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 Babyface BB180 MSS

Vibrating blade Rapala Rap-V Blade 14g

Hard bait Megabass Flap Slap LBO 7.7cm

Hard Bait Megabass Over Rev Crank 7,1cm

Live Targer Flutter Shad 5cm

Hard Bait Megabass Vatalion 190 SS

Hard Bait Salmo Rattlin Hornet Shallow 3,5cm

Hard Bait Savage Gear Gravity Pencil 5cm

Hard Bait Savage Gear 3D Sandeel Pencil

Abu Garcia Svartzonker McSnack 9cm Hard Bait

Hard Bait Westin Swim Sinking 10cm

Hard Bait Babyface JB150 S

Hard Bait Illex Block Ripper 48 MR

Hard Bait Rapala X-Rap Haku 14cm

Hard Bait Illex Tricoroll 53 SHW

Hard Bait Illex Tricoroll 63 SHW

Hard Bait Westin Swim Low Floating 100mm

Hard bait Daiwa Shoreline Shiner Z Vertice 140

Hard Bait Yo-Zuri 3DS Crank DD 65mm

Hard Bait Daiwa Shoreline Shiner Z Vertice 120F SSR

Hard Bait Daiwa Shoreline Shiner Z Vertice 80S

Hard Bait Sakura SCB Crank Micro 3,9cm

Hard Bait Sakura Phoxy Minnow 62 HW

Hard Bait Sakura Phoxy Minnow 50 HW

Hard Bait Adusta Jerk Spiker 130 SP

Hard bait Adusta Zacrawl Heart Blaster 9cm

Hard Bait Adusta Zacrawl Yajirobee 9cm

Borboleta Tuninha hard bait 9cm

Hard Bait Rapala X-Rap Twitchin Shad 8cm

Swimbass Biwaa 15cm

Hard Bait Spro Ikiru Tri Crank 65F

Hard Bait Spro Ikiru Double Crank 35F

Swimfish Spro Swimbait BBZ-1 Slow Sinking 20cm

Hard Bait Spro Ripple Profighter 14,5cm

Abu Garcia Svartzonker McJerk Real Series Swimmer 12cm

Hard Bait Rapala X-Rap Magnum Prey 10

Hard Bait Rapala X-Rap Magnum Cast 10

Hard Bait Rapala Shad Dancer 7cm

Hard Bait Rapala Ripstop Minnow Deep 12cm

Hybrid lure Rapala X-Rap Peto 14cm

Hybrid lure Rapala X-Rap Otus 17cm

Hard Bait Rapala BX Big Brat 6

Hard Bait Rapala BX Brat 3

Hard Bait Rapala BX Brat 6

Hard Bait Salmo Rail Shad Sinking 6cm

Hard Bait Salmo Rattlin Sting Deep Runner 9cm

CWC Ghost Buster Swimmer 14cm

Hard Bait Spro Iris Underdog 70

The hard bait, a fish-shaped lure

How to choose your hard bait for carnivorous fish?