Mistickslinger,
There was one other thing I wanted to mention with regard to harvest. There is a lot water and you will be culling alot of predator fish. There will likely be much more culled than you care to eat and possibly more than you should depending on possible mercury. Seems like most folks up north are very aware of it but thought it worth mentioning. Possible alternatives to consuming all yourself are gifts or repurposing in your lake. Pike will eat cut baits and so maybe they will be consumed and add weight to the fish that eat them.
