"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Brownz
wrote:
Hi all,
I bought this little fella today.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dwbrown/mouse.jpg
I'm kinda guessing a zeppler style float with a couple of swanshot a lá
deadbaiting with pike float.
Fly rod and line.

Which I don't have, so I might get away with my short and whippy spinning
rod ?

Then slowly bring it back across an leave it close in to where the pike
hang
out.
Lots of fussy, ripplemaking wasted motion. Keep it more or less moving.
Give
it the odd popper-style jerk.

So, worth giving it a go in the winter ?
I know that I've caught pike on diving plugs during the colder months, they
tend to inhabit the deeper waters am I right ?

Any tips welcome, has anyone else used these with any success ?
I also notice there is some line tyed to the eye (or should that be
nose)
whice is braided round on to the hook shank - see picture ?
Any idea what thats for ?
It's a weedguard, as long as you don't slam it into trouble it should
glide
over most floating weeds.
Cheerio,

Ahhh, kinda guessed it was there to keep the hook out of trouble, just had
never seen one before.

Cheerz - Brownz
(out for a sesh tomorrow, I'll let ya know how it faired).