Check Out These Monster Northern Pike (Video)

May 18, 2017 By Game & Fish Online Staff

Northern pike, one of the greatest and most-popular gamefish in the world, can be quite a handful even for anglers with the tackle and know-how necessary to fight the toothy beasts.

They're a challenge to catch, they fight hard, and, sometimes, they provide the catch of a lifetime.

And now is a great time to go get you some.

With the help of our fellow Outdoors Sportsman Group family members In-Fisherman, Sportsman Channel and the World Fishing Network, we dug up some YouTube videos with expert tips and tactics advice on northern pike fishing.

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Here are 6 videos that might help you catch a wall mount on your next trip.

Enjoy!

Teaming up on Northerns

https://youtu.be/oiq15rWjw-g

Suspending Baits for Pike

https://youtu.be/jPfWVLoBqPI

InFishermanTV

Posted on June 26, 2012

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Flat Rap Pike

https://youtu.be/EN5LVxYN7Ek

InFishermanTV

(July 22, 2010) In-Fisherman heads to Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan to fish with Rob Schulz for world-class pike using the Rapala Flat Rap.

Pike on the Fly

https://youtu.be/Ao4C6YybhPk

WFN: World Fishing Network

(Feb 18, 2014) Bill Spicer goes after early season Northern Pike at Kaby Kabins in Algoma Country.

'Fish of the Year'

https://youtu.be/R9AysRBWTU8

Sportsman Channel

(Jan 24, 2012) 40-plus inch northern pike caught on camera.

Monster Northern Pike Fishing

https://youtu.be/ny-0jhXw3nQ

Sportsman Channel

(Sep 6, 2013) Host Conway Bowman fly fishes Lake Wollaston in Saskatoon, SK, Canada for monster northern pike!

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