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| Howdy,
I don't see a lot of information on this lure compared to other gliders, particularly since Suick acquired it (a few posts and a few videos). How does it compare to Phantoms, Hellhounds, Undertakers, etc?
I know it is said to be more erratic, but not a lot of info is out there on the size of the glide, the consistency of the bait being wood, how fast it sinks, etc. Any help is appreciated.
Take care,
Ruddiger |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | I tried one a few years back when they were still made by Mojo. I wasn't a huge fan. Phantoms and Hellhounds are more consistent with the side to side swing. I would compare them more to a reef hawg or playmaker. Up, down, side, to side...not a "glide" bait.
If you have a reef hawg or undertaker that you like...I'd stick with that. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I use the Wabull exclusively as my go to glider all season long. One can make the bait do whatever one wishes, side to side, up and down, and a combo of both. It's as erratic as one wants it to be. I've caught some good ones on that lure. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | It's an un-glider and different from a reefhawg or undertaker. You can control what it does once you get a feel for it as noted by sworrall. It would take me a while to count the number of 5-10 fish days that a Wabull has accounted for and quite a few over 50" in my boat since I first got my hands on one. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | hmmm...might have to give it a look again. My issue probably was too heavy of a straight-wire leader (too much hardware - swivel and snap).
Will - what do you mean by "unglider" - you have me very intrigued! Thanks. |
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| It's round. That basically means whatever direction it was going when you give it a tap it will go the opposite direction. The nice even side to side thing you get with flat sided gliders only seems to be good for getting follows. I've got a couple prototypes of the 6" and 8" Wild Action Wabull from way back when that you can have. After I'm dead... 
I don't bother with the 6" version all that much as I can't seem to keep the pike off it long enough to catch a musky.
The nice even side to side thing you get with flat sided gliders only seems to be good for getting follows. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | esoxaddict - 2/9/2017 1:08 PM
The nice even side to side thing you get with flat sided gliders only seems to be good for getting follows.
I've caught a lot of fish on Mantas... |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | muskyroller - 2/9/2017 1:19 PM hmmm...might have to give it a look again. My issue probably was too heavy of a straight-wire leader (too much hardware - swivel and snap). Will - what do you mean by "unglider" - you have me very intrigued! Thanks. Wabulls really don't care much about leader type. One thing I would note though is that unlike many gliders out there you really can't overwork it. Unglider because it's not just going to go side-to-side and when you get the feel for it you can make it go side to side for five pulls, then up or down, then back to side to side all of which is completely in your control. As EA noted a glider that just goes side to side might show you a lot of fish but in the wrong situation isn't going to trigger bites. A wabull is less "seasonal" than a glider that only goes side to side.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Will Schultz - 2/9/2017 2:25 PM
muskyroller - 2/9/2017 1:19 PM hmmm...might have to give it a look again. My issue probably was too heavy of a straight-wire leader (too much hardware - swivel and snap). Will - what do you mean by "unglider" - you have me very intrigued! Thanks. Wabulls really don't care much about leader type. One thing I would note though is that unlike many gliders out there you really can't overwork it. Unglider because it's not just going to go side-to-side and when you get the feel for it you can make it go side to side for five pulls, then up or down, then back to side to side all of which is completely in your control. As EA noted a glider that just goes side to side might show you a lot of fish but in the wrong situation isn't going to trigger bites. A wabull is less "seasonal" than a glider that only goes side to side.
This. I love to tap it down as it approaches the boat and twitch it just after it bottoms out and stops 5' down.
Yank..... |
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Wabull?