Wobblers for pike has become the main bait for catching this toothy predator in recent years. Fishing shops the range of wobblers for pike fishing on offer is simply amazing. Such wobblers for pike reason for popularity – their special baiting, especially in case of high activity of the predator.

The pike is distributed almost everywhere, lives in all types of water bodies: rivers, lakes, reservoirs, streams and even swamps. In addition, only strictly defined wobblers are suitable for each reservoir, each season and day. Let's try to figure everything out and learn how to choose a wobbler correctly.

Wobblers for pike - what size to choose

The size of the wobbler depends on the size of the pike you want to catch. The general rule is that a big pike is a big one wobbler, small pike - small wobbler. If you are sure that there are really big pike in the pond you are fishing, then you can fish with wobblers from 10 cm and more. When fishing with such a large wobbler, the total number of baits is significantly reduced, since small fish are not suitable for them, only large pike can be interested in such a wobbler.

If in the reservoir, to catch a large pike, the probability is small, it is more rational to use medium-sized 5-8 cm wobblers. Wobblers 5-8 cm in size work well in shallow water covered with underwater vegetation. It is in such places that grass pike, which are usually small and medium-sized, like to stay. While lying in wait among the algae, she will definitely attack the wobbler that passes by her. Small-sized wobblers are good at catching not only pike, but also other predators

The size of the wobbler and the size of the hooks installed on it must match each other, too large hooks will interfere with the correct work of the wobbler, and too small will not reliably hook the pike. The choice of wobbler size also depends on the shape of the wobbler's body, so the optimal size for a minnow-type wobbler is 90-110 mm, for a shad-type wobbler - 70-80 mm, and for wobbler with fat shape 55-65 mm.

Color

For pike wobbler color doesn't play as big a role as most anglers think. When attacking a bait, a pike is guided more by signals from its lateral line than by visual organs, so the game of the bait is much more important than its color. At the moments of maximum activity, the pike attacks everything that passes by it. All wobblers for pike can be divided into two large groups: wobblers of natural colors and wobblers of provocative colors.

Wobblers in natural colors are similar in color to the usual food objects of pike - fish fry.

Wobblers of provocative colors are bright, clearly visible in the water, provoking the pike to attack the colors. Wobblers in provocative colors are usually used when the pike is active, and natural colors are used when the pike is less active.

The most popular and almost always good wobbler colors for pike are silver and golden yellow.

Form

Wobblers for pike are divided into many different types according to their body shape: minnow, shad, crank, fat, etc.

For pike fishing any type of wobblers can be used, they all catch pike, some better, some worse, but they all catch. But still, if we talk about one shape of the body of the wobbler, which provokes the pike to attack much better and faster, it is the minnow wobblers.

Minnow wobbler in its body shape, slightly elongated, tapering towards the tail, especially attracts pike. It is minnow class wobblers that can be called pike favorites, real "pike killers".

Wobblers for pike - buoyancy

An important parameter of the wobbler for pike fishing is its buoyancy. According to the degree of buoyancy, all wobblers are divided into three large groups:

• Floating (F)
• neutral buoyancy (Suspender, SP)
• sinking (Sinking, S)

Floating wobblers are buoyant, they sink to a certain depth while reeling, and rise to the surface when reeling stops. Floating wobblers are divided into two subgroups:

• strong floating (FF)
• weak floater (SF)

The wobblers of these two subgroups differ in the speed at which they rise when the line is suspended. Strong-floating wobblers (FF) rise quickly, while weak-floating (SF), which most wobblers belong to, rise at a medium speed.

Sinking wobblers are divided into two subgroups:

• fast sinking (FS)
• slowly sinking (S)

The wobblers of these subgroups differ in the speed at which they sink. Slow-sinking wobblers (S), which include most sinking wobblers for pike, go to a certain depth while reeling and begin to sink when the reel stops. Fast-sinking wobblers (FS) sink very quickly after stopping reeling, most of the wobblers intended for fishing at great depths belong to this type of wobblers.

Wobblers for pike with neutral buoyancy (suspenders), usually called "SP" or "SU".

The fisherman should understand that there is no ideal wobbler that hangs in the water. The neutral buoyancy of a wobbler can be affected by many factors, including the weight of the line, hooks and even water temperature. Some well-known manufacturers of wobblers even indicate on their wobblers the water temperature at which they will have neutral buoyancy. Usually SP wobblers sink very slowly or rise very slowly.

for the angler, for catching pike on the wobbler, it is important to choose the right wobbler for fishing in a particular place. The choice of wobbler by the degree of buoyancy depends on the depth of the reservoir, the underwater vegetation and depressions at the bottom of the reservoir, as well as the depth at which the predator stands. For example, sinking wobblers should not be used in bodies of water with many branches, stumps and other obstacles on the bottom.

Crochet

Wobblers for pike are divided into several classes according to the degree of deepening. The hook rate of the wobbler tells the angler how deep the wobbler will be off the surface of the water before the angler winds the line.

• Superficial - also called super-shallow runners, marked SSR, dive to a depth of no more than 10-15 cm. They can be very effective when fishing for pike above the algae carpet.
• Shallow – also known as shallow runners, called SRs, usually run no more than 1 meter deep. The most versatile of all wobblers, suitable for most fishing conditions.
• Deep waters – also called deep runners, marked DR, with a depth of 1.5-2 meters. Anglers call them deep wobblers. Designed for fishing in deep places.
• Superdeep - often called DDR, such wobblers can dive to a depth of 2.5 meters or more. Not very often used in spinning, but very often used in trolling. They are easy to recognize by their appearance, with a very large and long tongue at the front.

The right choice of wobbler is the basis of successful fishing.