April Lure o the Month discussion
 

For the Lure of the month discussion could we talk about glide type baits. I would like to know more about the history and origins.

thanks guys,

How about the bananna plug. I've always wanted to try one in the canal.

Hard to imagine anybody knows much about gliders around here......maybe one of the musky guys in the plug forum. They are pretty simple lures. Just a shape that is weighted to float neutral or sink very slowly in a level position. Usually they are nose and tail weighted. As you move the weight towards the center they get wilder and I've seen musky ones that will actually do a circle when twitched. There are lots of videos of musky glide baits on you tube. Here is the first one I found. YouTube - Demo of Kjelle Lundberg Stalker Glide Bait

I do know Bagley's made a large (7-8") flat sided glider back in the late 80's. It never caught on in saltwater, but it is still made and apparently has a following for muskies. Costs all of $8 so I'm sure nobody in the canal would be seen dead with one ;). Here's a link. Bagley B-Flat Jerk Bait. Most of them seem to get fished pretty fast from what little I've seen.

These new Seibles obviously work. I watched Ernie do a job on me using one one night off a beach. Outfished me about 8 to 0....but it may have just been the godawful screech his 706 was making.

Some guys also use level sinking needles as a sort of glider.

feel like I'm beating a dead horse here ,, but early spring all that's needed is a small ,pearl white spook .. I like the original Jigman .. Nice glide on that plug .. Origins I guess the plueger ballerrina and before that the heddon zarragosa.. (todays zarra spook)

Now banana's are a whole 'nother story. For those that don't know, they are a Frech plug. Pretty much you have to build them yourself. They're big...3.5-4.5 oz.

They are a cross between a spook, darter, and glider. They cast only so/so and don't work great in a side current (at least for me) so I don't even carry them at the canal (probably I should since I never catch much there anyways). I've built and fished them a lot by day from a boat, however. Those I work along the surface with 1 foot jerks. They put their nose down and veer their tail to the side, throwing water. They work very well......though not necessarily better than a big spook, pencil, or flaptail. A lot of fun to fish, very visual.

Frech fished his at night. I've only tried this a little......I lose faith in them when I can't see what they are doing. Once you pull them under they work sort of like a slow glider or funny shaped darter, an action that didn't impress me. I did, however, have an interesting experience this past fall where I had a night when small fish just hammered a small one I'd made in a 6:1 preference over a needle or small danny. Would a redfin or shad rap worked as well? Maybe. Anyways, it convinced me to fish them more this season in the dark. We'll see. Here is a picture.

Anyone pick up the GRS Sand Pikes? Would they fall under this category?

I got a mackerel color sand spike. Sweet!
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Grat job on those! That yellow one is :drool:

I have a couple. It's a crazy plug. Like a needle and a spook all in one. It floats at rest but when you start to retrieve it dives down maybe 3 to 5 feet and suspends.

You can work it like a needle or spook depending on the conditions.

Definetly going to throw it a lot this season.

I'll post some pics later.
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I've seen the pics. I was just curious if anyone had thrown them to see what they do. I have a couple on order with Gary :jump:.

I'd like to get a white/pink eye sand spike

Rapala SubWalk 15

6" and 2oz. in cool colors

Available at big box sporting retailers near you for under $20!

I have done well with this plug from the boat!

Tip down jerky slow retrieve gets it zigging and zagging nicely.

Bet they catch on in the Canal this year !

I just picked up the river2sea wide glide at mike's on Saturday, subsurface glider, I think it's gonna slay at the canal this year. At 9" and 5 oz, it's gonna take a heck of a heaver to get it out there.

Saw these online, they make a 7" version that's 3oz, or something close to it, at less than half price of a sebile stick shad too.
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If I can be a bit more specific . A pearl white (Tagger) spook.

I like the DOC.

You can get the same walk the dog action from Sluggos and Hogy's too...

I like the Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencils (5"/1oz) for imitating small bait. You can walk these but only on top.