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| I am looking for opinions on jerk and/or glide baits. I have had some success on a reef hawg, but they don't always seem to go side to side like I want them to. I have had no success with a suick for some reason.
I have heard some good things about the Manta, Phantom soft tail, or Dunwright Dancer.
There must be some opinions out there. Let me have them! |
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Location: WI | Smity baits are pretty awesome. I'm going to give the Hellhound a lot of swimming time this year. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Hellhounds were good to us last year. Magic Makers, Phantoms, Wide Glides, good choices to. |
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Location: WI | Hellhounds can really dance and are one of the easiest working gliders out there. Undertakers are pretty cool too. |
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Posts: 440
| I finally bought a Hellhound last year and the rest of my gliders will now hang there looking pretty. It is everything I have been looking for in a glider, right hang time, just the right amount of jukes and jives and best of all not to heavy. IMO of course. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I have no idea which is best but I have a lot of confidence in Wabulls (both sizes) and Perkas.
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Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin | i would have to say that i use the cobbs crazy shads the most and then it would have to be a manta. the action of the wide glide looks good only used mine couple times. i bought some hell hounds i didnt like them they sink to fast, they dont have as much belly roll, and there not as erratic as the wyde glide or the cobbs. i fish alot of shallow rivers so i like a slow sinking glide baits with lots of erratic movment and lots of belly roll seems to help catch more fish for me. also allows me to fish slower and keep it in the holes longer.
mic |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Of course I'm somewhat bias'd as to #1 . But for me I like the Alien, and # 2 is a Timber wolf by Shane West, or a Perka by Beaver. Actually a pretty difficult choice for #2. Both make a great lure. The Perka has a bigger profile.
Have fun!
Al |
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Location: Windy City | I like Hellhounds, Mantas, and numerous other baits but if I was forced to choose one glider hands down it would be the SQUIRKO by Llungen lures . It puts fish in the boat when other lures wont even move them. Just my two cents.
Edited by one last cast 2/17/2008 6:13 PM
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Posts: 457
| I'm fond of Wabulls, both sizes, Hellhounds, Mantas, Cobbs, jerko's+Squirko's, Perkas, Dancers... I like a lot of baits. There isn't any ONE that I use. THere are different situations that I use them all, really. That said, I do tend to use Wabulls more than the others, in more situations. |
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Posts: 157
Location: Collegeville Pa | Musky Treats, Phantoms, Hellhounds, Manta's and Reef Hawgs.
You can't go wrong with that group!! |
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | Burts work well for me. though that's more of a jerk (no glide).
Can't delete the post, so oh well ...
Edited by cjrich 2/18/2008 8:36 AM
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| i like the Wabull when i want something erratic that will glide left/right but also dance up/down. i fish these with a fast action with frequent long pauses.
i'll reach for the Hellhound when i want something that'll hang and slide a bit more hypnotically.
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| gliders suck. 
but if you have to throw one try hellhounds, undertakers, baby jerko/squirkos, turmoils, baby squirrelly phantoms are killer too |
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Posts: 90
| Bikini Bait Turmoil, and Phantoms are my "go to " baits. |
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Location: The desert | In the river I wont bother with anything other than a Manta. Current produces a whole new action compared to its action in a lake. |
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| eddie! |
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Posts: 139
| I gotta go with termoils, hellhounds and phantoms as the 3 top producing for me. |
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Posts: 135
| Gotta say 10" wieghted Suick. It has the side to side action like a manta or phantom, but with added up/down chop action as well. Makes more commotion for the lateral lines than those stealthy gliders. I've caught several on Mantas as well though, always had best luck on the smaller normal weight mantas, never caught a thing on Hang 10's, though I still throw them from time to time. And don't forget bulldawgs! |
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Location: Seymour, WI | Best jerk bait is a Suick.
Best glider is a Nitro.
