Some fish have very strange nicknames. One of the more common ones that can throw anglers off, especially if they have the very common fear of serpents, is “snake.” What’s interesting about this nickname is how it has changed, evolved, and is used different depending on what area you’re in. Some anglers call pike “snakes” …
I’ve been a fan of northern pike for a very long time. Ever since I was a young kid Dad would come back from week long fishing trips in Canada with plenty of walleye and northern pike for the freezer, and eventually I was old enough to start going along. We baked pike, fried pike, …
My reaction when I first heard that people were using any lure but the crankbait when fishing northern pike? “Why make things any harder than they ought to be.” I simply couldn’t believe anyone would consider another type of lure considering how effective the crankbait is for catching pike. Ask anyone experienced in fishing northern …
