More Americans have access to pickerel, but a 25-incher would be a giant. Muskies, conversely, aren’t called the “fish of 10,000 casts” for nothing. They require specialty tackle and a lot of time and ...

Keeping a bend in that rod wears down a pike and keeps the line from going slack. For average-sized northern ... to prevent a pike from biting off your lure. Second, they must have minimal ...