GLIDE BAITS & JERKBAITS
The Gator Jerk 15 cm Glidebait is a perfectly balanced, slow-sinking pike lure built for an effortless side-to-side glide. With simple rod twitches, it walks left and right in a wide, natural pattern that makes it an excellent choice for targeting big northern pike.
Ready to fish straight out of the package, the Gator Jerk can be worked shallow, paused to flash its sides, or weighted to reach deeper water without sacrificing its signature gliding action.
Length: 5.9" (15 cm) • Weight: 3.53 oz (100 g)
Slow Sinking • Perfectly balanced side-to-side glide
Easy walk-the-dog action • Excellent for shallow-water pike
Can be weighted for deeper presentations
Flashes and hangs enticingly on pauses
Designed in Sweden for targeting big pike
Length: 6.1"
Weight: 3 oz
Buoyancy: Slow-Sinking
Type: Jerkbait / Glide Bait
The Daiwa Prorex Lazy Jerk is a proven European pike jerkbait known for its easy-to-fish, wide gliding action and excellent casting distance. Its slow-sinking design makes it especially versatile for targeting trophy northern pike.
How to Work It: Use a steady retrieve for wide side-to-side glides, or add rod jerks, speed changes and pauses for a more erratic action. Let it fall on the pause to trigger following or less-active pike.
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The Rapala Super Shadow Rap Jerk is a highly responsive jerkbait built for targeting northern pike and other large predators. Twitch or crank it to create an aggressive side-to-side action, or work it with short twitches to keep the lure nearly in place and in the strike zone longer.
Rapala’s Screw Diver System™ allows tungsten weights to be added or removed to adjust the lure’s running depth.
Length: 4.3" (110 mm)
Weight: 1.3 oz (38 g)
Action: Side-to-side jerkbait action
Adjustable depth with Screw Diver System™
Great for Northern Pike & other predatory fish
Guide Tested. Pike Approved.
Strike Pro Guppie
Length: 5.3" body
Weight: 4.23 oz
Type: Glide Bait
Built in collaboration with legendary lure builder Joe Peterson, the Guppie has become a staple for targeting trophy pike and musky.
How to Work It: Use slow, steady reel turns or short rod twitches to create wide side-to-side glides. Pause it around followers to trigger the strike.
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Strike Pro Guppie Jr.
Length: 4.3" body
Weight: 2.5 oz
Type: Glide Bait
The smaller version of the legendary Guppie, created through a collaboration between lure artist Joe Peterson and Strike Pro.
How to Work It: Use steady reel turns or short rod twitches for a wide side-to-side glide. Mix in pauses and speed changes to trigger following pike.
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The Mikado MFT Swimbait is a jointed swimbait built for targeting big predatory fish, especially northern pike and musky. Its realistic baitfish profile and swimming action make it an excellent choice for working shallower water and hunting fish near the surface.
Each bait includes two interchangeable tails, allowing you to change the lure's appearance and presentation.
Length: 5.1" (13 cm)
Weight: 2.86 oz (81 g)
Jointed swimbait / glidebait action
Includes 2 interchangeable tails
Great for large northern pike, musky, largemouth & smallmouth bass
Excellent for fishing shallow water and near-surface presentations
Westin Swim 5.3" Suspending Glide Bait
Length: 5.3"
Weight: 2.7 oz
Buoyancy: Suspending
Type: Glide Bait / Jerkbait
The Westin Swim is a proven European glide bait known for being incredibly easy to fish while producing a smooth S-shaped action that imitates a wounded baitfish. A great option for northern pike, bass and walleye.
How to Work It: Use a steady retrieve slow or fast, or work it with a jerk-and-reel cadence. Mix in speed changes and pauses to create an erratic, panicked action and trigger following fish.
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ABU GARCIA Svartzonker McJerk
Length: 5.9"
Weight: 3.5 oz
Type: Sinking Glidebait
Designed by legendary Swedish lure builder Claes “Svartzonker” Claesson in collaboration with Abu Garcia, the McJerk was built for big pike and other trophy predators.
How to Work It: Jerk or twitch it with a slightly slack line for wide side-to-side glides add a quick pause after each twitch, or use a steady retrieve for a smooth S-curve swim.
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Built for big pike and musky, the Rapala Super Shadow Rap Glide delivers a wide, natural S-pattern glide with the versatility to adjust your presentation on the fly. A steady retrieve produces a smooth swimming action, while twitches create sharp side-to-side turns that can trigger following fish.
Rapala’s Screw Diver System (SDS) lets you add or remove tungsten weights to adjust running depth. Swiveled VMC® treble hooks help prevent big fish from gaining leverage during the fight, and an included spare tail gives you another presentation option.
