get in before the pike. Never tried trolling.

Wouldn't personally bother with lives if i was to fish it again. Lures and deads would be enough for me.

thanks for the help and the advice mate will let you know how we get on
can almost predict it now jack: loads dad: not a sniff

God luck mate. Look forward to seeing the piccy's

can pics of fish not caught on caps water be put on the site
Bit miffed that i got to hire a dam boat when i got a gd one of my own

I'm sure Kim won't mind. After all this isn't the official CAPS site!!

where would be best place to get live baits from
Do you think preston's would be the best place lmao only jokin mate
Got some nice pics of fish not all from caps http://www.esox.co.uk/pikefishing2000/
thats a link to the site where the lad got a few pics of his pike look on the hall of fame at his perch so you reconise him think its in the 06/07 gallery on that site

Had a look mate but can't see him with a perch. What does he look like in the piccy's?

perch is on this site

on the pike site he is pic at the top in the 20+ pics and on the 06/07 bit he has got 2 sets one set he has got a black wass's hat on and the other set he has got a tan bushman hat on and a wass's shirt