It also depends on what you consider a trophy pike. In alot of states outside of Minnesota and Wisconsin pike are considered invasive. You see quite a few lakes in Wisconsin with 32” limits on Northern Pike. In my opinion they should be treated like any other game fish. Limit of 3 with either a slot or no limit at all. Sure you might not see 50s but the lakes are trending that way with 32” size limits.

Forward Facing Sonar is a cheat code… for finding fish. You still have to get the fish the bite however which is another story. Should it be banned? Probably not. The technology is only going to get better. You give the DNR an inch they’ll take a mile. Why not lower bag limits of fish drastically. They need to also focus more on predator fish aswell. Too many trophy pike lakes in Wisconsin now. Having a lake full of predator fish does a number on fish totals too. A lot of options outside of banning technology in my opinion.