Esox Diaries | S2 Episode 5 Part: 2 | Pike Fishing & Cook up | Do oils work or Just a Gimmick? 

That’s the best cook up I’ve ever seen from a fishing vlog!

Love your videos they show and bring out the sheer rawness of every day fishing that most of our everyday fishers love and enjoy and go back for more. I've just been lucky enough to have just enjoyed a venison dinner, I reckon I could have eaten that pheasant dinner for afters, keep up the good work.

Great video lads really enjoyed it 👍

Hello Chaps, really enjoying your channel. Excellent filming, great personalities, great cooking, super locations and honest fishing (the tough days make the good ones sweeter). I'm 53 and have fished (and shot) all my life and you boys have managed to capture a lot of the essence of what it is all about, even the times when we're "not feeling it". Keep up the good work. p.s. it takes me about 20 to 30 mins to pluck and draw a pheasant and about 2 minutes to skin and breast one, I gave up plucking (!) years ago!

quality as always gentlemen. I definitely think you should include the videos when you blank thats fishing, it makes it more authentic.

Just found your channel through my uncle's recommendation. Been watching some of your previous content and really enjoyed what I'm watching. Will now be an avid viewer. All the best guys fae Falkirk 👍💯👊👍

Well done both of you ! Great fishing and even better cooking ! I’ve a brace of pheasants to dress tomorrow, and might even celebrate with a trip to catch fenland pike !

I use a bait spray by DNA baits called apex I reckon the oils and flavours draw fish in that's why sardines and mackerel work so well being so oily. Great video fellas always enjoy them 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

I always inject oils into my baits but if I'm honest I think it boosts my confidence more than the bait!

Cracking video as always guys…octoshrimp is by far the most productive attractant av tried & the red dye…top tip Wear latex gloves when applying the dyes …tight lines & look forward to seeing more videos.MTP🐊

Nice one again boyes great stuff till next one cheers ❤

Nice to see you guys get some runs/fish after so many blanks. I will be interested to hear how your debate goes for the oil vs no oil. I have been on the fence about this one also, my fishing pal believes it makes a difference. But for me, I am not yet convinced. I do think it won't do any harm putting oil in the bait, but whether it makes bait any more effective I am yet to decide. I think if you have fresh enough bait well presented with natural oils coming from it, it would do the same job.

Brilliant as always lads,dd baits from prologic monster crab heard it here first 😉When things are tough sometimes a kebab rig works well use sardine and mackie chunks releases tonnes of natural oils aswell it feels wrong at times using them because you question your brain as it’s not natural looking…………All the very best 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Another great vid guys. Fishing those big lochs is proper challenging and disheartening a lot of the time. but some of them can hold once in a lifetime fish. It only takes a few seconds and a bit of luck so its worth all the effort. I'll bet grub like that helps you's through the tough days though. I had Niagara mooth when i seen that plated up!! At the very least ill be trying to make that sauce. Will probably try it with chicken first. Will try with a game bird when i'm confident i wont make an arse of it!!

this video should come with a warning not to watch while waiting on your dinner that food looks great . well done on getting a few pike

That hooking info was amazing, I only use Mackrell and never done that and always have the issue where the hook ends up just holding onto the skin. Definitely will be doing that next time.

Great session both anda great follow up from this morning that food looked amazing nothing like food cooked in the wild on to the next one both 🎣👊💯

Even no i no gordon. I love watching yees. Because i am a chef. I. Have allotment. And i love fishing. Well done guys esp with the weather iam no going out there to march. So i can be cosy watch youes fishing in the realy harsh weather lollll. But total respect youes

Confidence is key when you're fishing, especially for winter pike when the going can get tough. If oil helps you feel a bit more confident, then it works. Realistically I think they make little difference to the fish.

Brilliant video! You lads ever prebait with maggots n groundbait to attract bait fish to bring pike in .

Stunning lunch boys - and a fish or two on the banks also - result! Rather makes my usual ham and cheese sandwich and flask of hot soup on the bank look look very dull and boring to be honest! As for the ongoing debate about the use of oils in pike fishing, I am very much in Alex's camp on this one - I believe these overpriced concoctions catch more anglers than fish and I have yet to be even partially convinced of pumping my lovely, fresh baits with all sorts of oils containing chemicals, usually unfit for human consumption - give me a dozen fresh sardines/mackerel/herring/smelt, any day of the week! That all said, if the use of oils boosts anglers confidence to put a fish or two on the banks, that's absolutely fine with me. Will be very interested to see the results of your oils/no oils experiments over the coming weeks of the season and as ever thanks very much for putting these videos out for our enjoyment!

Is that Lomond

Fully barbed trebles in this day and age? 😢

Never mind the name of the oils wits the name of the biscuits loll

Why oh why do we use barbed treble hooks when fishing for pike. Think about other fish of similar size, like barbel and carp. Would you use a treble fishing for them. No. So why do we reserve the use of the treble hook for the pike. At the very least use barbless or cut off one of the hooks to make it a double. Better still research using a single circle hook. A few pike anglers have been moving to circles recently and reporting no instances of deep hooked fish.

iv never had a bite quicker using oils iv always been told to use a emulsifier in cold temps than just oil

thares a good chop on the water this time

Good content as usual, when do youz start the sea trout fishing.

Dude it's 2024 what time to drop the forced accent afterwards you say correctly the other half you purposely Force an accident it's just crazy as f***