How to choose non-hooks for pike: catchy wobblers, spinners and jig lures

The pike leads a characteristic lifestyle, which is often associated with the so-called “strong places” – snags, thick grass, thistle thistle, water lilies and rocky heaps. At such points, she not only hunts, but also digests another victim, hiding behind a barrier from a strong current and unnecessary attention from larger tribesmen. In difficult places, experienced anglers, trying to catch pike with the least amount of lost lures, use various non-hooks, both purchased and made by hand.
Koryazhnik is a place where non-hooks for catching pike and other predators are especially relevant [/ caption]

Snag and other difficult places – the main habitat not only for pike, but also for large perch – humpback, pike perch, catfish. Therefore, non-hooks often bring these predators by-catch.

Advantages and disadvantages of non-hooks

Krasnodar nezatseplyaka lure accepts twitching, jig, uniformity and other types of animation oxbow lakes overgrown with grass, curled bends of rivers, swamps. Also, the features of equipping non-catching baits allow you to use new options for wiring and animation – jig, twitching and their variations, with practically no risk of losing expensive and / or rare baits. Some non-catching lures are combinations of a spinner and a twister, a spinner and a silicone fish, and others. This also expands the possibilities of using non-hooks.

Types of pike non-hooks and rig options

In spinning fishing when hunting for pike, the following are used:

• solid iron nezseplyayki – spoons and spinners , spinnerbaits, speedboats, cicadas and other “pieces of iron”;
• wobblers nezseplyayki and their combinations, poppers;
• jig lures on offset hooks, as well as rigs with a bullet – Carolinian and Texas, off-set diverter lead and others.

Protection against snags is possible in the following ways:

1. The very shape of the bait . Spoons or wobblers are made in such a way that the probability of snagging is minimal.
2. Mounting and mounting method, as well as the type of hook . Offset hooks are used, or ordinary, but hidden in the body of the bait. Used for spinners, jig, foam rubber, wobblers.
3. Placing the hook in the body of the bait . Hooks hidden (recessed) in the body of the bait; unicorns, doubles and tees with protective mustaches or hooks with magnets until the moment of bite.

Separately, we will highlight 
gliders – lures for fishing on the surface, with hidden hooks.

10 best non-stick spinners for pike

There are quite a lot of non-catching lures, we tried to choose those that not only protect from flails, but also catchy for pike, as well as relatively affordable ones. TOP-10 lures that should be used in difficult conditions of a snag, thickets of grass, stone ridges:

