Nathan and I ditch the 17 ft Crestliner in favor of the little 12 ft Alumacraft in order to fish a river for musky and northern pike. We know there are muskies in this river, and we encounter a few but the northern pike were more than willing to bite this day so you take what the river will give you! We were having a lot of action on a Whopper Plopper topwater and Nate got a nice pike on a Savage Gear 4Play Pro Swimbait