Grass |
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| The only two that I've used are the eddie and reef hawg. I like the reef hawg better because it seemed to have a more consistant action. That said, my buddie's eddie had a little bit different action then mine when I used it. This year I'm going to add a wabull and manta to my jerk/glides. Heard good things about both.
Dan |
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Posts: 15
| Doesn't anyone fish MuskyMagic's Slidin' Shad?
Hands down one of my favorite baits! |
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Location: ashtabula ohio | tuff shads...they go side to side with just a stop and go retrieve..dont even have to jerk em. jerk em, and they do more gliding and rolling. |
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| My "Go To" glide bait is the HellHound.
The runner up would be the Magic Maker.
Both are great baits!!
Marty |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion |
My three most used are:
Wabull
Reef Hawg
Squirrelly Phantom
It sounds like I need to get a few Hellhounds and a few Perka's.
Jerome
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | Hi Fin Foolers - prior to polywood
Hawg Seeker Slow Tease
Pal |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Manta! It did very well in the boat last year. Very easy to work and it has great wide side to side action. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Love the Suick!!!! |
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Posts: 81
Location: Indiana | Mantas, Dunwright Dancer, HellHounds, 7" Turmoil, all work great, Each one has a different type of action then the other. |
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Posts: 273
| My vote is for a hellhound. If I can catch fish with them they must be a decent glider.
Jeff |
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Location: Pittsburgh, pa | another vote for the HELLHOUND |
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Posts: 1460
Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Jerk bait=HI FIN FOOLER
Glider=Magic Maker |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | i just bought a hellhound and im pretty excited to use and right now its a lot cheaper than MANTA's |
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Location: Puyallup, WA | Jerkbait: Ducktail's Weedwarrior. Similar to a suck but heavier so it casts easier and hangs a bit longer. Also, the weedless version is fantastic when bring it through weeds.
Gliders: Bikini Baits Turmoil is my go to bait. I also like Phantoms. |
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| My favorite is now and always has been the Tuff Shad Glide Baits #1 for me year after year and I do have them all.. I think once you have alot of confidence in a lure you just always grab it first. I m certain it is the easiest to use and there is no way of fishing them wrong. #2 is a toss up between a Hell Hound and a Ace Glide Bait... |
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| looking for info on wide glide baits,who makes them and where to purchase |
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| THE OTHER DAY I FOUND THREE MANTA'S AT THIS LITTLE BAIT SHOP THEY WERE PRICED 19.99 IT FELT LIKE I FOUND GOLD I PUT THE BUCKTAILS BACK. MY PLAN WAS TO PUT THEM ON EBAY THERE GOING FOR AN ARM& A LEG THEN I DECIDED TO THROW ONE AT THIS POND BY MY HOUSE FROM SHORE AND THE MANTA IS A VERY NICE SIDE TO SIDE BAIT IM GOING TO KEEP THEM NOW MAYBE PAINT ONE BLACK AND PUT THEM IN THE BOX NEXT TO MY HELL HOUNDS THAT I LOVE. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Glide baits are fun to throw and do locate fish....But I agree with bn...glides baits just do not produce many catches. After I have about 9 fish miss the bait out of about 11 strikes in May, I put them away out of shear Frustration!!!
I like , Power Probes...Undertakers...Reef hogs...Hughs River.
Throw the glide baits in the woods and let them rot like the rest of the fallen wood!!! |
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Location: Oregon | lee - 3/28/2008 7:29 PM
looking for info on wide glide baits,who makes them and where to purchase
You are probably talking about Gene's baits of wyde glyde fame. Looks like you can get them here:
http://www.guideschoiceproshop.com/acatalog/Online_Catalog_Glide_Ba...