1. Rapala Minnow Spoon is probably the most popular and well-known non-hook bait, used for hunting pike and humpback. Equipped with a single hook and mustache protection. Available in numerous colors. Equipped with an acoustic chamber. Has an active game that varies greatly depending on the animation used. Works on jig and twitching wiring. But she’s especially good at stop & go animations and slow lazy uniforms – that’s when Minnow Spoon demonstrates her class. Good broaches along the bottom with soft explosions from the bottom. It works in a snag (you can throw, where and look it is scary) and stones, in the grass it is not so good – the distance between the hook and the mustache is clogged and the spinner gets out of rhythm. It shows itself very well when retrofitted with a twister. Killer pike grass along water lilies in bays and oxbows. The price is 400 rubles . Rapala Minnow Spoon and twister [/ caption]
2. Kuusamo Professor 2, 3 in a non-sealed form factor . The most famous and catchy Fin, with a mustachioed tee for protection from grass and other obstacles. By itself, a very catchy swing for pike, and the protection against hooks makes it even more versatile and dangerous for toothy and striped ones … It has the advantage that a tee with a mustache can always be replaced with a regular one if fishing is in proven and clean waters. Not very good for fishing in water lilies – the stems constantly strive to get between the tee forend and anisatsep mustache. In general, such tees are not recommended for use in water lilies – the best option for them is to equip the tee with a twister, or an offset hook, completely hidden in the body of the bait. The price is 450-550 rubles .
3. Mepps Timber Doodle is not the most famous lure from Meps, but no less catchy for pike. Comes with three quality twisters. You can also use your own silicones. Works in the upper and middle layers of water bodies. Good for working in slow and stagnant water on the slowest wiring. Uniform wiring and stop-and-go are just what you need when working with a spoon. The price is 550-600 rubles .
4. Kuusamo Viiksi is another masterpiece from Kuusamo. The single hook is protected by two mustaches. The mustache is very tough – plus and minus. The plus is that they beat off all underwater obstacles very efficiently. The downside is that not every pike will penetrate such protection. Heavy and long-range lure. Tasty and bright animates at different speeds. It pours very well and with high quality, has its own sweeping vertical game. From horizontal conduits – uniform on the verge of breaking into a stopper or a combination of uniformity / vertical stopper / undermining / uniformity, etc. The price is 350 rubles .
5. Condor Emotion . Budget knob for pike. Weight 20 grams. The double is fixed, two mustaches. An inexpensive all-rounder with a wide range of applications. You can fish on slopes, edges on rivers, working depth 2-4 meters. The price is 150 rubles .
6. Condor Boat . Another non-catching lure from the Condor. Classic shape, high quality stainless steel. The wide profile makes it optimal to use the bait in slow water – pits, bays, oxbows, in pools. Price from 200 rubles .
7. RB Atom – N from Russian blesna . Well-known pike knockers. Catchy baubles. The atom is heard by all spinningists. Quite an expensive toy, considering that the quality of materials is not the best. The defense whiskers darken and break quite often. It will also quickly peel off paint on models with complex colors. But the bait does not stop catching worse because of that, which is why it got into the TOP-10 of the best non-hooks for pike. The price is 500 rubles .
8. Gator Plain  25 WB and 50 WB are Canadian classics in our top. Weight 7 and 14 grams. Protection – mustache-bump stop with an ordinary fixed single. Designed for difficult places. Works well on medium to high speed wiring. The faster the wiring, the more active the game. The price is about 300 rubles .
9. Sprut Sakiru Spoon 80 . A little-known shaker, but this is a very bad iron. The form factor is unlinked. Very high-quality assembly, a single hook, which, if necessary, can be easily retrofitted with an anti-hook mustache, is fastened with a nut, which makes it easy and quick to replace the hook if necessary. It works well in deep waters, having a long and active vertical path downward (pours) – bites often occur at this stage. It is possible to process windows among water lilies and driftwood during spot casts. Allows, when using an anti-hook, to process windows of clean water with a ladder-transfer over obstacles. The price is 270 rubles .
10. Cormoran Cora-Z Weedless with built-in double and mustache guard. Good for beginners, as it will tolerate any flaws in the wiring. Also suitable for trolling on slow to medium wiring. On too fast it is pushed to the surface. The price is 150 rubles .

Non-engaging spinners are much less common on the market. But often it is not so difficult to make a pinwheel not hook on a pike with your own hands, more on this below in the corresponding section. https://youtu.be/gWTBcBS-5P4

Non-detachable planes and gliders for pike fishing: frog, Croatian egg and others

Gliders and planes are definitely the best non-hooks for pike fishing in the grass, which is close to the grass. Respectively used for surface fishing. In terms of colors, the situation is as follows – in muddy and cold water, provocative colors work – yellow, taigr, red, black-yellow and the like. In light water during the summer, they are more natural, although acidic should not be avoided. The famous and catchy ones include the following:

• Frog form factor . Catching a pike with a non-hook frog is always an exciting and exciting activity (below the video). But it should be mastered without giving up at the first setbacks. It is important here that all the stars converge – the bait, the reservoir, the mood of the fish and its relationship to the chosen animation. Specific models:
  1. Floating frog Kosadaka Target Frog . Silicone based bait. Weight 8.3 grams. Single offset hook. For overgrown toad trees, it is the most – it will pass through the grass, water lilies, duckweed. Lures pike not only from the surface, but also from several meters, especially on a jerky flopping line. And what pike attacks directly on the surface are available to the spinning player … Price from 200 rubles .
  2. Glider frog with legs from Kosadaka . Weight 10 grams. Silicone skirt on the double as an anti-hook. Works well on a walking pike in water lilies, nettles, sow thistles, as well as on chomping perch. Posting – the lightest lazy twitch, stop-and-go, in waves. Price from 250 rubles .
• Duck form factor . In general, there are no special differences from frogs, except for the shape. But this factor in certain conditions can become decisive. Specific models:
  1. Savage Gear 3D Hollow Duckling . A very original bait toy for a child with hooks removed. With the rear tee removed, there is no hook. With proper operation with a rod, it animates very cool, then laying glides with smooth pulls with a rod, then imitating a wounded disoriented duck with small jerks with a raised rod with simultaneous winding of the line. It collects well even large pike from long distances. Price from 600 rubles .
• Form factor Croatian egg . Specific models:
  1. Bumble Lure . One of the most famous “eggs”. The material is balsa. Lightweight yet catchy, extremely catchy and expensive. Works on duckweed and other vegetation directly on the surface. Popper wiring, pulling, bubbling uniform. The price is from 200 rubles and above at flea markets, new ones can go up to 1000 rubles in value and above .

