I wasn’t fishing for pike

I was fishing for perch and crappies not a 35 inch pike. I drilled a 6 inch hole so it's head barely came through, I had to put my thumbs in it's mouth to pull it out. I was using a small shiner on a #12 hook with 6 pound test, none of that is good for pike. I heard there was some bigger pikes in this lake, now I believe it.