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rod back. At the pressure the lure
hooks up and the fight’s on.
When it comes to the sharp end
of his lures Andy does things
a bit differently. Gone are the
standard trebles, replaced instead
by Vanfook single hooks. Doing
this all of the pressure that Andy
puts into the strike and during
the fight is focused through
one point, as opposed to spread
across three. Penetration of the
hook into the tough mouths
1) The right tools for the job are
needed for pike. Whatever the size,
their teeth are always sharp.
2) A better fish for Andy is shown
to the camera in front of a stunning
Welsh backdrop.
3) A quick unhooking results in a quick
return, results in a less-stressed pike.
of predators is improved and
it’s something Andy swears by,
having seen no difference in hookups or lost fish. It’s also obviously
makes unhooking a whole lot
easier too – something evidenced
by this fish that is out the water,
on the boat and back in again in
no time. We’re off the mark.
The crank delivers a brace of
other pike, both around the 5lb,
lean 50 to 60cm mark. And then
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