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Soft plastics, spinners and predator lures for pike, perch and zander, ranked by score.
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Every one carries our score out of 100, worked out from specs, build and value — highest first.
88%Savage Gear
3D Roach Shine Glider — standard slow-floating version
A proper roach-shaped glide bait with a wide roll, a tough TPE tail and a handy slow-float pause. Big-fish fare for anglers chasing predators on lure gear.
88%Savage Gear
Sinking twitchbait
A compact sinking stickleback imitation with a proper shimmy, useful casting weight and enough flash to tempt perch, chub and other predatory fish when they’re keyed onto small prey.
88%Fulling Mill
Original Cat’s Whisker Bead Eye · Size 10 · Ref 919
Fluorescent lime green, bead-chain eyes and an undulating retrieve. This size 10 Cat’s Whisker is a straightforward trout lure for searching the water when subtlety isn’t your first move.
88%Westin
Original ShadTeez range: 7cm, 9cm, 12cm, 16cm and 19cm
A chunky baitfish profile, an easy-working tail and sizes for perch through to pike. The ShadTeez keeps things simple — just get the rigging and retrieve right.
88%Savage Gear
Swim & Jerk — 13.5cm, 16.5cm and 20cm
A jointed, slow-sinking baitfish imitation that swims on a steady wind and glides when you break the rhythm. Cracking for working shallow predator water, provided you pick the size your tackle can comfortably handle.
88%Abu Garcia
Reflex Red Spinner · 7g, 12g and 18g
A classic rotating-blade spinner for covering water without a boxful of rigging bits. Pick the weight to suit your swim, keep the blade working and let the flash do the talking.
88%Fulling Mill
Gold-bead Blue Flash Damsel · Medium olive
Olive marabou, a cheeky streak of blue and a weighted gold head. This damsel nymph gives trout something food-like to follow, with enough flash to help it get noticed.
88%Abu Garcia
Toby Spoon range — choose weight and finish
A straightforward metal spoon with plenty of flash and a fluttering wobble. The Toby makes sense for covering open water, provided you pick the right weight and keep that exposed treble away from the rough stuff.
88%Savage Gear
Craft Cannibal Paddletail — Clear Water and Dark Water mix packs
A baitfish-shaped paddletail with useful size choices, a jig-head-friendly mouth and four-lure colour mixes. Straightforward kit for working through your local perch, zander and pike water.
88%Fox Rage
Slick Shad range — including 7cm, 9cm, 11cm and 13cm
Soft, slender and happy swimming slowly, the Slick Shad makes sense when perch and zander want an easy-looking meal rather than a lure kicking up a fuss.
87%Fox Rage
Fox Rage Predator Warrior 2 Spin, with focus on the original 15–40g medium-spin models
A lightweight carbon lure rod for shads, spinnerbaits and medium hardbaits, with useful length and casting-weight choices for canals, rivers and reservoirs.
87%Savage Gear
Savage Gear 3D Smashtail Minnow
A floating baby-trout imitation with a plopping tail, a cracking wake and sizes for everything from pike days to big-fish hunting.
87%Savage Gear
9-inch and 12-inch versions, with Moderate Sinking or Fast Sinking options
A lifelike sucker imitation with a cracking tail kick, serious hardware and two sinking rates. Built for pike anglers who want to put a big meal in front of a lump.
87%Korum
7ft and 8ft Snapper Spin
Two focused lure rods, sensible lure ratings and a tip built to keep the action lively. The Korum Snapper Spin range looks like a cracking option for perch, pike and other lure-hungry predators.
Fulling Mill
Pike Predator Streamer
A flashy, meaty streamer built for pike fly fishing. It’s all about movement, profile and provoking a hungry toothy one into a screaming take.
87%Savage Gear
Fat Minnow T-Tail; RTF options detailed separately
A chunky soft lure with a T-tail that works at slow retrieve speeds. A handy shout for predator anglers who want to cover water without winding like mad.
87%Westin
BabyBite SR and DR; choose your diving depth
Small enough for perch, with plenty of presence for pike. The BabyBite makes sense when you want to cover water without turning every cast into a rigging job — just pick the right diving version.
