Lure Help

[peakoverload]

I have just been given 3 lures:

Fox Chomper - Orange Tiger
The back of the box says:
A floating erratic shad profiled lure, which is great popped and jerked along sub surface where it is often mistaken for a distressed bait fish. Superb when worked through and around shoals of small prey fish when pike are fry feeding in spring and late autumn and also effective for working cover during summer. Can be popped down to approximately one meter

Fox Mini Dolphin - DK Hot Tiger
The back of the box says:
This small shad shaped lure is effective for targetting both Pike and Perch and is best worked with continuous taps of the rod tip to obtain a gentle fluttering action. A slow sinking lure at one foot per three seconds and is perfect when fished in shallow bays and shallow open water of one to three meters in depth, especially when predators are fry feeding

Fox Gremlin - Natural Rainbow
The back of the box says:
A medium to fast sinker at one foot every two seconds, this lure is ideal for counting down and targeting those predators lying close to, or even on bottom in winter and summer. Best worked in depths of around four meters when the Gremlin can be jerked and tapped slowly along to stay in the strike zone of predators.

Now the first thing that struck me was how big they are. Each one measures about 4" long which, compared to one's I used many, many years ago has got to about double the size, although I never caught anything with them anyway so maybe they were too small. Are these new ones too big? I mean I've no doubt a 20lb Pike would look upon these as nothing more than a small snack but I'm more likely to come into contact with Jacks, would a Jack Pike go for one of these?

I know that the Gremlin mentions Winter in it's description but I've rightly or wrongly always associated lure fishing with spring/summer, is it worth giving these a try at this time of year too?

One last, stupid, question. I know what is meant by jerking but what's tapping?

Cheers

[Greenheart]

Not quite sure what they mean by tapping mate. I'd imagine it means a short jerky action. As for size, I would worry about lure size, i've had Jacks & Perch take lures almost as big as themselves, winter & summer. Fishy Pauls the one to ask for advice on Pike.

[johnO31]

hello pal tapping is just another way of saying moving your rod tip back and forth to impart a action into the lure but the best way is quickly read the instructions and note the diving depth and throw them and then throw the lure into some water and see which is the best way to work the lure either a constant retrieve or a tapping with the rod if it has a vien on the nose see how much it dives you can read the instructions all day but it wont beat getting it wet

atb mate ian