the pike keep getting my bass bait

[aspiringangler]

Does anyone have any advice in how to keep the pike from eating my spinnerbaits. there is nothing worse than seeing that snake on my line after getting a solid hookup on a fish that you hope is a bass. Today i nailed one on the texis rigged worm you guys reccomended, which by the way work wonders. I thought for sure i had hooked into a nice small mouth, well until i realized the fish was trying to drag me under the water. Ohh, and one more question for you guys, i caught a 12.5'" crappie(.75lbs), should i be celebrating a good fish or is that pretty normal for that fish. I have never caught one before but heard they are mostly about bluegill sized.