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HomeFishing with dead baitfish can be extremely successful, especially for large pike and especially in winter. Timo Kleinekemper has put together a few tips for you to help you get started.
Which position?
First and foremost for me, of course, is the choice of job. Where do I present my bait. You should take a little time and take a close look at the water. Don't be afraid of big lakes or wide canals. When you have decided on a body of water, just have a look at Google Earth, here you can find out a lot about your body of water. In the best case, you will find an edge to the shallow water area, depressions or flow edges. If it is possible to navigate the water with a boat and an echo sounder, use this to see where the whitefish is at the moment. Because where the white fish is, the robbers hang around. When the water temperature is below 10 degrees, the pike retreat to the lower regions. Our target fish is becoming more and more from predator to collector with every falling degree. Experience has shown that the pike have feeding routes at this time of year and that they swim off at certain times of the day to find easy prey. You have to find this and you will achieve lasting success.
Which baits?
Mackerel, herring and the like, or would you prefer the good old rudd? Which baits can I use where? I am often asked the question. From experience I can say that I have caught sea fish everywhere! But that doesn't mean that it is the number 1 bait. In some waters the pike have shot at the whitefish and prefer them. At a new body of water I would definitely split the rods and offer white fish and sea fish. I always have a wide range of baits with me.
You never know what to expect on the water.
How to present the bait?
In clear and stagnant waters with a high fishing pressure, I recommend an inconspicuous bait presentation. That means, if the bottom of the water allows this (no mud or soil algae), offer the bait flat on the bottom. A pike that also shows interest immediately notices whether it is live or dead bait lying on the bottom of the water. It is more natural for the pike, because they just have to pick up the bait. If you have to pop up your bait, please do so very discreetly and only as high as necessary and without large, noticeable pop-up balls.
Waters with slight turbidity and currents are completely different. Take advantage of this current and breathe a little movement into your dead bait fish to arouse the curiosity of one or the other predator. Here you are welcome to offer the bait 50 to 70 cm above the ground.
The position in which you offer your bait depends on the water and mood of the predator. You have to experiment a little. Does the bait fish hover vertically or horizontally? Is the head up or down? There is no limit to your ingenuity. Often it also depends on the mood of the pike and you should be a little flexible. I always advise you to move the point or edge where you put your assemblies a few meters every few hours. Not deeper or shallower, but simply 5 to 10 meters to the left or right.
I am sure that if you follow these basic tips, you will get your deadbait pike quickly. And here you can get a little appetite:
Timo Kleinekemper wishes you a lot of success on the water
