Wobblers for pike

For many spinners, a pike wobbler is the best type of bait. It is as similar as possible to a real fish from a reservoir, has an excellent game, with this type of bait you can catch almost the entire water area, regardless of the available depths. To accurately be with the catch, there should be more than one wobbler in the arsenal, but how to choose the most catchy ones and how many of them should there be? This is exactly what we will understand further together.

Wobbler as bait

Pike is caught with different types of lures, some people like spinning baits, for someone turntables are a priority, silicone fish are always popular among beginner spinningists. Anglers are more careful with wobblers, because for them you need to have some wiring skills and dexterity when playing.

It is easy to distinguish a wobbler from other types of baits for a predator; there are a number of features that will not allow confusion. This type of bait is characterized by:

• visual similarity with a fish;
• it is made of wood or plastic, which makes it quite rigid;
• equipped with one or more tees.

Otherwise, there are few common characteristics, wobblers for catching a predator, pike in particular, can have different lengths, colors, and weights.

Many companies produce this type of bait, some do it better, some worse, but there are a lot of offers. It is sometimes difficult to choose the most successful one even for an experienced angler, and a beginner will definitely get confused at the same time. To prevent this from happening, you should first learn at least a little about the bait, study the models and find out which ones are best caught in your area. An experienced senior comrade or information from forums on the Internet will help with this.

Varieties of wobblers

In the box of an experienced angler there is a wide variety of baits, and there are more than enough wobblers. At first glance, it may seem that many lures are the same, but this is not entirely true. Even visually similar models can be completely different in characteristics.

You can understand this abundance only by learning more about each of the species and types. It should be understood that a wobbler is distinguished by many indicators, the most important of which will be buoyancy. It is best to study this information in the table:

Each of them is used in different conditions and on reservoirs with different indicators of depths and bottom topography.

They choose baits and, depending on the depth, this indicator is also very important:

• for fishing at shallow depths, poppers are used, baits with a small shovel or without it at all. Such baits are relevant in the spring, when the pike comes out to bask in the shallows.
• Medium depth baits are used at the end of spring and when weather conditions change in the summer. At the beginning of autumn, wobblers with an average depth will also work well, but with a decrease in temperature they can be put into a box.
• Deep-sea are used in autumn zhor and for trolling. They usually dive to 3-8 meters and will help to catch even the deepest holes of any reservoir.

It should be understood that there are also baits with great depth, they are used along large rivers with deep pits at the bottom.

Wobblers are also distinguished by the shape of the body; for pike, three types are most often used.

Minnow

This wobbler is called the pike killer, it is characterized by an elongated body shape, but the depth can be very different. The length of the calf also varies, but it is not recommended to use less than 70 mm to catch a toothy resident.

Cranky

This species has a shorter and rounded body shape, they are caught at different times of the year. The depth also varies, both deep for trolling and shallow for casting are popular.

 Popper

It is used mainly in spring, but in autumn and summer it can also work well. A distinctive feature is that the bait does not have a shovel, and when properly wired, it creates a specific sound.

The subtleties of fishing on wobblers

Using a wobbler to catch pike is only at first glance simple, anglers with experience know for sure that the outcome of the case largely depends on the skills of the spinner.

Different types of wiring are used for bait, and each of them will be good in its own way under certain conditions. You need to know and be able to conduct the bait so as not to frighten off the predator, but to attract his attention.

Depending on the season, the following types of wiring are used for wobblers:

• twitching is used only in the autumn, when the predator is aggressive; for passive fish, such wiring is not suitable at all;
• uniform is suitable for fishing the water area with a wobbler in spring and summer, it is considered universal;
• stop-and-go is used at different times of the year, often with this method it is possible to lure a predator out of an ambush in the summer heat.

However, you should not get hung up on these three and strictly observe their subtleties. Combination and experiments on water bodies have always been welcomed, it is in this way that most often it turns out to detect and bring out trophy pike.

Weather conditions will also be an important factor when fishing, as well as the season. To be sure of the catch, you should know the following secrets:

• in spring, pike are caught on the shallows, while using a medium-sized wobbler. Color can be acidic, but natural colors often work.
• In summer, they catch more for natural colors, bright fish can frighten away a predator, although in cloudy weather it is often medium-sized acid fish that help out, and they are carried out on the border between grass and clean water.
• In the autumn, both acid and natural-colored wobblers will work equally well, the working depth will be slightly less than the maximum depths of the reservoir.

Anglers with experience recommend changing the bait after a couple of casts and a complete absence of bites.

Top 10 best wobblers

For those who decide to use wobblers for pike, we recommend the top 10 options that are caught always and everywhere. Anglers with experience say that these models should be in the arsenal of every spinner:

• Megabass Live-X Leviathan wobbler with sufficient depth, mainly used for fishing in summer and autumn. There are different colors, but it is recommended to use natural colors.
• Yo-Zuri Cristal minnow DD is another minnow that is considered versatile. Suitable for both casting and trolling.
• Kosadaka lon DD will help to fish water areas with different depths, the model has several options for deepening. Works on both rivers and lakes.
• Duel Dino Crank SD is an option for autumn and summer fishing, it works both when trolling and casting. There are many colors, each is good in its own way for a single reservoir.

• The Tiny Magallon is an excellent two-piece for all-weather performance in open water. Deepening is small, this should be taken into account when fishing for reservoirs with holes.
• Zip Baits Orbit 110 SP is one of the best options for autumn and summer, this lure is large for spring. It will show itself perfectly both with uniform wiring and with twitch.
• Pontoon 21 Crackjack 58 is one of the most versatile lure options for both pike and other freshwater predators. Catches in open water on rivers and lakes, has only positive reviews.
• Jackall Squad Minnow is more of an autumn model from a well-known brand, but it also shows itself perfectly in summer. Anglers like it for good game and versatile colors.
• Megabass Vision Oneten 110 is an excellent all-rounder for shallow water fishing, it works best in spring and autumn, but in summer it is better to let it rest.
• Yo-Zuri L Minnow 66 is a small fish that can attract the attention of both medium pike and trophy specimens in ponds with stagnant water. On the river, it can be carried away by the current due to its small weight and size. Catches not only a toothy inhabitant, perch are often tempted by her too.

Lures from the trademark Bomber, Strike Pro, Salmo also proved to be quite good. You should not focus only on the above, experiments often bring worthy catches.

According to experienced anglers, the choice of a wobbler for pike fishing can be completely different, the result of fishing entirely depends on the spinner, his skills and abilities.