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