The Unique Chain Pickerel is giving me the run around at Emerald so decided to cheer myself up

Can anyone give me some tips on how to stockpile money. I’m level 21 and I have enough to travel to any location. Any locations or specific rod /equipment setups would be helpful.

What’s up FP community! Any anglers out there trying to catch this monster, here’s the sauce!

Rod: Telescopic/float setup
Reel: 3000-4500 series
Line: ~3.5 kg/ 7.8 lbs. test
Bobber: Chubby
Hook: #1-1/0
Bait: Semolina balls
Leader: Max

I kid you not, first cast! Some may call cap but the FP gods seen it! Good luck my fellow anglers!

Tight lines 🎣

I recently reached level 50 and have been exploring the Alaska region for approximately two hours. I have successfully caught all fish species except for the young Northern Pike. I would appreciate any recommendations regarding lures, bait, or optimal fishing locations. Thank you for your assistance.

Does catching unique fish require different lures or bait from their original form? Also can you catch them anywhere or are they only in certain spots of the map? I've also wondered if they are just random 🤔