RM
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| The ultimate jerkbait is a suik. But since you havn't had much luck with a suick I would recommend a Viper. You can work them walk the dog fast or slow, make them glide a couple feet to each side, or even make them dive under the surface and walk the dog down there. |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Another good one that i like the action of is the 12 inch Hawg teaser. Got to try them for the first time this past weekend and these are gonna get bit! |
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Location: MPLS, MN | Mantas:
as far as hook up ratios if the bait they want is a glider and your hook up ratio is 25% it's better than the zero bites you could get throwing the wrong tool. Glide baits are great cold front lures and also great real shallow on them super hot blue bird days. |
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Location: Wausau, Wisconsin | Straight Model Depthraider.  Awesome 1" - 2" down as a glide bait, tail breaks the surface, super hooksets. |
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Posts: 386
| Ben-E-Bait -- hard to come by, but amazing paint job, super easy to use, internal bb's for added enticement. Very nice lures! |
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| do you have a pics of that ben e bait? |
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| For me it was a Manta,but last year the Hellhound made my Manta #2. |
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| hellhounds is a good glide rasied fish first time i used it |
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Location: Waconia, MN | I'm gonna go with the HELLHOUND, hands down one of the best jerk/glide baits out there. |
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Posts: 51
| What about the bagley b-flat? I was looking at one of these the other day. Any experience with them out there?
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| Mr. automatic |
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| +1 on the Slidin' shad, my pb and others on this bait. Well built easy to work. I also like Baby Wabull and Cobbs. I'm beginning to be a glider fanatic so many more purchases are ahead!!!! |
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| i say Mr. Automatics work good and Hellhounds |
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Location: big cove tannery pa | I have a 7inch shad glider that supermuskie made me 2 years ago,i have caught so many on it that the clearcoat and paint have come off half of it,all you see is the white undercoating. I love that glider and is my goto glider. I purchased a bluegill hellhound this year and they have a reat body roll. Also magicmakers and phantoms are sweet.
As for a jerkbait my number one go too is a suick,produces so mant strikes.
Also as for gliders, i broke my wrist last year and ever since then i cant throw them very long,do they make a wrist brace for gliders that i could try. |
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| Try a Freestyler, lots of belly roll, big fish like it!
Manta: Cast like crap, far to stable (catches more anglers than fish), hard to hook the fish on. |
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| look here www.cwcab.com |
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| I really think a better question is whether or not you should waste time with glide baits.
Yes, they catch some fish, but they also tend to be follow baits.
Poll guides and pros as to what percentage of time they tie on a true glider, and I think you
will understand much more about the place gliders should have in your tacklebox.
BTW, I would not consider suicks, reef hawgs or bobbies to be gliders, though they get mentioned
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| I saw something called a Warlock in a sports shop the other day. Anyone try it? |
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Location: WI | pamuskyhunter - 7/7/2008 7:20 PM
..,do they make a wrist brace for gliders that i could try.
I wear a wrist guard (on my rod hand) while casting any musky lures. I originally bought it when I started snowboarding. Try it out for a while, the worst that can happen is you'll get a goofy looking tan. |
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Location: Madison | My favorite is the piketime buffalo from Rollie & Helens. Second favorite is Hughes River. |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Manta, Hellhound and Phantoms.
i love Suicks!!!!!
and recently watched a Big Daddy and loved it, i will be owning some of those at some point! |
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| DavidL - 7/8/2008 5:08 AM
Manta: Cast like crap, far to stable (catches more anglers than fish), hard to hook the fish on. so true! |
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| The best glide bait is a nice pretty one that hangs in your tackle box and never gets used. |
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| Warlocks are awesome...Solid plastic and bulletproof. i also like the tunable tail, man this glider will do so many different things. Tail slightly up it walks near the surface splashing on each pull, straight tail awesome glide( tight under short jerks and wide on longer pulls) and tail slightly down it runs deeper on glide or runs like a crankbait on straight crank. Its no HYPNOGLIDE, responsible lots of fish in my boat.INRDNK |
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Posts: 283
| Wabull is definetly my favorite glide bait but the suick is also given a lot of time in the water in my boat
Both awesome baits and both catch fish for me. |
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What is the best jerk/glide bait