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Location: MN | I developed a glider addiction this year, I don't really know why. Has anyone else been struck with this addiction and is there a cure? Lastly what's your favorite? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | No cure. Wabull. |
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Location: Pine River MN. | My name is Craig and I've been a glider addict for years......and I don't plan on seeking treatment! |
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Location: Illinois | Must be the year. I did catch my first musky on a glide bait, but absolutely developed an addiction for glidders this year. Started opening weekend with a 6" phantom softail. Yesterday found out in a big way my new liking to 8" hell hounds. |
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Location: Aurora | I was a hold out, mainly becuz Todd loves them so much, but the glider of the week for me right now is the Modivator. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | 6" phantom softail
Manta Hang 10
About all that's needed...and yes, addicted. |
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Location: varies | I have more gliders than days to fish. Addicted? You bet! There's many good ones out there. |
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Location: NE Ohio | its getting to be dive and rise season, come on don't leave the old friends in the box, let them swim a little! LOL. |
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| I like them a lot. Pearson Plugs Trophy Hunter is the best I have ever used.
They not only glide they have a killer wobble also
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Ashland WI | I have a few and fish them some.
I just have a hard time slowing down that much. |
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| Cobbs are great gliders ---- jimjimjim |
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Location: Smith Creek | I was addicted, I've for the most part kicked it, but not completely. It started with Reef Hawgs and Eddies and progressed to Mantas and finally 10" Phantoms.
I finally hit rock bottom one week when I raised a bunch of nice fish and even the ones that wanted to eat didn't get hooks. Meanwhile my buddy was throwing rubber, and while he didn't raise as many fish, he caught the ones he did.
Got me thinking about all the hours I've used gliders, and all the fish I've caught or lost while using them. I consulted my higher power and came to the conclusion that if I want to raise a fish I use a glider, if I want to catch a fish I use something less erratic, or work the glider so painfully slow that I can't cover as much water as I'd like to.
That's my story. Glider free for 2 years next month. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Welcome to the 90's!!! |
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Location: SE, WI. | Flambeau ski has it right. I kicked the habit about 1990, and have not looked back. I use them very sparingling. Early spring or late fall OR for prefishing tourneys...excellent find fish bait...other than that, leave them in the cabin, or throw them in the campfire:) Kick the habit!!! JD Fav's, modified 6" reef hawg, power probe! |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | JD I used your mods to "doctor up" a 6" reef hawg. All I can say is, I wish I had more reef hawgs to mess around with.
Thanks for the help on this...It's an absolute deadly little bait now! |
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Location: MN | muskyroller - 9/29/2015 10:27 AM
JD I used your mods to "doctor up" a 6" reef hawg. All I can say is, I wish I had more reef hawgs to mess around with.
Thanks for the help on this...It's an absolute deadly little bait now!
This sounds interesting. I love to play around with things. Sadly I cannot claim to have made anything better. Worse for sure I could write a book about what not to do. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10...
Give it a try...rather easy, actually. |
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| Addictive but the Chyrpractic bill putting my wrist back together make me to fish something else. |
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| I've grown to like the larger 10" glide baits |
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Location: SE, WI. |
Musky roller; glad you had success with the mods. 9 out of ten I can nail, but sometimes there is a problem child that just won't run. Then I drill it out and re-do. maple densities can vary! Obviously, the more you work with, the better you will get at modifying these. I've done about 75 of these puppies. The Late great Dick Wanasek, from MW marine, had me doing about 4-6 a season for him. He had the glide addiction real bad. Wish he was still with us. I did one for a local guy here. he said it was his favorite glide bait now. JD |
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Location: NE PA | I have developed a love/hate relationship with gliders. They have been one of my most productive baits for moving fish, but many times I struggle getting the fish to commit in the 8. Anyone have techniques that have helped convert lookers to biters with glides? |
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Location: oswego, il | I have over 100 glide baits and catch alot of fish on them. What is addictive is that the bait is nothing without the action you impart. As jlong said the glide bait craze happened awhile ago when Hughes River became known to all the musky world. I also believe it was the first, at the time really expensive musky bait. |
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