Passaic River Pike

[FishingwithDon]

I watched a couple of youtube videos on Pike fishing in the Passaic and was really intrigued. I went to Passaic River Park and just went for it. I missed one who was really aggressive and hit my bait 3 times. (I was standing on a tree and it was about 3 foot from the bank.) I found it to be really hard to bank fish and the river was really small where I was. Anyone have any experience there and help a guy out? I've always been a bass guy and would love to land a pike.
Thank you!