Specs:
Length: 6.3"
Weight: 3 oz
Action: Slow-sinking S-pattern glide
Depth: Adjustable with Screw Diver System (SDS)
Hooks: 2 VMC® 8651 Coastal Black trebles on swivels
Includes: Spare tail
Target Species: Northern Pike & Musky
Style: Glidebait / Swimbait
Rapala X-Rap Haku Glidebait
Length: 5.5"
Weight: 2.61 oz
Type: Glidebait / Jerkbait
The Rapala X-Rap Haku is a pike-focused glidebait featuring Rapala’s unique 3R Titanium Release Rig, designed to release from the lure body after a strike for better hook retention.
How to Work It: Twitch or jerk it for erratic side-to-side action, use a straight retrieve, or work it fast with a stop-and-go cadence. Add pauses to imitate a fleeing or injured baitfish and trigger following pike.
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The AGS Echo Minnow is Aaron’s Guide Service’s custom-painted suspending jerkbait built for clear-water smallmouth, walleye, pike, and largemouth across Great Sacandaga Lake and the Adirondacks.
The Sacandaga Ghost color features a dark back, ghosty bone/olive body, and sharp baitfish flash that shines in clear water without overpowering pressured fish. It is a killer smallmouth bait around rock points, flats, weed edges, and suspended baitfish on Sacandaga and other ADK waters.
Built on a proven 110-style suspending minnow profile, the Guide Stick is made for twitch-pause retrieves, cold-water pauses, and reaction bites when fish are following but not committing.
Best for: smallmouth bass, walleye, largemouth, and pike
Best water: clear to lightly stained
Best areas: rock points, weed edges, flats, drop-offs, and suspended bait
Retrieve: twitch, twitch, pause — let it hang and get crushed
Pike Pro Predator Glide
Length: 6"
Weight: 2.6 oz
Type: Glide Bait
The Pike Pro Predator Glide is a hand-painted glide bait built specifically for trophy northern pike and guide tested in the Adirondacks. An internal rattle adds extra attraction in stained water and low-light conditions.
How to Work It: Use reel turns or rod twitches with pauses for wide side-to-side glides. twitch it slowly or quickly over weeds and flats, or add pauses around weed edges and openings to trigger following pike. Always add a little slack line before each twitch for maximum side-to-side action
Strike Pro Buster Swim
Length: 5.1"
Weight: 2.3 oz
Running Depth: 1.5–6.5 ft
Type: Sinking Jerkbait / Swimbait
The Strike Pro Buster Swim combines classic Buster Jerk characteristics with a wide, rolling swimbait action and strong side flash, making it a versatile northern pike lure.
How to Work It: Use a steady retrieve for a wide rolling swim, or add slack and jerk, jerk pause and speed changes. On the pause, the Buster Swim slowly sinks and glides — a great trigger for following pike.
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Daiwa Prorex Lazy Jerk 4.7"
Length: 4.7"
Weight: 1.7 oz
Buoyancy: Slow-Sinking
Type: Jerkbait / Glide Bait
The Daiwa Prorex Lazy Jerk is a compact European pike jerkbait designed to produce an easy side-to-side action even at slow speeds. Its smaller profile is especially effective for pressured or less-active northern pike.
How to Work It: Use a steady retrieve for natural side-to-side movement, or fish it with a stop-and-go retrieve and longer pauses. Its slow sink makes it excellent over shallow weeds and in cold water.
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The Mikado Wobbler Jerk is a slowly sinking glidebait built for targeting big northern pike. In Europe, this style of lure is commonly called a jerkbait, while U.S. anglers would recognize it as a glidebait.
On a steady retrieve, it produces a natural swimming action that imitates a wounded or struggling baitfish. Gentle twitches and pulls with the rod tip make the lure sweep side-to-side in a wide zigzag glide, allowing you to change the presentation depending on the fish's mood.
Specs:
Length: 5.1" (13 cm)
Weight: 3.35 oz (95 g)
Slowly sinking
Wide side-to-side glide action
Works with steady retrieves, pulls & twitches
Excellent for northern pike
European-style jerkbait / U.S.-style glidebait
The Mikado Jive is a 5.9" minnow-style jerkbait with an elongated profile designed to imitate fleeing baitfish. Fish it with sharp twitches and pauses for an erratic action or use a steady retrieve for a more traditional presentation.
A built-in magnetic casting system helps increase casting distance, making it easy to cover water and reach fish holding farther from the boat or shoreline.
Features:
Length: 5.9" (150 mm)
Weight: 1.66 oz (47 g)
Suspending
Magnetic long-casting system
Minnow-style baitfish profile
Great for twitching, jerking or steady retrieves
Excellent for northern pike, bass & other predatory fish
Mini Tap Dancer
Length: 5"
Weight: 3 oz
Running Depth: 1–3 ft
Type: Handmade Wooden Glide Bait
The Shum Shum Mini Tap Dancer is a handcrafted wooden glide bait known for its quick turns, strong belly roll and effortless side-to-side action. Originally built for musky, it’s also an excellent option for trophy northern pike.
How to Work It: Lightly tap the rod to make it glide from side to side — no hard jerks needed. Mix in pauses to take advantage of its hang time, or work it quickly over shallow weeds and structure.
