That I can't help with. I guess like with any fish, different gear for different situations/presentations. Troller? Caster? Jigger? If you fish Upper Niagara regularly, you should be able to get one accidently. Maybe just used your beefiest bass/pike bait caster combo?
My fish have come on typical bass spinnerbaits while fishing bass and pike. #5 #6 inline bucktail spinners should do good too (bigger profile).