Well, the flake and crust were a no go. Free lined and bouncing crust off the bottom. Not a nibble or knock. Bait No 2 was cubed luncheon meat and hot dog sausages covered in LA sizzling sausage juice that has been soaking for 2 days. Strong smelling like BQ sauce. First, cast and within 10 minutes a nice 5lb Chub. The second hook up pulled the line like a steam train, up, down, back and forth. My 1.5lb Avon rod was bent right to the Cork. My old bum hole was quivering and twitching thinking any second i was going to hear the sound of Carbon cracking. Once i got it closer i could see it was a big Pike. Was sure it was going to chew through my 8lb Mono but landed it with a struggle. It weighed 23.9lb, no wonder the rod was bent in half. Returning it Mr Pike flicked his head and impaled a tooth in my thumb. Only the second bite back this session.
So very big thumbs up to the Lone Angler sizzling sausage juice.