Well, it is time again for some great Northern Pike fishing information. This time, I think I will talk about the importance of line in choosing all your tackle. The line is the direct connection to your potential trophy, so why would you want to save a couple bucks by having poor equipment? I have seen guys spend $15 a lure but get the worst line possible because they have no sense. You would not choose the worst lure or lures, so why pick the cheapest line?
Now with that out of the way, we should talk about what kind of line to use when fishing for Pike . The first thing you need to think about is the size of the fish in the body of water you are fishing. Then you can choose your gear and tackle. Always assume there are big ones in there if you do not know. Next, choose a quality mono filament line, these are my choice for Northern Pike because they also some stretch. I have broken the line on large fish strikes with the newer non-stretch lines like spider wire.
I think 15 - 20 pound line is a good start. Too much bigger than that and you will have problems casting. If you go weaker than that, a large trophy could get away. They brands I always have had success with are Berkley and Stren. There are other quality ones out there you can find at Cabelas or Bass Pro Shops. Make sure your fishing reel can handle a large amount of these lines too, as a monster fish can run a bunch of it off the spool in a hurry.
So next time before you go Northern Pike fishing , make sure you have the proper line. Do not forget to inspect your other tackle too including your rods, reels, baits, nets, and so on. Good luck!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Fishing for Trophy Northern Pike in Canada
I want to give some advice about Northern Pike fishing that will help people catch large fish without waiting years to do so. When choosing your tackle, lures, rods, reels, baits, gear, location, you must think about whether or not this choice will produce trophy fish. When Pike fishing , it does not matter if you are the greatest angler in the world, if the pikes are not present and if there are no big ones nearby, chances are slim you will ever land a trophy. While that may seem like common sense, many people overlook these things and never cast where they will be successful.
Even if they do find quality water, they are often ill prepared to catch a good sized one. I have seen anglers have the best gear and tackle and locations in the lake, but are too lazy to tie on a steel leader when going after northern pike. I guess the point I wanted to make is that to not overlook any of your tackle, rods, or reels, and you should be at least further along than most other fisherman.
On another note, many of you probably want to know where is a good location for those trophies. Well, for me, I am in the Midwest United States, many of us go to Canada to land big Pike . The waters up there are often hard to reach and have little fishing pressure. Often times mismanagement of lakes can lead to reduction of trophy species in the US. I am sure there are other places all around the world that have huge waterwolf too, I just have not been lucky enough to travel there
Good luck.
Even if they do find quality water, they are often ill prepared to catch a good sized one. I have seen anglers have the best gear and tackle and locations in the lake, but are too lazy to tie on a steel leader when going after northern pike. I guess the point I wanted to make is that to not overlook any of your tackle, rods, or reels, and you should be at least further along than most other fisherman.
On another note, many of you probably want to know where is a good location for those trophies. Well, for me, I am in the Midwest United States, many of us go to Canada to land big Pike . The waters up there are often hard to reach and have little fishing pressure. Often times mismanagement of lakes can lead to reduction of trophy species in the US. I am sure there are other places all around the world that have huge waterwolf too, I just have not been lucky enough to travel there
Good luck.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Fishing Today but no Northern Pike Caught
Well, I went down to the local lake today. It is just a few miles down the road so I thought I would give it a try. The guy who owns it stocks a bunch of weird fish for such a small pond. There are northern pike, carp, bass, crappie, grass carp, channel cats, and almost any other kind of fish you can get. I guess he likes to mix it up.
Anyway, I was trying to land this huge northern pike that has been in there for a few years now. I bet he is close to 40 inches. No luck with him today, but there was a lot of other action. The crappies were pounding this little spinner I had and the bass loved it too. Got about a dozen or so total in just a bit over an hour. The lake is not huge maybe 3 acres, but contains tons of fish due to it being fertile.
While it was not a great northern pike fishing day, it still was fun. Sometimes it is less boring catching many than waiting around to catch one big one. I also had a grass carp hooked, but he ran into the lure by accident and quickly got unhooked since it was in his side. That guy is like 40 lbs so I doubt I would have landed him anyway.
Oh well, maybe next time.
Anyway, I was trying to land this huge northern pike that has been in there for a few years now. I bet he is close to 40 inches. No luck with him today, but there was a lot of other action. The crappies were pounding this little spinner I had and the bass loved it too. Got about a dozen or so total in just a bit over an hour. The lake is not huge maybe 3 acres, but contains tons of fish due to it being fertile.
While it was not a great northern pike fishing day, it still was fun. Sometimes it is less boring catching many than waiting around to catch one big one. I also had a grass carp hooked, but he ran into the lure by accident and quickly got unhooked since it was in his side. That guy is like 40 lbs so I doubt I would have landed him anyway.
Oh well, maybe next time.
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