When is a Fishing Lure Too Big?

On a recent fishing trip into northern Manitoba Canada,was 48″. It was a giant Northern. After another
the question of what size of fishing lures to use camerun we got the fish close and then, it just let go. Oh
up. The lake was a trophy Northern Pike lake but itwell the big one got away, but my boat partner still had
was also full of walleyes. After a long day of castinga walleye on. We landed the walleye and it measured
for Northerns, we decided to fish for walleyes in the17″. Nice fish!
evening to give our arms a little rest.We knew that when the Northern was making it's runs
After catching numerous walleyes my boat partnerit had the walleye but yet we never saw the walleye.
has yet another one on and then the "big one" hit. AIt had swallowed the walleye all of the way down. The
large Northern Pike had swallowed his walleye. AfterNorthern pike was never hooked, he just wanted a
playing the fish for a while I put the cradle in the watermeal.
and he tried to guide it in. We got close but he wantedMost lures that even look big or Northern Pike or
no part of that and made another run. While theMuskies are 12" or so and go down from there. So
Northern was next to the cradle we noticed that thewhen is a fishing lure too big? 17 inches? I don't think
Northern Pike was longer than the cradle. The cradleso!