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| Everyone is quick to talk about the baits that work. Lets talk about the tackle box dogs. You know that $25 lure that after several outings you realize it will never see the water again.
I nominate the Bagley Flat Side Glide Bait. Has been in the tackle box for 20+ years (until today) Never raised a fish for me. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Pretty much any glider! |
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Location: SE, WI. | Kirby Budrow - 11/18/2019 5:29 AM Pretty much any glider! Agree Kirb, !!! JD |
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Location: Roscoe IL | I have a Creepenstein that I purchased at least 12 years ago I'm betting, that bait wont move a fish either. Think I paid $60 for it back then.. Tied it on plenty of times and it's a wallhanger for now since it still looks new.. I'm sure we will give it another try someday. |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | This is always an interesting topic to me.
My personal "tackle box dogs" are offset spinner baits and tubes. I have given each time over the years in what I believe to be varying and appropriate situations but have not raised a single fish on either!! I know that is hard to grasp, especially the offset spinner bait. I just haven't been able to get positive results.
**One man's trash is another man's treasure. Gliders have been money for me over the years for fish in the boat.....#3 on the list after #1 Mag Bulldawgs and #2 Double Tens. |
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| I move tubes. They are killer. ^^^ |
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Location: Northern Illinois | BigMo - 11/18/2019 5:28 PM
This is always an interesting topic to me.
For me as well. I know that lures are tools for different conditions/applications, but I admit to certain biases. I love burning bucktails and banging cranks. But I'm not really a fan of the rubber baits although I have had great luck with them. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | jdsplasher - 11/18/2019 6:17 AM
Kirby Budrow - 11/18/2019 5:29 AM Pretty much any glider! Agree Kirb, !!! JD
JD, based on your big fish board entries, I would pay attention to your opinion! |
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Location: SE, WI. | Kirby Budrow - 11/19/2019 2:56 PM jdsplasher - 11/18/2019 6:17 AM Kirby Budrow - 11/18/2019 5:29 AM Pretty much any glider! Agree Kirb, !!! JD JD, based on your big fish board entries, I would pay attention to your opinion! Kirb; I’m kinda a Rookie! Besides, every once in a while, A Squirrel Finds A Nut;) JD |
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Location: NE Ohio | pstrombe - 11/17/2019 2:22 PM
Everyone is quick to talk about the baits that work. Lets talk about the tackle box dogs. You know that $25 lure that after several outings you realize it will never see the water again.
I nominate the Bagley Flat Side Glide Bait. Has been in the tackle box for 20+ years (until today) Never raised a fish for me.
personally this glide is one of my springtime cold water favorites! works great for me. when worked right it will dive and rise as well as glide and roll. i guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and sir that "dog" can hunt.
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| Gliders are great if you just want to see a fish follow your lure. I'll admit to knowing a few guys who really put fish in the boat with them. IMO you can achieve the same results with a suspending crankbait, and they hook a lot better. But that's just me. I have a buddy who catches a bunch of fish on Burts. No thanks. Don't even own one anymore.
I don't want to bash any particular brand of lure. Nearly all of them work with the right a-hole at the other end of the rod. But I've had a few that made maybe 10 casts before I said "wow. That thing really sucks" and never threw them again. |
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| For me its any straight shafted bucktails. I never catch anything on them. Do 100% better with any thing with a split ring joint in it for whatever reason. |
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| Deep Divers .. might as well be throwing nothing. |
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Location: KY | Tail rotating top waters have been dogs for me. I have have a Topraider, among others, that has seen a LOT of time without even a sniff. Give me a WTD top water and I'll have fish blowing up like crazy. |
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| BruceKY - 11/21/2019 3:29 PM
Tail rotating top waters have been dogs for me. I have have a Topraider, among others, that has seen a LOT of time without even a sniff. Give me a WTD top water and I'll have fish blowing up like crazy.
I wonder if it water fished that dictates success/failure? Fat B***
***d and Nite Walker have been good for me. I do get action on WTD lures like the Weagle, but the percentage of hook ups is not as good. |
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Location: KY | KY and N.WI lakes are where I get to fish. That probably does make a difference.
They miss the WTD top water more times than not for sure. The hook up ratio is better on other baits but I get more action on the WTD. I would guess I get one in four of the fish that blow up on a WTD. If you compare that to other baits that might have a 50:50 hook up but get lots of follows without bites or only get a few bites away from the boat it evens out. While it may be frustrating to see a fish explode out of the water and not get hooks in them I would rather see that than lots of low and slow follows or no action at all. |
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