If there is one time of the year when pike-perch fishing really makes sense, it's winter. This fish, like most predators, becomes effervescent as winter approaches for spring breeding. The chances of catching a large pike perch are then higher than during the summer period. To help you avoid missing out on this period, Rodmaps has put together a selection of best pike-perch lures to have in your box for the winter, so that this season rhyme with trophy fish
The Dolive shad is an emblematic lure from the OSP brand. Initially designed for bass fishing, it has proved to be a formidable lure for pike-perch, both vertical and linear.
What can you say about this little marvel? Even if you can use this pike-perch lure in all sorts of ways (neko rig, chika rig, texas rig, carolina rig), it's as a drop shot that it's the most versatile. Reins Bubbring Shaker will be the most captivating for our pike-perch.
Why should it be? Quite simply because of its extraordinary design. A fine lure with an injected exoskeleton gives it a mobility close to 100%, which is extremely rare for a lure. The second very important point about the Reins Bubbring Shaker is that they are floating. Generally speaking, floating lures are much more effective in drop shots because they are more visible to predators.
If you want to combine the strength of a soft lure with excellent tail mobility, look no further than the Zoom Fluke Boot Tail is the lure you need. Even pike will have trouble tearing it apart.
The choice of colors was made especially for pike-perch fishing and the French market. It is a safe bet if you are tracking this predator.
The Madness Mother Worm is a "finesse" type lure that is fragile but very popular with predators in general. It's a very supple plastic lure with megabass attractant. A must-have in your tackle box.
TheOSP Dolive Stick is a pike-perch lure with a very dense salty body which means it swims downhill without ballast. However, it will also be a formidable drop shot weapon on pike perch. Liven it up with a few micro scions close to the boat or even a drop cast from the shore. This pike-perch lure is also a decisive weapon when used vertically. The tapering tail will move on its own. The less you animate, the more bites you'll get.
We couldn't make a list of the must-have lures for pike-perch without mentioning the first swim shad on the market. BASS ASSASSIN has come up with a real magnet for pike-perch and predators in general. It has been tested in North America (USA and Canada) for Walleye, the American cousin of the zander.
This famous brand has had this lure in the range for bass fishing for a very long time. The team Fishconnection has been testing this lure for several years on winter and static fishing. When pike-perch are in a lethargic state and skimming the bottom, The Super Fluke ZoomThis discreet-looking lure looks just like an ailing bleak. One of the pike-perch lures to try out in the deep.
As effective in linear as in vertical, we have found its essential utility in the fishing of the currents on the hunting posts of pike-perch.
The aim is to leave the Fox Rage Slick Shad free movement while controlling its drift by lifting it slightly off the bottom. We advise you to use 5 gram lead heads. Be careful, the bites are very violent!
The Deps Sakamata Shad is a large finesse lure with a very wide body which prevents it from sinking quickly. It will be able to stir up a lot of water compared with other finesse type lures.
You will probably have to overlook it, but every setting is different, let's not forget.
The big advantage of this pike-perch lure is that the Zander Pro from Fox Rage is the robustness of its plastic. It's tooth-proof and an economical lure. It will last much longer than most soft lures on the market.
It also has the ability to very little get caught in obstacles, which will therefore allow you to approach pike-perch which would normally be inaccessible.
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