Smelt - Medium 5 per bag. Approximately 6/7 inches. Sizes may vary.
Medium Smelt – approximately 6 / 7 inches – 5 per pack. Sizes may vary.
The undisputed king of dead baits amongst the most popular of all dead baits, smelt have all of the key features that we look for in a pike bait and are a must-have for the modern pike angler. These small brackish water fish are the perfect size for pike and zander baits.
The tough skin of the smelt means that they are easy to hook and stay on well, even when fishing at long range. The body is cylindrical, and they are a dense bait packed with muscle.
Smelt have a unique cucumber-like smell, but we think it is the bright white colour which really makes them stand out to any passing pike. Especially when contrasted with the lake or river bed smelt really stand out and cannot be missed.
Being a tough bait, smelt can be used under a float for trotting baits on rivers, or even for fishing sink-and-draw style. They really are a very versatile bait and account for huge numbers of pike each year.
A great value smelt, ideal for pike of all sizes, and especially useful when you are expecting lots of runs. The smaller size is often also useful on pressured waters where we have noticed the pike will often have a marked preference for smaller baits. Traces carrying size 6 hooks are the ideal complement for medium smelt.
The unique cucumber smell of a smelt can become masked by the scent of weed or silt when a bait is left in the water for some time. You can revitalize your baits by very carefully stabbing the flanks with a needle or pair of scissors to let the body fluids out.
HOOKING SMELT
Our preference is to use a Pike Pro Twin Treble Trace for smelt with the top hook in the root of the tail and the lower hook approximately in line line with the dorsal fin.
The unique cucumber smell of a smelt can become masked by the scent of weed or silt when a bait is left in the water for some time. You can revitalize your baits by very carefully stabbing the flanks with a needle or pair of scissors to let the body fluids out.