{"id":1563,"date":"2011-04-21T02:09:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T00:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2011-04-21T02:09:07","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T00:09:07","slug":"big-pike-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/21\/big-pike-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Pike weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m learning more and more about Corrib pike and about pike fishing in general. I&#8217;ve been disillusioned with irish fly fishing for the last few years and thats because i concentrated too much on trout fishing. Most of that was on corrib which is the most challenging water i have ever fished for trout. It&#8217;s dam near impossible at times and therefor just not fun. Pike fishing is fun. The anticipation of counting down a Di 7 into the depths before a steady retrieve back to the boat, or gurgling a surface lure across some lilly pads really keeps me focused. Chances will come and the takes are fan fuckin tastic&#8230; These magnificent fish have been getting stronger and stronger all season and now they&#8217;re ripping line off the reel. I had to start the engine to follow one on Saturday, she was my best pike so far and bent the net. Its definatly time to get a new one now! That fish was more than twice as long as the mouth of my old one! &#8220;Lesson to be repeated until learned!&#8221; as Graeme Williams would say.<\/p>\n<p>More piking this weekend.. Happy Easter!<\/p>\n<p>Ronan..<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1563 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-001-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-001-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1564\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1564'>\n\t\t\t\tThe flies!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-002-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-002-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1565\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1565'>\n\t\t\t\tBirchall.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-004-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-004-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1566\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1566'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of john&#8217;s parrots!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-082-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-082-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1567\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1567'>\n\t\t\t\tOver the weekend I had 4 follows from similar fish, lost a couple and had a follow from a giant of about 30lbs!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-019-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-019-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1568\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1568'>\n\t\t\t\tNotice the bent net!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-030-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-030-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1569\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1569'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the water at 6am.. Day 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-043-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-043-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1570\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1570'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn into a good one.. lost it!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-049-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-049-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1571\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1571'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first fish after an early start..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-061-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-061-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1572\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1572'>\n\t\t\t\tThis one was about the same as the big fish the day before.. lost it though!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-064-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-064-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1573\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1573'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m learning, John left early so i used the tripod for this one..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-068-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-068-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1574\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1574'>\n\t\t\t\tTough conditions. The takes came when the breeze picked up and\/or the sun went behind a wisp of a cloud.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-070-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Big-Pike-Weekend-070-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1575\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1575'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then back to Connemara.. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m learning more and more about Corrib pike and about pike fishing in general. I&#8217;ve been disillusioned with irish fly fishing for the last few years and thats because i concentrated too much on trout fishing. Most of that was on corrib which is the most challenging water i have ever fished for trout. 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