It should be noted that there is a large number of China among non-gliders and gliders, but this does not mean that it will not fish. It’s worth experimenting and believing in yourself.

https://youtu.be/2umHn54izDA

What to choose from wobblers and how to equip a regular working bait

Losing a catchy and expensive wobbler is doubly unpleasant. They are not only expensive, but often very rare. Therefore, almost every spinning player tries to protect his favorite wobbler from the cliff. Recommended non-hook wobblers for pike:

1. Rapala Weedless Shad . 80 mm, 16 grams. Another unique and catchy snap from Rapala. Equipped with a clearly fixed single crochet hook. The strongest places pass. It shakes its sides very nicely both on the wiring and on pauses – it slowly sinks at the same time. Works in thickets. Price 550 + rubles .
2. Lure AmniHook . 66 mm, 8 grams. Equipped with Offset from Ovner. Multi-component lure, consists of 8 lures in one. Soft foam and silicone, 4 each. The first option (PSV foam) is used for fishing from the surface (on water lilies, nettles, other grass, rafting on the river into areas where other baits cannot be thrown). The second (silicone bait) is used for fishing in the middle layers of the reservoir in strong places. Fishing spots – from a quiet pond to a rapids. There are kits from 1000 to 5000 rubles .

https://youtu.be/8eN0D1ga0W4

It should be noted that not so many high-quality and catchy wobblers come off the assembly line, since almost any ordinary wobbler can be turned into a non-hooked wobbler on its own.

Hooks with protection

Such hooks are available from Ovner, Jamakastu and other manufacturers. Any wobbler can be retrofitted with such tees or non-hooks. Similar hooks can also be fitted to rockers and turntables.

Loose fittings

Fittings (rings, hooks) are selected in such a way that it becomes a “thin place”, that is, it unbends in the first place, which makes it possible to do with minimal losses during the hook. For example, hooks from the ST Owner series are good.

Wobbler wire protection

The type is the same as in the video, but any man can bend such a mustache out of a stiff wire with a vice and even hands. https://youtu.be/j14nC2JlE00

Tackle for non-catching jig lures for pike

It is easier to make a non-hook-on pike jig bait with your own hands, using the appropriate rigging methods, hooks, jig heads and types of silicone. The options are as follows:

• the use of offset hooks;
• use of anti-hook jig heads;
• options for equipping conventional hooks appropriately;
• options for non-engaging jig rigs.

Equipping lures with offset hooks

The most frequently used version of the equipment, due to its convenience and simplicity. Most often it is used in conjunction with the “cheburashka” cargo. Equipment options:


Jig bait for offset with a cheburashka [/ caption]

Anti-hook jig heads

The highest quality from the company Decoy. Equipping with jigs is similar to the previous version, but on a rigid hitch. Decoy jig
head [/ caption] Detachable
collar [/ caption ]

Equipping with ordinary hooks

You can use ordinary singles and doubles, but hidden inside the bait. Often used with worm-slug baits.

Profile jig rigs

Equipment designed for jigging in strong places. Texas, Karolinska rigs, diverter leash and drop-shot are the most famous and used.
https://youtu.be/olkhrxS9Lr4

Disconnected spinners for pike

As mentioned earlier, the industry practically does not produce high-quality spinning lures with anti-snag protection. But it is easy to make a non-hook spinning spoon with your own hands. A spinner with an anchor with a mustache of protection:
Equipping with an offset and a twister: How to make a non- hook
on a pike with your own hands: https://youtu.be/3VRgaADZLdw

Tips for using non-latching baits

It should be understood that even the highest quality bait does not guarantee a catch if you do not have the proper knowledge and understanding of how to use it. So, our recommendations:

1. Non-catching bait or rig does not give one hundred percent guarantees, therefore, madness is a fight. You shouldn’t throw the bait in very difficult places.
2. When re-equipping lures and, especially, wobblers for non-hooks, it must be borne in mind that the game of lures may change.
3. The hook should be sharper and sharper than when fishing with regular lures.
4. The protection wire should be the more powerful, the stronger the fishing spot.
5. The selection of a specific bait depends on the fishing conditions and the intended prey, as in normal conditions.

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