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Feeling the sweet brisk fall breeze being out in the open waters is what every man dreams of. The first cast, the first fish, the first smell of landing that gigantic northern pike. Feeling the line torpedo off like a cannon shooting a cannonball while your hanging on for dear life, as you get the first glimpse of the monster Northern Pike that inhaled your bait. Have you ever felt these extravagant feelings or if you have and you would like to know and understand more, than this is for you.
You need to find a lake that has the reputation for big pike fishing. There is nothing quite like the lakes of Northern and central Manitoba because they are full with trophy pike. Once you get to the lake, the next question is where do you start to fish? I'm quite sure you've heard of the rule, eighty percent of the fish are caught in twenty percent of the lake, and this rule is especially true here. In the late fall season the cabbage weeds have reached full growth and as fall and winter approach the Northern pike are seeking a large meal that will satisfy them for the grueling winters that this portion of the world has.

When you find a good looking cabbage weed bed, fish the outer edges of the weeds. Approach the weedbed slowly so you don't spook the large pike. After you have worked the outer weed edges, start fishing the center and then the backside of the weed bed.

Although it's fun, if you are catching smaller pike, it usually is not a good sign of finding the giant northern pike there. If the smaller fish are around, that means they feel that they are not in any eminant danger of being eaten by larger fish, therefore the likelihood of a big pike being ther is not very good. Trophy Northern Pike are very territorial and usually live in the "prime real estate" of the weeds. Prime cabbage real estate can be best described as transitional edges of the weed beds such as drop offs or rocky terrains next to the weeds, which sometimes can be inside turn areas as well.

As the fishing season progresses, the key for catching larger northern pike is to use larger fishing lures. No lure is too large. I have had many twelve inch fishing lures swallowed all the way down. Large buck tails or jerk baits usually have the best result.

One of the most exciting things is to see a monster northern swimming right after your fishing lure, but seeing the fish bite also can be one of the biggest pitfalls. The worst thing a fisherman could do is to set the hook before you feel the fish hit. Most of the time if you set the hook and you didn't feel the bite; you'll not catch the fish. Feel the fish bit before you set will eliminate many heartbreaks.

The greatest sign of a good cabbage weed bed is when you have set the hook on a giant northern pike and you see numerous weeds getting cut off with your line. This is when you know that you probably have hooked a trophy northern pike of a lifetime.

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Battling a trophy northern pike can be a fishing experience of a lifetime. Learn how to find the proper presentation and fishing lures to land a monster northern pike.