Big fat pike

My question is would pike prefer perch or gobies because while everything eats gobies the abundance of perch to the point that there is no daily limit makes me wonder what which one they would eat

Sorry i backtracked one of my favorite catches

I caught my personal best pike on a green pumpkin blk flake in the erie canal i got stuck on a rock and it unsagged me swam towards me so I thought I had a rock bass and got it towards the dock and it swam the other way and after a brief battle got it in the net and kept it in the net in the water for 10 minutes until my friend came with my scale and tape measure it tried to burst out to at these minnows jumping around otherwise didn’t even care and after i revived it for 5 minutes it swam off slowly not caring about anything

For me i found most of my success casting out a senko to imitate a dead fish and let it sit there and use spoons or spinners which brings me to another question should i use my daredevle or my booyah pikee spinnerbait color perch

Oh yeah by the way due to me being fascinated by pike,pickerel, and muskies I believe i know where to go at Conesus during late ice but not 100% sure so am willing to share

From my research it seems 10>fow in spring fall and winter and 15> in summer curious if canadice had the big ones two or just the numbers

Ive only caught one pickerel in canadice fishing there on my birthday

Being in Rochester hemlock is closest pickerel lake The dec says hemlock is known for its big pickerel though i do want to try there

Though I have heard of that area

due to reasons i cant go all the way out there

Are they there year round like during ice season or just summer

Didnt catch nothing

Is the pier at Canandaigua good right now

Hemlock and Canadice are a bust right now from shore any shore spots on honeoye

I use steel leaders but my problem isnt hooking them but the right location is my problem and was wondering if anyone had any shore spots on canadice that i could get a pickerel with ideally on a wacky worm which is what i got my one and only pickerel on

The weedbeds are not against the shore but somewhat out also was wondering if there was a specific area for pickerel going to lodge in a few days and went their friday with a friend in his boat and got 6 lmb and 1 rock bass 1st had giant pickerel bite-mark on him though

Also fishing mid hemlock weed lines are the pickerel there year round

Anyone got any shore spots for Canadice for pickerel Size doesn’t matter

I haven’t had luck at the pier but thank you for info on hemlock

Personally ive caught most of my pike on senkos

I have a question about two different senko colors which are perch and goby and I know with a goby senko i will get a lot of smallmouth but was wondering which color you guys think would work better for pike also if anyone wonders get cheap steel leaders prevent bite offs and bass dont care about the swivel i saw bass go for it in crystal clear water

I got my one and only out of canadice but people say hemlock is known for big pickerel 4lbs plus and was wondering if they’re any that size in canadice or honeoye

Does anyone know what part of hemlock to go for the big pickerel its said to have? Also some tips on big ones in canadice and honeoye would also be appreciated