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Strike Pro Buster Jerk Shallow Runner
Length: 5.9"
Weight: 2.3 oz
Buoyancy: Slowly Sinking
Type: Shallow Jerkbait / Glide Bait
The Strike Pro Buster Jerk is one of Scandinavia’s most iconic pike jerkbaits, with a long history of producing trophy northern pike. The Shallow Runner is designed to keep that proven action higher in the water column.
How to Work It: Add rod twitches and pauses for wider glides and flashes. Its slow sink makes it especially effective over shallow weeds and when using long pauses.
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Sizes:
5.9" (15 cm): 1.8 oz, Sinking
7.9" (20 cm): 3.9 oz (110 g), Slow Sinking
Type: Inline Swimbait / Glidebait
A compact, ultra-realistic Northern Pike swimbait built from a 3D scan of a real roach. Ricky The Roach Inline Limited Edition pairs a natural S-shaped swimming action with high-detail finishes and UV-enhanced colors that stand out in a wide range of water conditions. Choose the 5.9" for pressured or less-active pike, or the 7.9" when you're targeting trophy fish.
The inline rig and release system lets the lure slide off the hooks after a strike. That reduces leverage and helps keep big pike pinned. It's excellent for both casting and trolling.
Features:
Realistic 3D-scanned roach profile
Natural S-shaped swimming action
Starts swimming at just 1.1 knots / 1.2 mph (5.9" size)
High-resolution fish print with hand-painted details
UV-enhanced Limited Edition colors
Inline Rig System with Jointed Stinger HD hook system
Strong carbon-steel hooks
Westin custom release plug
Reinforced mesh joints
Hard foam head core
Lead-free and phthalate-free
How to Work It: Cast it and use a steady retrieve for a lifelike S-shaped swim. Mix in pauses and let it sink to trigger following fish. Or troll it along weed edges and drop-offs.
Weight: 90g (3.2oz)
Length: 17cm (6.7”)
The Svartzonker McCelly jerk bait has a wide, oval-shaped body. This provides McCelly with a highly realistic prey-like swimming pattern that can be spiced up with an effective searching action in jerk fishing. The faster the retrieve, the deeper McCelly swims with a fast searching motion. With slower speeds you can make McCelly swim with a nodding, belly-flashing action. Guaranteed pike treat!
• Made from shock-proof ABS plastic
• Weighted with environmentally friendly zinc
• Stainless steel through-wire
• Hand painted
• Designed in Sweden for Nordic fishing. Designed by Svartzonker
• Extremely sturdy stainless steel rings
• Very sharp Berkley Fusion19 hooks
A revived Svartzonker classic built for pike. The Squarepusher Swim is a slow-sinking jerkbait with a wide S-shaped swimming action on a steady retrieve and aggressive side-to-side movement when twitched or jerked.
Length: 4.92" (12.5 cm) • Weight: 2.57 oz (73 g) • Depth: 1.6–9.8 ft (0.5–3 m) • Slow Sinking
Wide S-shaped swimming action • Aggressive side-to-side action when jerked • Internal rattle
Durable two-piece ABS body • Lead-free zinc weighting • Full-length stainless steel wire
VMC PS 3/0 treble hooks • Heavy-duty 9 mm stainless split rings
Hand-painted • Designed in Sweden
Svartzonker Squarepusher Glidebait Jerk
Weight: 3.6 oz
Type: Slow-Sinking Glidebait
Originally developed in 2007, the Squarepusher is a classic Swedish pike glidebait from Claes “Svartzonker” Claesson, creator of the legendary McRubber series.
How to Work It: Straight retrieve for a wide S-shaped swimming action, or use rod twitches and reel turns for aggressive side-to-side glides. Fish it slow and precise or speed it up to cover water.
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The Shimano Yasei Soul 160SS is a slow-sinking glidebait designed to target Northern Pike, Musky, and big Bass. On a steady retrieve, it produces a wide, natural S-curve swimming action, while twitches and jerks make the lure dart erratically like an injured baitfish.
Its slow-sinking design lets you control the depth by counting the bait down, making it excellent for working over weeds, along structure, or around suspended fish. On the pause, the Yasei Soul maintains a natural horizontal position while slowly sinking—often triggering the strike.
Features:
Length: 6.3"
Weight: 1.3 oz
Type: Slow-Sinking Glidebait
Wide S-curve action on a steady retrieve
Darts erratically when twitched or jerked
Controllable running depth
Equipped with 2 treble hooks
Target Species: Northern Pike, Musky, Smallmouth & Largemouth Bass
Guide Tested. Pike Approved.
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Bobbie Baits Weighted Jerkbait
Length: 6.75"
Weight: 2.3 oz
Type: Weighted Jerkbait
For over 70 years, Bobbie Baits have been handcrafted for anglers chasing trophy predators. Made in the USA from solid pine, this classic jerkbait delivers an erratic action built for big northern pike.
How to Work It: Use pulls, jerks and pauses to create an erratic diving and rising action. Bend the adjustable stainless steel tail down to run deeper or up to keep the bait higher over weeds.