The basics to start fishing with lures !

All about pike fishing with artificials lures

First, lure fishing consists of imitating the prey of this predator in order to trigger an attack by the fish on the lure. It is important to understand that pike live in freshwater and feed on fish, amphibians and sometimes small animals such as birds or rodents.

Kind of rods

For lure fishing there are two types of rods: the casting rod and the spining rod which differs by the position of the reel. 

Then to choose your fishing rod you have to take into account several criteria:
- The size of the rod
- The power of the rod according to the fish sought and the lures used

- The rigidity of the rod according to the lure used
- And finally, the matter of the cane which is fixed according to the price but also to the desires of the fisherman. 

The kind of lure

There are a large number of different types of lures among which several main families can be distinguished.

Hard lure 

Soft lure


rotating spoon







In each lure family there is a large variety of lures, sometimes mixing several types of lures like this one :


This lure mixes a soft lure and a spinning spoon.