Man, I thought I was the gadget king. I'm looking at the gear (visible) that you've got floating around with you on that rig and realizing that fishing ain't cheap if you're trying to "keep up with the Jones' " these days.
The last time I saw a decent size pike was up fishing in northern Saskatchewan years ago. The guides called them "Jacks" and I remember reeling in what to my eyes was a really big and beautiful fish. Before I could even react, the guide grabbed it from the bottom of the boat, muttered "G.D. Jacks!", whacked it with a ball peen hammer between the eyes and tossed the carcass overboard. Apparently, they feast on the young walleye up there and the guides working with our party detested the pikes for that reason.