Predator hard bait

Fishing for predators requires a wide variety of lures. Lures for predators usually imitate a fish, as in the case of hard bait. Swimbaits for predators come in different sizes to match the size and shape of the prey of different predators: pike, perch, black bass, catfish, pike-perch..

The hard bait, a fish-shaped lure

As the name suggests, most swimming fish imitate a fish. However, some imitate crayfish, rats, snakes, etc. Others even play on the type of fish to be imitated. All have the same aim: to attract predators. To do this, each hard bait has to be attractive by imitating prey or by arousing the aggressiveness of predators.

There are hard lures that generate vibrations, are more or less brightly coloured and shiny, balls with a more or less low-pitched sound, and so on. All these features can be used to whet a fish's appetite and trigger attacks.

How to choose your hard bait for carnivorous fish?

With the wide range of swimming fish available, it can be difficult to make a choice. These days, swimming fish come in an impressive number of variations to appeal to anglers and fish alike. Shapes, colours, swimming depths and balls are all parameters to be taken into account when choosing your hard bait.

First of all, adapt the swimming depth of your hard bait according to the spots you want to fish so that it doesn't swim too high in the water. The size of your lure should correspond to the size of the prey available. As for the colours and sound of the balls, it's up to you to analyse what works best.

Other lures for all types of predator:

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Predator hard bait

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Hard Bait Rapala Countdown Single Hook 2,5cm

Hard Bait Gunki Kaiju Boost 69 S

Hard Bait Shimano Cardiff ML Bullet AR-C 93mm

Hard Bait Gunki Kaiju Boost 55 S

Hard bait Gunki Shore Shaver 85 S

Hard Bait Rapala BX Mid Brat 6cm

Vibrating blade Rapala Rap-V Blade 10g

Hard Bait Illex Tricoroll 70 SHW

Hard Bait Yo-Zuri 3DS Flat Crank 5.5cm

Hard Bait Yo-Zuri 3DB Deep Crank 7cm

Hard Bait Yo-Zuri 3DB 1.5 Square Bill 6cm

Hard Bait Gan Craft Jointed Claw 128 F

Hard Bait Megabass IXI Shad TX

Hard Bait Rapala Flash-X Skitter 22cm

Hard Bait Rapala Flash-X Extremo 16cm

Hard Bait Rapala Flash-X Dart 14cm

Hard Bait Rapala Countdown Elite CDE 9,5cm

Duo Crank Kabuki Bottom Rush 48 MR Hard Bait

Hard Bait Megabass Vision Oneten 110 FW Suspending

Hard Bait Megabass Super Z Z3 5,3cm

Swimbait Swimfish Madness Balam 300 Sinking

Hard bait Gan Craft Jointed Claw Magnum SS

Hard Bait Elitelure White Lion 8cm

Crankbait hard bait OSP Blitz Magnum SR

Hard Bait Elitelure Puma Jerk Minnow 5mm

Hard bait Evergreen Buzzer Beater Silent

Hard Bait Evergreen Gold Digger 600

Hard Bait Deps Huge Pencil Skater Rattle or Silent

Hard Bait Shimano Bantam Macbeth Flat AR-C 57mm

Hard Bait Deps Evoke Zero 120

Hard Bait Illex Blast Bone 190 SF

Hard Bait Illex Digle 2 +

Hard Bait Savage Gear Gravity Runner 10cm

Hard Bait Savage Gear Deep Walker 2.0 17.5cm Fast Sinking

Hard Bait Illex Gantia 180

Soft Bait Tiemco Wild Mouse Emperor 16cm

Hard Bait Gan Craft Jointed Claw Shift 183

Hard Bait Savage Gear 3D Sticklebait Pencil 7.5cm

Hard Bait Savage Gear 3D Sticklebait Pencil 6.5cm

Hard Bait Savage Gear 3D Sticklebait Pencil 5.5cm

Hybrid lure Savage Gear 3D Hard Eel 17cm

Abu Garcia Svartzonker McMio 18cm Hard Bait

Hard bait Imakatsu Replicator 3D Xenlon

Abu Garcia Svartzonker McMio 14cm Hard Bait

Swimfish Tiemco Swimbait MB-1 Custom 175F

Hard Bait Rapala Shadow Rap Jack Deep 7cm

Hard Bait Rapala BX Skitter Frog 5,5cm

Tail Spinner Spro Freestyle Scouta Jig Spinner 10g

The hard bait, a fish-shaped lure

How to choose your hard bait for carnivorous fish?