For those who regularly catch bass on glide baits, whats your best tip oh how to get bit on them please?  Thanks!

Here's a fairly good piece on how to fish glide baits, there are more on youtube.

 

https://megabassusa.com/a-beginners-guide-to-glide-bait-fishing/

 

One thing Not to do is , stop then start reeling. If you stop, add a twitch or 2, then reel.

I like a slow steady retrieve and then it seems that throwing in some quick twitches a lotta times will make them actually commit.  I had a lot of followers first several times I fished them and this seem to make em actually try to eat it.

Swimbaits and glide baits are not crankbaits and the mistake nearly every angler makes starting out fishing them to fast.

It takes patients to cast these lures for hours on end and not over fish them. Strikes are ofetn suttle, the lure just stops. Glide baits attract strikes with there gliding movements similar to a Senko sinking movements,  you need to let the lure do it's thing.

Tom

18 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

Here's a fairly good piece on how to fish glide baits, there are more on youtube.

 

https://megabassusa.com/a-beginners-guide-to-glide-bait-fishing/

 

One thing Not to do is , stop then start reeling. If you stop, add a twitch or 2, then reel.

Good video. That's how I've always fished a glide bait, slow to moderate speed. When they start hitting the rear of the bait, I'll speed up the retrieve slightly. 

I still cannot seem to get bit on them.  I was hoping for the magic piece of advice- maybe Tom likening glides to senkos will be the trick for me.  Thanks yall.

The “magic” as with most fishing techniques is to continue to fish it a lot, and then when you think you’ve fished it enough, fish it more.

On 11/20/2019 at 7:59 AM, Dirtyeggroll said:

The “magic” as with most fishing techniques is to continue to fish it a lot, and then when you think you’ve fished it enough, fish it more.

Best piece of advice right here, you just gotta keep fishing em.  Big baits are unlike senkos/flukes/cranks/plastics/jigs/spinnerbaits--you can't just go to the water, cast it out, reel while you're daydreaming and catch fish.

 

There's no one, magic retrieve; some will say "slow and steady," but that won't work for you (I've personally never caught a glide fish on slow and steady, I've caught mine on a glide...glide...glide-glide-glide...glide... retrieve [that's two slow, three quick, one slow...erratic, you get the idea]).  Some will say, "NEVER pause, you won't get bit," but on my erratic retrieves I have definitely gotten bit on the pause after the three/four quick jerks.  You have to figure out what your fish want, what retrieve gives you the most confidence over time, and the way you'll figure that out is to just keep throwing it.

 

I did it the "hard" way--I finally decided to take out just the swimbaits, leave all the standard, traditional stuff at home, and just fish for days and days til I figured it out, got bit, and gained confidence.

 

Good luck man, you'll get there.

6 minutes ago, Jig Rookie said:

I did it the "hard" way--I finally decided to take out just the swimbaits, leave all the standard, traditional stuff at home, and just fish for days and days til I figured it out, got bit, and gained confidence.

 

Good luck man, you'll get there.

This exactly.  I did not have a swimbait rod, still don't (hopefully I will on BF), used what I had and only brought swimbaits on several fishing trips this year.  I have only caught a few on those trips, but they were better than average fish and I am getting to learn a new technique.  I live in the Northwest and use smaller baits:  S-waver 168 is the largest I use, followed by IMA Glide Fuke 125 and 6th Sense Speed Glide 100.  I am trying to keep it as simple as possible.

Thanks guys.  Exactly what I needed.  

4 hours ago, BoatSquirrel said:

Thanks guys.  Exactly what I needed.  

If I may ask, what types of retrieves have you been using..?  And ..are you getting any follows.?

On 11/22/2019 at 10:09 PM, Hammer 4 said:

If I may ask, what types of retrieves have you been using..?  And ..are you getting any follows.?

I have tried any number of retrieves, various stop and go mostly, dead slow some.  The water I fish is not gin clear so no follows that I have noticed.

What would yall say is the threshold on water clarity for glides?

I've gotten bit in water down to dingy tea-stained color, but not in chocolate water.  Don't take that as the final word, though, I don't fish them in muddy water much because I'm not confident they'll get bit.  I feel like they're more of a sight/drawing power bait.

1. Slow Roll

2. Count 6 handle turns the a long pull of the rod

3. 4 turns and a couple twitches 

4.  Fish like a spook

 

 

Thanks all for sharing your techniques. I was given a glide bait, but not having any idea how to fish it, myself and my buddies that have tried it are useless with it. I will have to give it another try with some of the tips I'm picking up.