Circle Hooks for Pike/Bass

Not a Bass, but a nice lower double river Pike

I went fishing with Mike Ladle back in October. The plan was to fish the evening and early the following morning for bass along some of Mikes favorite Dorset marks. Best laid plans gone astray …. a strong onshore wind the previous evening had washed all the maggot laden weed away, and it it would seem the bass had gone with it. After a ‘dead’ evenings fishing, Mike thought it best to have a crack at the pike in the local river. Always keen to fish for whatever, in the company of someone who really knows his stuff, (see his 18lb+ Pike in our late November blog) an early start resulted in me christening my new ( to me ) Daiwa Luvias 2500. I was using the Varivas Circle hooks that Mike has been extolling the virtues of, for Bass and Pike, and as he predicted, it was neatly hooked in the scissors. Very impressive, I just waited for the fish to move off and then tightened, fish on!
Great scrap on bass gear, she was all over the river and ended up landing her over 100yds downstream. A great bit of fishing with a really nice guy, and like they say, you never stop learning. Dave