The 7th sense of pike - why they like cameras sometimes more than your bait?

There are ample videos out there that show how predatory fish, especially pike, love the odd chomping on an underwater camera. How come? Why bother then about intricate designs and mimicry of natural swimming behaviours and shapes of the artificial lures, if they fall for the no frills outlines of the underwater camera casings? See below for some close up and inside views of their gill frames, some discussions about the power of vision and smell for a pike (some videos are in German). Bottom line is that pike are strong visual hunters - and one of the first things that comes into their field of view when spinning or trolling is the camera (when the fish sit in between). The blinking light of some cameras may actually not have a deterrent but attractant effect (obviously this is pure specualtion, because no one has tested this rigourously). Ideally, your bait choice, depending on the situation, can play in on visual cues, taste buds, and tactile senses. In this video a bait from icapio was used which combines stimuli for all of them. The cam was dressed with a fish-skin look alike snack attack sticker. It did work a treat and you can see the repeated interest of the pike in the camera on consecutive casts. Enjoy.

Wrap your wolf in a fish skin

Are you keen to increase your capture rate - both on video as well as on your bait? Then drnapper’s Snack Attack Fish Skin sticker could do the trick for you and help you capture some amazing underwater trophy shots. Watch it for your self: the stickers were tested by one of the leading underwater angling cam operators and enticed some big pike in Ireland, Germany and Belgium so far. Who is next? Be quick - promo sale is on now.

My favourite followers

These were two of my pike followers in spring that showed some interest in and appetite for the lures (that were hookless) and/or the camera. Why do you think pike attack a camera?

Scented bait pays off.....

My new scented baits that slowly release its active, fishy flavours paid off at this slow-flowing river in the heart of West Flanders, Belgium…..must have been irresistable stuff for this fella. I used no hooks, so catch in peace only.