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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Lure Fiiish Power Tail 3.8cm

Lure Westin Platypus Low Floating 220mm

Lure Westin Platypus Suspending 90mm

Lure Westin Raw Bite Low Floating

Lure Westin Jatte Floating

Lure Westin Ricky The Roach 8cm

Lure Rapala Shadow Rap 11cm

Lure Rapala Shadow Rap Deep 11cm

Abu Garcia MO Coast lure

Lure Maria Fla-pen 85mm

Lure Maria Blues Code II 110mm

Lure Maria Loaded 140 LS

Lure Storm Gomoku Spin 4,5cm

Lure Smith Saruna 125 F

Lure Smith Saruna 110 F

Lure Smith Haluca 145 S

Lure Smith Super Surger

Lure Smith Vaprax 115

Lure Smith Troutin Surger

Lure River2Sea Biggie Poppa Bumpin 67

Lure River2Sea Dumbbell Popper 200

Lure River2Sea Dumbbell Popper 150

Lure Angler's Republic GIG 115 S

Bandit Tail CWC

Lure Rapala Scatter Rap Shad 5cm

Lure Maria Blues Code 115mm

Lure Maria Blues Code Slim 125mm V Type

Vibration lure Rat L Trap 7.5cm

Lure Rat L Trap Mag Trap 8,5cm

Lure Creek Chub Pin Popper 22cm

Lure Creek Chub Dix Pin Popper 16cm

Lure Lucky Craft Pointer 65 SP

Lure Westin Mike The Pike 28cm

Lure Westin Platypus 190 Sinking

Lure Lucky Craft ESG Surf Pointer 115 MR

Lure Biwaa Swimpike 240 85g

Lure Yo-Zuri Crystal 3D Minnow DD Jointed 13cm

Lure Yo-Zuri Pin's Minnow Laser 7cm

Lure Yo-Zuri Pin's Minnow Laser 5cm

CWC Big Bandit 20cm Jerkbait Lure

Lure Yo-Zuri Sashimi 3D Squirt 19cm

Lure Yo-Zuri 3D Magnum 18cm

Lure Biwaa Swimpike 75g

Lure Illex Tricoroll 55 HW

Lure Illex Tricoroll 55 S

Lure Illex Tricoroll 47 HW

Surface lure Illex Chubby Pencil 55

Lure Rapala Scatter Rap Shad 7cm

The hard bait, a fish-shaped lure

How to choose your hard bait for carnivorous fish?