Fishing for
pike with a swimbait
lure is a very effective method, as it mimics the natural motion of the pike's prey in the water. It has even become one of the most commonly used techniques, and a favored choice among all
pike lures. It allows you to trigger bigger fish, and also to avoid catching too many small pikes, because there are usually no sudden vibrations in the swim that are loved by small fish.
A jointed lure is called a
hard swimbait, it mimics to the maximum the movement of a fish swimming nonchalantly. You can try to have the size and color that match the natural prey of the pikes in the water where you are fishing. A pike swimbait often sinks very slowly, it swims well in 1 meter of water, and the pike sees it near the surface and will come up to retrieve it. But you can use small lead weights to attach to the hooks rings to modify the swimming depth. Swimbaits can be animated in different ways. A linear retrieval at variable speed is often effective, but pauses and accelerations can also trigger attacks.
A
Glide Bait is a particular variety of swimbait, it generally has fewer joints, its swim will form less of an "S" and it will move from left to right (gliding action) during retrieval. This action mimics an injured or fleeing fish. Glide baits are not jointed like swimbaits but have a more erratic swim.
Among the well-known Swimbait and Glide Bait models, we can mention the
Biwaa, whether Seven, Swimpike or S’trout, these are swimbaits with a very typical S-shaped swim. The
Gancraft Jointed Claw is a high-quality glide bait, renowned for its unique gliding action that mimics an injured fish, very effective for wary pikes. Finally, the Swimbait
Madness Balam, a large jointed hard swimbait, particularly effective for targeting big pike. Its size and action make it a bold choice for fishermen looking for trophies.
In the same fishing style, you can also consider using
soft pike lures.
