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sworrall
Posted 1/7/2020 11:13 PM (#952137 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin		Gliders do not suck. Throw them only when you re not moving fish on other presentations, and that conclusion may be possible. Underated glider? The Suick Wabull.
BNelson
Posted 1/8/2020 8:49 AM (#952151 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Contrarian Island		I've had 10 fish days all on gliders, they still suck! jk. some do.
sworrall
Posted 1/8/2020 8:52 AM (#952152 - in reply to #952151)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
BNelson - 1/8/2020 8:49 AM

I've had 10 fish days all on gliders, they still suck! jk. some do.


I hate any soft plastic lure weighing over 10 ounces. Sure they catch fish, just not by me.
North of 8
Posted 1/8/2020 12:21 PM (#952166 - in reply to #952152)
Subject: Re: Remember the Weagle and Hell Hound craze?




sworrall - 1/8/2020 8:52 AM

BNelson - 1/8/2020 8:49 AM

I've had 10 fish days all on gliders, they still suck! jk. some do.


I hate any soft plastic lure weighing over 10 ounces. Sure they catch fish, just not by me.


I made up my mind a couple years ago to get serious about throwing mag dawgs. Bought some, bought a rod built for heavy lures, even spent extra time in the weight room doing exercises designed to help throw the big lures. They look great in the water but I just have not had a lot of success relative to the time and effort I put into throwing them. Not giving up, but not expecting great results either.
CincySkeez
Posted 1/8/2020 12:21 PM (#952167 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Duluth		Glider suck just like jerkbaits suck for smallmouth
Smell_Esox
Posted 1/9/2020 8:29 AM (#952200 - in reply to #951683)
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My favorite glider for years was the Reef Hawg. But you'd have to buy a half dozen to get one that ran perfect. But man, at one time it probably accounted for 50% of the fish I caught. Now I hardly throw a glider. Probably need to throw them more again.
chasintails
Posted 1/9/2020 9:18 AM (#952202 - in reply to #951683)
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Gliders are good for moving fish when nothing else will. The dumb fish sure do miss them a lot, and they are hard to figure eight really well. Probably my 4th option, if bucktails, topwaters and dive and rise baits aren't moving them.
RLSea
Posted 1/9/2020 8:41 PM (#952222 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Northern Illinois		Crankbaits, either twitching or banging cover, are second to bucktails for me for casting success. Jerks and rubber after that. I should throw topwater more.
Jeremy
Posted 1/9/2020 9:43 PM (#952224 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Minnesota.		I'm old fashioned...as well as just plain "old"! I have trouble getting past pitching single bladed 9's and tossing stupid dang Suicks... Yeah, those dumb ol' single blades and that dumb ol' piece of wood...

I really need to try my Weagles, I have a few in diff. sizes and heaven's knows how I love topwaters. Got a few varieties of the good ones from Flaps to Cisco Kid-type and they're wonderful.

Then there's those first two I mentioned that just keep on producing...

But I'm old! An' I do okay....(but I'm not immune to the hype) .... 3 boxes full of 9' Suicks!!! I don't have enough time left!!!

Best to ya'all in 2020. Gonna be a good year!

Edited by Jeremy 1/9/2020 9:44 PM
ToddM
Posted 1/10/2020 7:15 AM (#952228 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: oswego, il		I throw gliders alot. I trigger strikes with them and outfish people throwing bucktails and rubber in the boat. Exception would be lotw, they seem to like bucktails there.
Smell_Esox
Posted 1/10/2020 11:06 AM (#952244 - in reply to #951683)
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Really? Don't you remember Bob Mehsikomer catching tons of LOTW muskies on Reef Hawgs and then his "Pig". Lots of 50s. If bucktails weren't showing fish on LOTW, a Reef Hawg would bring them out. Especially my buddy's orange one,...., until he lost it.
djwilliams
Posted 1/11/2020 12:24 AM (#952280 - in reply to #951683)
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Location: Ames, Iowa		Bob M's go to bait seemed to be the Jackpot. I love working em, and they look awesome like something has to eat it. The closest I came to a muskie on a Jackpot was the local 55 incher that knocked the bait two feet in the air and came clear of the water itself. Never saw it again after that. It probably got netted or died of old age.
Smell_Esox
Posted 1/14/2020 8:35 AM (#952475 - in reply to #951683)
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Yeah, the Reef Hawg days for Bob M was before the Jackpot days.
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