When Is A Fishing Lure Too Big?

When is a fishing Lure too big? After hooking ato the cradle we noticed that the Northern Pike
monster Northern pike with a 17" walleye is therewas longer than the cradle. The cradle was 48
any lure too big?inches;. It was a giant Northern. After another run
On a recent fishing trip into northern Manitobawe got the fish close and then, it just let go. Oh
Canada, the question of what size of lures to usewell the big one got away, but my boat partner
came up. The lake was a trophy Northern Pikestill had a walleye on. We landed the walleye and it
lake but it was also full of walleyes. After a longmeasured 17 inches;. Nice fish!
day of casting for Northerns, we decided to fishWe knew that when the Northern was making it's
for walleyes in the evening to give our arms aruns it had the walleye but yet we never saw the
little rest.walleye. It had swallowed the walleye all of the
After catching numerous walleyes my boatway down. The Northern pike was never hooked,
partner has yet another one on and then the "bighe just wanted a meal.
one" hit. A large Northern Pike had swallowed hisMost lures that even look big or Northern Pike or
walleye. After playing the fish for a while I put theMuskies are 12" or so and go down from there.
cradle in the water and he tried to guide it in. WeSo when is a fishing lure too big? 17 inches? I
got close but he wanted no part of that anddon't think so!
made another run. While the Northern was next