Irish Lough Fishing for Monster Pike! 

Thanks pal 💪

Thanks Lewis! Wasn’t even going to upload this session, the evening ones are always fun, hopefully a few more before the temperatures get too warm, luckily it’s deep water on derg, so should be okay for a little while more 👌 then sea fishing, perch fishing, maybe some trout fishing, summer months are good fun 👌

@Senan Stanley Fishing I'm on the Shannon tomorrow downstream from athlone, hope for a biggun, bringing the perch gear too.

Perfect weather for perch, you will hammer them with a dropshot from the boat 👌

Thank you andrzej ! Mels lures are very good, the jerkbaits are brilliant!

Sorry only seen your comment now Andrew. The summer pike fishing is good for action on lures, once it’s not too hot, we avoid fishing when the water temp is above 19-20degrees, thankfully in Ireland, on glacier lakes like derg and ree, those temperatures are very uncommon. The pike in summer can be anywhere, mostly shallow in the weedbeds as that’s where their food will be, roach and small fry feed off the weeds in summer. Wouldn’t advise anyone to deadbait in the summer months, pike are very active and can easily swallow a deadbait. With our lure fishing, we have the fish in and released in 30 seconds a lot of the time. Deadbaiters seem to take a lot longer to reel in, unhook, and release their fish, a big no no in summer.

@@senanstanleyfishing thanks for the reply Senan, value the expert knowledge :) and thanks for letting me know about deadbaiting, hopefully I can get up to Ree for some lure fishing soon 👌

I’m working on getting my own guiding business set up right now with Paul from Irish Fishing Tours. Ie , check out his website, he can take your booking 👍

Ta senan I have been on to Paul, will send details thanks again 👍

Hi pat, if the braid that was on it was an old cheaper brand UV rays could have damaged it over the years. Also with braided line, make sure to use a Palomar knot as your knot, other knots can slip on braid, palomar is easy and the strongest knot to use. 🫡 try Berkley whiplash braid 0.25mm (88lb) or else Berkley sick braid.

That's great thanks. What strength line would you recommend. It's 6'6" 15/45g Abu garcia .sorry but we are new enough to fishing .

@patoflaherty9330 for a smaller rod like that they normally come with a smaller baitcaster, try to get at least 30lb braid for it ☺️👍

They are brilliant clips pal, best on the market by a country mile 👌

Thank you! Ya Mel sells them on the website, they come in a packet 👌

Thank you, they are planer boards, a lot of different company’s do their own versions

Thank you. I'm heading to cavan next week and it would be nice to have them

Hi Pauric how’s things bud, last one was 106cm, first two were shorter, I don’t weigh them unless they feel really really heavy 💪😁

Along the river Shannon catchment

They spread your lures out to cover more water :)

Thanks rob, no this was further down the Shannon 👌

Really nice Kieran, can’t beat it ☀️ only another month of pike fishing before water temps get too warm to target them, they are super active right now it’s brilliant fun ! 💪

@@senanstanleyfishing would they be in the deeper waters now with the hot weather,Senan?

They are everywhere now pal, In shallow weeds and deep water, any bit of vegetation will hold pike at the moment

@@senanstanleyfishing thanks Senan.

I’m not sponsored by any fishing brand.

@@senanstanleyfishing Okay. You seem to like their shit as much as I do. How has the SG baitcaster been working for you? Here in Swe ABU/Pure Fishing service them in the Abu factory 300m from my apartment, and they've had to replace quite some reels. For some it seems like they work very fine for, others just quit working fast. Was going to buy a SG10 for very cheap but when I asked around I got this info and bought a Curado 201M and a Tatula 300 instead. Nice to change reel for the fishing that's going to be done. I don't throw more than ~130g and for that both works. Mostly use the 201 on my Jerkbait rod and tatula on a SG2 Power 7'3"70-130g. Am thinking of buying SG2 6'9" jerk specialist 80-150g too now, here in the following days. Maybe, maybe not, we'll see. I love them SG Power rods I have, have two have had three of them. Very much rod for the money when you pay ~40-50£ for them. Not light, but oh so nice for the momey

Thank you ✌️

Thank you man 💪🎣

Thank you man 💪🎣

Hi, that’s one of the sg2 jerk rods 80-100 gram ☺️

Thanks Senan. Would you be able to link a rod and reel you would use or recommend for trolling

I had to order them in specially from the uk, the shops in Ireland don’t sell them, spro freestyle stainless steel ✌️

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Nice one!