Nailing Canal Pike on Circle Hooks 

I would like to make three comments. 1. A couple of weeks ago there were a lot of comments saying you should get an unhooking mat for your carp fishing. As you are fishing canals with hard towpaths etc you need an unhooking mat for pike as well. 2. In 45 + years of pike fishing I have never had a run/take whilst it has been raining. Before rain - yes, as soon as the rain stops yes - but never during rain. 3. I found out a couple of hours ago that my best pike fishing buddy died unexpectedly this afternoon. He was only 65 years old and a really great bloke. Last season he finally achieved his lifetime goal of a 30lb Fen drain pike. We had quite a lot of stuff planned for the 21/22 season, I guess having lost my wingman I'll do it solo. F**k i'm gutted. Life is short and the grave is deep, live every day like it's your last - because one day it will be. Carpe diem.

Two videos in a week, happy days. Keep them coming man, love the content.

Really appreciate you pushing the circle hook thing mate, new people coming to predator fishing, I think you and dudes like you help future pike stocks 👍

Great session Chris I've never used circle hooks before or even dead baited, I'm a lure man , but slowly you are convincing me to give it a try , Thanks 🤜🤛🎣

A cracking days fishing that buddy. Them circle hooks work great don’t they.... no messy trebles and easy to unhook. Great video buddy and all the best to ya 👍🏽😀🎣

Sensei Ginger, the skin head is the way. This is the best look for you. I'm hitting the Norfolk broads next week 🙏

Loving the content mate I miss fishing for pike think I will give it a try in the winter again

Great video again Chris!

Few nice pikes mate, thanks for uploading 👍

Great vid yet again ,,good luck with your sponsorship mucka 👍

Nice session, mate! Cheers!

Are you sure that your initials are not JC? They must be because you brought your dead bait back to life at 10:39! Bloody clever that!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great video as always Chris , bloody English weather 🤣🤣🤣. You should get your sponsor to rig you up with some wet weather gear . Love the pike it , doesn't matter how big they are . Chris keep your cap on, you don't want to get sun burnt on your Dome 👍. All the best from Downunder 👍

I like your hairstyle! Nice FISH!

Nice pikes, nice to watch your videos

Well done mate keep up the work 👍 👏

Lovely video mate

Exelent session bro 👌💪🙌

Great videos, keep hoping I’ll find you someday whilst we’re both out fishing

Great work 👍

Gotta love them toothy critters.

Going to start trying the circle hooks what size do you recommend using? I’ll stop using trebles as I feel they ruin fish

I just returned from a session with a rubber lure and a circle hook. Sorry to say, had 7 takes, lost them all, and only the last one was on longer than 3 seconds.

Aaah the sweet mediative sound of water falling!!...not if you are caught out in it in this part of the world I suppose. Myself I am still experimenting with circle hooks....I am tending to hook through lip and also find that the shape of hook can give good hold without a barb...

Good to see Tyson fury getting into the fishing 🤣 jokes mate love your videos btw

I use them as well under a float from gamakatsu. All pike hooked in the corner of the mouth 👌

Awesome video

Nice work.

nice work mate.i loive this camera works

cool video...🤘🏻🤘🏻💪🏻💪🏻good Technique... Greets from Switzerland

nice video as always mate. been enjoying alot of pike fishing myself lately. :) got a question for you, real quick, wich go-pro do you use? and in case its hero 9, have u ever used it underwater, without any casing? says its supposed to be able to go to ten meters, but not sure if i trust it :D i dont wanna ruin it :D

Great Job man nice pike, what Did you say the hooks are?

Nice vid mate!!!!!! What size hook do you use?? TNX. Greetings from The Netherlands!!! 👊🏿👊🏼

You seem to have an almost unbelievable amount of luck or amazing waters packed with pike. While most people go can out session after session and blank, you always seem to catch for the camera.

Making me want to put the carp gear down and pickup my pike rods already

Nice trim

Would like to see how you tie on the circle hook onto your trace

it works but the break on the reel is a liitle to loose!!!

All I use is a single treble hook on mi baits and even on my lures if there small I will take off one of the trebles hooks normally the bk hook (top vid) 👍👍

Love days like this. Never had a take in rain like that though, usually more alert straight after rain though. Throwing the fish back in the net like that though made me cringe, bit harsh.

Hi mate, I know it’s an old one, but with circles, you just reel down into the fish and not strike?

Do you do any carp fishing ?

Nice session Chris, I’m falling out with circle hooks at the moment. On the Zander front and loosing way too many. Might have to add that treble

that pike got ya tho ;)

What weight rod is this mate?

Hello, how come you do canal fishing, season is closed in canals and rivers if I not wrong?

What brand/make of circle hooks do you use? Thanks

Chris, are you sure they're dead baits? Cos if so, you've performed a miracle at 10:39! :o

Veri Nice🐟🐟🐟🐟

New hair cut? omg lol

Hey bud have you ever had a big Pike hit a smaller pike that hit a lure?? Lol

J'adore votre façon de pêcher ! En vous copiant j'ai fait de beaux poissons ! Vous venez d'où ??

I got a big chunk bitten out my thumb the other day 😂 was bleeding for hours

I can never manage to hook up on circle hooks

Reeling a bit too quick to set the hook. Reel down slowly until you feel the weight, then just lean into it.

Still can’t get over the bald head

why not try hair rigging them?

LAMB rod 4.14grams !!!!

I'm an anatomical student and couldn't help but notice the wear on your shoes is lopsided, only kidding mate, for some reason I'm always nervous of you gettin bitten or your rod going in, 1 outa 2 notably justified 😉

👏👏👏👏👍🇫🇷👋

Has anyone told you that you look like Tyson fury?

First les go

When hot wings video?

The hook-up rate on circle hooks is terrible

Need to get yourself to a lake instead of the jacks big man

Use to like watching theys videos but after the carp video and the poor handling of the fish don’t think I’ll bother anymore get a mat pall

Really useful vid bud, circle books are the way to go 100% How long did ya leave to strike after the first 3/4 fish missed, in those like sight later on dude? Best. M.E.