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| Jerkbaits: prowler, sledge, fat a.z. Raptor
Gliders: hellhound, phantom softail, Glidin rap |
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| It seems the guys who don't like the phantoms prefer gliders that are much easier to work (imo). Once you learn how to work a phantom you will see that you can get them to do much more than just a consistent gliding action like a manta or hellhound. a phantom can be worked to consistently glide, but can also be worked to dance and dart side to side and up and down... Is it a must have? Try one out... Maybe |
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Location: Waukee, IA | I have tried phantoms, even complained about the lack of action on here and tried them in a swimming pool using the tips gleaned from that post. Nothing, they just seem to pull straight forward then sink. Short pulls, long pulls, fast, slow. All the same lifeless retrieve... I must not get it. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | Don't "pull" as you stated...taps! Soft taps, quick taps, hard taps, violent taps of the rod tip will get your phantoms to dance. Do not pull it! It's not a suick.
I get em to dance on straight wire leaders, 7 strand, and floro, swivels, no swivels, snaps, and split rings...does the action differ? Probably, but I can still get them to shimmy, glide, and wobble with any sort of attachment to the line. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | I guess I meant taps when I said pulls. The only action I can get is the curly tail at the end. I guess I'm just done with their bs. |
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Location: Otsego, MN | remember you need some amount of slack to get them to glide... |
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Location: MPLS Metro | My biased opinion.....get yourself a Rove! |
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| I like twitching double d's |
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Location: Canada | clintv11 - 2/12/2015 4:21 PM
My biased opinion.....get yourself a Rove!
This will be the next glider I wanna try. |
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| hamm2415 - 2/12/2015 6:27 PM
I like twitching double d's
What guy wouldnt?!!!  |
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Location: Aurora | tkuntz - 2/12/2015 10:21 AM
I guess I meant taps when I said pulls. The only action I can get is the curly tail at the end. I guess I'm just done with their bs.
I agree, must be the bait's fault.
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Location: Maplewood, MN | bllhogg - 2/11/2015 9:18 PM
It seems the guys who don't like the phantoms prefer gliders that are much easier to work (imo). Once you learn how to work a phantom you will see that you can get them to do much more than just a consistent gliding action like a manta or hellhound. a phantom can be worked to consistently glide, but can also be worked to dance and dart side to side and up and down... Is it a must have? Try one out... Maybe
I'd agree. A lot of people OVERWORK them such as making bulldawg pulls. A phantom is like jerkbait fishing for bass. It's all about throwing slack into the line. I would agree you get a lot more lookers than biters but they definitely help locating fish. |
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Location: Waconia,MN | With phantoms it also helps to have a single stand leader with the phantom attached with a split ring. |
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