Object

• angler: TV chef apologizes to pike anglers Thursday 31st August 2006 TV chef Rick Stein has apologized for telling viewers they should eat more pike.

Converse of object

• unhook: I would rather hand and unhook the pike in the water.

• catch: Everyone had caught pike during the day with a total nearly 40 fish.

• provoke: The red color is an added attraction, provoking pike into attacking, these poppers are however resistant to pike's teeth.

Preposition: into

• attacking: The red color is an added attraction, provoking pike into attacking, these poppers are however resistant to pike's teeth.

Adjective modifier

• 15lb: Andy Bowden also had a good day early week catching a fit 15lb pike from peg 25 despite ice being on the lake.

• 20lb: Surely with 20lb pike on the cards, I stood a good chance of a result here?

• 8oz: Surprise of the week was a 13lb 8oz pike caught by regular Kevin Fay.

• odd: Saying that, the odd pike to low doubles are being reported.

• northern: Or how about big, northern pike in the Baltic Sea, yes, living there out in the salt?

• female: As female pike may contain several hundred thousand eggs; their large size is essential to store such a huge mass.

Modifies a noun

• angler: A lot of pike anglers individually wrap each fish in cling film or tin foil prior to putting their bait in the freezer.

• streamer: Blue for extra large salt water patterns and pike streamers.

• angling: The parasitic relationship they share with pike angling is often one which they try hard to harbor.

• fishing: In the winter I do go pike fishing in a wading jacket.

• bait: Tackle shops also offer a very wide and varied selection of pike baits blast frozen and vacuum packed by specialist companies.

• rod: But take a pike rod with you, as some huge beasts inhabit the Thames these days especially when roach are on the feed!

Noun used with modifier

• double-figure: My luck and my nerves held and I stared down at a stunning double-figure pike.

• jack: The latter was followed to the net by a jack pike of similar size!

Possessives

• tooth: These give better leverage on the hook, and keep your hand clear of both the pike's teeth and any free hooks.