by Phil Wiebe | Jan 13, 2026 | Phil Weibe, Tactics, tricks and tips
There are two schools of thought when it comes to hook sets, the strip set and the tip set. I’ll preface this piece by saying that I fall firmly within the strip set camp. Strip setting is the act of pointing the rod tip directly at the fish, then firmly pulling or...
by Andrew Marr | Apr 6, 2023 | Phil Weibe, Saskatchewan, Tactics, tricks and tips, Tales from the guide side
By Phil Wiebe Dog days of summer? Bring it on! There are plenty of persistent “rules of thumb” and ‘old wives tales’ in the fishing world, but one of the most inaccurate may involve the behavior’s of Northern Pike during the warm summer...
by Andrew Marr | Mar 27, 2022 | Destinations, Interviews, Phil Weibe, Saskatchewan
An interview with world class pike guide Phil Wiebe from his home in Selkirk, Manitoba. With 3 plus decades of guiding under his belt, Phil has guided and appeared on many notable television shows and films about chasing pike and has guided many IGFA world record pike...