Trashed deadbait tasty enough for stunning pike

Pike are famous for their beautiful markings, but we’d challenge you to find a better-looking example than this immaculate 24lb 8oz specimen landed by Richie Evans.

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After catching several smaller fish on lure fishing tactics, as well as a 21lb 12oz pike, Richie was told to try dead baiting for a bigger fish.

“Initially I just had small jacks and I was pretty much out of dead baits,” Richie revealed,

“so I flicked a battered old smelt that had just caught me a little jack in the margin.

“I looked up to see the float creeping out against the wind and as soon as I hit it, I knew this was a decent fish.

“To my delight it was a new PB at 24lb 8oz.”