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| I just got into the glider kick big this year and have some questions. I'm a big fan of the Jerko glider due to the fact that it incorporates a belly roll with its side to side action, but it also changes up the side to side with some darts up and down. I personally am a big fan of the erratic darts in each and every direction, but haven't heard a whole lot of comments on gliders hopping to the surface and also diving. Do the rest of you have any success with the hops and dives or do you try to keep your gliders moving side to side? |
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| Norm, I believe in the ups and downs as much as the side to sides.
As a matter of fact, I always finish a cast with some "up jerks" to bring the bait to the surface and I throw them in during the retrieve. Each bait brand behaves differently so you'll have to experiment. For example, I just started using undertakers so now learning how to make it go up and down in addition to the side to side - it's not the same approach as the phantoms which I'm more familiar with. I like the undertaker, it does things the phantom does not so yet another tool in the bag.
You'll be surprised how many fish show themselves right at the moment the bait comes to the surface. I do the same thing with cranks - either let the bait rise (if it floats) about 20 feet out and then retrieve slowly back to the boat or pull up on the bait as it approaches the boat if it sinks/suspended.
A couple of friends taught me this trick and it really works. I do it on every cast.
Really it's not all that surprising. We know that direction and speed changes can trigger fish. In my opinion this is the same thing.
Hope this helps,
Jono
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| The Jerko does the boogie woogie very well. I use that bait and the Undertaker alot because I CAN get the bait to dart. I like to walk the lure back JUST subsurface about half way, then pause and pop the bait straight down. Zig Zag it to the boat, then pop it straight up.[8)] |
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| i've always stated that one of the best traits of my best Reef hawgs, is when it goes out of whack and pops to the surface(years ago I used to think this was a symptom of being out of tune. I now make sure I incorporate a few of these "SH%T outs" as I like to call them into every cast. For me the reef hawg is the cream of the crop as far as erratic gliders go, with Jerkos being second in my boat(just started using jerkos this year and really like them). The one thing I like about my reef hawgs is the fact that I can alter my cadence from a perfect side to side, to a complete roll over or a surface pop up all within a few twitches. I like the jerko for the fact that I can work it just a bit deeper on the pulls that an unweighted Hawg. The other thing seldom mentioned about our favorite gliders is the ever important pause, which accounts for over 90% of my hits on gliders(and all jerkbaits for that matter).
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| There are alot of great gliders on the market. Some work deeper and some work shallower. Some work really slow while others you can work really fast. I have a ton of them and they all work great. It takes practice getting them to work they way you want. There are so many tricks and so many things I have not learned yet that these things will do. Just need more time on the water. |
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| I like Undertakers.
I'm also a big fan of Cobbs Countdowns, both the roundnose and the Crazyshad.
And after last week, I love HR Shakers. Especially the 8" ones. A little tough to cast all day, but the fish love them. They really work well when you get them gliding and then pause for a few seconds and let them hang. Very easy bait to use.
Beav |
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