Deadbait Rods

There’s a particular kind of dread that comes with your first proper pike session: standing in the tackle shop, staring at a wall of rods, wondering whether the £250 carbon blank is genuinely necessary or whether someone’s just trying to relieve you of your Christmas money. Here’s the honest answer: it isn’t necessary, not for … Read more

There’s a particular kind of madness to pike deadbaiting. You set your bait, clip the bobbin, pour a flask of tea, and wait. Then the bobbin rockets off the ground and all that patience detonates into pure, heart-hammering chaos. The whole experience depends on a rod that can handle two completely opposite demands: casting a … Read more