87%Westin
Range overview: 7, 10, 14 and 18 cm
A roach-shaped soft lure with an easy-working tail, rolling body action and sizes that stretch from perch-friendly snacks to proper pike meals. Just mind the jump in weight as you go bigger.
87%Fulling Mill
Diawl Bach Original
A proper stillwater staple. Fulling Mill’s original Diawl Bach is a tidy choice for trout feeding below the surface, especially when a slow, subtle presentation makes more sense than hauling something flashy.
87%Fulling Mill
Black Klinkhammer
A black parachute emerger for trout feeding in the surface film. Easy to keep an eye on, useful on rivers and stillwaters, and a cracking pattern to have ready when a high-floating dry isn’t getting a look.
87%Savage Gear
8cm Cannibal Shad, covering the LB single lure and mixed-colour kit options
A handy soft lure for searching out perch, zander and pike. Just keep an eye on which version you're buying: the single LB lure and mixed-colour kits aren't the same package.
87%Savage Gear
Range overview; sizes, weights, colours and sink rates vary
A jointed soft trout imitation with a lovely S-curve action and a line-through rig that lets the body slide away from the hook. Just pick your size and sink rate carefully, mate.
87%Fox Rage
4cm mixed-colour pack · 8 lures
A 4cm soft plastic for perch and light lure work, with a spiky body and oversized paddle tail that give you something lively to fish slowly.
86%Daiwa
Daiwa Prorex Lazy Shad
A proper meaty soft lure with a lazy rolling action, the Daiwa Prorex Lazy Shad is built for slow retrieves, shallow rigs and predators that fancy an easy-looking meal.
86%Fox Rage
Fox Rage Voyager Lure Bag — NLU028
A neat little lure carrier for keeping your predator gear tidy, protected and ready to grab when the fish are on the munch.
Fulling Mill
Pike Predator Streamer Assortment
A handy box of pike flies for predator anglers who want a few proven-looking streamers ready to go, without tying a full selection from scratch.
86%Westin
9cm / 5g / 6-pack and 13cm / 14g / 5-pack
A flexible, smelt-style paddle tail for predator anglers who want a believable baitfish profile without loads of rod work. Pick your size, rig it straight and let that tail do the chatting.
86%Fulling Mill
Black Pennell · Pattern 205
A compact, traditional wet for rainbow and brown trout, with a short-shank hook and a useful place in both river and stillwater fly boxes.
86%Savage Gear
10.5 cm / 28 g and 15 cm / 70 g
A duckling-shaped surface lure with spinning feet and a seriously noticeable wake. It’s a cracking specialist option for pike that are willing to look up, rather than an everyday answer for every swim.
86%Fulling Mill
Black CDC F Fly
A black body, a buoyant CDC wing and no unnecessary fuss. This little dry fly covers small sedges, olives and midges — provided you give it a tidy drift and look after that wing.
86%Savage Gear
18cm / 80g focus; 25cm also listed
A chunky, jointed roach imitation with convincing detail and a line-through hook arrangement. Cracking for deliberate pike fishing, but the 18cm version’s 80g weight calls for tackle that’s up to the job.
86%Fulling Mill
App's Bloodworm Red · Size 10
A red size 10 trout nymph with flexi-floss legs that keep working on very slow retrieves. A handy option when you want to fish patiently without presenting something completely lifeless.
86%Westin
7.5 cm, 9.5 cm and 12.5 cm versions
A paddle-tail soft lure with a useful trick up its sleeve: wriggling, belly-flashing movement at low speed. Pick the right size and rig, and you've got a tidy option for working predator swims without rushing through them.
86%Daiwa
Prorex Classic Shad / Duck Fin
A Duck Fin paddle tail, flanking body action and scope for slow or lively retrieves make this a handy soft plastic for your predator box. Just leave room in the budget for the rigging.
86%Daiwa
Range overview; 9 cm Spotted Mullet pack details highlighted
A soft shad with a distinctive tail, rolling action and useful rigging options. A cracking fit for pike and zander fishing when you want to change your approach without changing the whole lure box.
86%Fox Rage
Zander Pro Shad range
A robust soft shad with a wobbling tail, plenty of size choices and colours for everything from clear canals to murky rivers. The trick is matching the rigging to your swim.
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