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How territorial are pike?

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  • 18-05-2011 2:52pm
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    deadlybuzzman
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    Ive just moved to a new area and the 2 lakes nearby seem to have been fished to death in the main spots that are easy accessed.
    Im wondering what my chances might be if I battle through the woods and undergrowth to other spots that look like theyve had much less pressure? i.e. if pike arent territorial then it probably wont make that much of a difference but if they are it will


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    dinneenp
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    deadlybuzzman wrote: »
    Ive just moved to a new area and the 2 lakes nearby seem to have been fished to death in the main spots that are easy accessed.
    Im wondering what my chances might be if I battle through the woods and undergrowth to other spots that look like theyve had much less pressure? i.e. if pike arent territorial then it probably wont make that much of a difference but if they are it will

    They're extremelly territorial- if you put something in their territory/water they'll attack it by biting it. (sorry, couldn't resist).


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    coolwings
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    Some are more territorial than others.
    Sonic tag studies have shown that many pike migrate over big distances, but at the same time some pike set up residence in a locality, or territory and spend much of their life there.

    I think you will find that if an area is not fished much, or pike are not killed much there, that the pike density will be significantly higher.
    The distance you walk from the car has always had a positive correlation with catches. It probably always will.


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    deadlybuzzman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭deadlybuzzman


    coolwings wrote: »
    Some are more territorial than others.
    Sonic tag studies have shown that many pike migrate over big distances, but at the same time some pike set up residence in a locality, or territory and spend much of their life there.

    I think you will find that if an area is not fished much, or pike are not killed much there, that the pike density will be significantly higher.
    The distance you walk from the car has always had a positive correlation with catches. It probably always will.

    cool well that gives me some reason to be hopefull.
    Yeah theres an even more positive correlation to the distance away you are from the nearest discarded dutch gold cans!


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    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
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    coolwings wrote: »
    The distance you walk from the car has always had a positive correlation with catches. It probably always will.

    I think thats true for all fishing!!! :)


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