Got my first swimbait rod (Shimano SLX 7’ 3”) and I have a River2sea S waiver that I’ve caught a few nice bass on. So I want to take the plunge and get a more $$ glidebait. Can’t decide between Baitsanity Explorer Gill or Spro KGB Chad Shad. One of my local lakes I fish the most has no shad; bluegill is main forage. Other lakes I travel to have the more usual mix of shad and BG. Leaning towards the Baitsanity. Anyone have experience with these baits and could offer an opinion? Also, fav color for each? The bone Chad Shad looks pretty sweet to me. 

Both are great baits but it seems the Bluegill bait would be more versatile for both lakes until you can get a shad glide.

Baitsanity is a great bait that gets bit and sounds like it may be more versatile for you

Only one correct answer - "You have to have both in as many colors as you can afford."

Chad Shad would be my vote. I fish tons of lakes that are primarily gill lakes, some have no shad at all. The Chad Shad outfishes gill baits every time. 

The profile of the Baitsanity Gil looks like a wide body adult bluegill and bass avoid them as prey but will attack them during the spawn cycle. The Chad Shad is more slender and year around prey so I would go with Shad shape.

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The chad shad can be worked so many ways, slow glides, burning, quick chops, reel twitches and pauses, etc.  It gets my vote.  This was my first "glide bait" night bite last spring on a bright moon.

 

scott

 

I would stay away from the chad shad - it sinks like a rock and isn't great for Northern LM bass. 

 

In all honesty the 2 best production baits I have found are the 6th sense draw and the newer megabass Islide 187R for the way they fish. 

On 1/2/2024 at 1:59 AM, JediAmoeba said:

I would stay away from the chad shad - it sinks like a rock and isn't great for Northern LM bass. 

 

In all honesty the 2 best production baits I have found are the 6th sense draw and the newer megabass Islide 187R for the way they fish. 

My speo chad shads do not sink like a rock at all

Buy one of each. Because, once the “bite” bites you, those will be some of your least expensive glide baits…

 

Also, @MontclairDave - let me know how the rod works for you. I’m looking at getting rid of my 7’10 St Croix Mojo Bass in favor of that rod - really for length alone….

8 hours ago, Smirak said:

Buy one of each. Because, once the “bite” bites you, those will be some of your least expensive glide baits…

 

Also, @MontclairDave - let me know how the rod works for you. I’m looking at getting rid of my 7’10 St Croix Mojo Bass in favor of that rod - really for length alone….

The SLX is a great budget swimbait rod. Gets the job done on treble baits like glides and wakes up to 3 ounces. It’s rated to 4 oz I think but I haven’t tried throwing anything that heavy on it yet. 
 

and for what’s it’s worth my Spro Chad Shad does not sink like a stone. It does have a faster sink rate than let’s say a Metro, BCG, Baitsanity Explorer Gill and Eco, which are my main glides right now. But to me that just makes the KGB better choice for fishing deeper water. Not a negative at all.

Mine do not sink like a rock either. They sink, but it’s a medium fast sink. 

9 hours ago, Smirak said:

Mine do not sink like a rock either. They sink, but it’s a medium fast sink. 

Can try some zapu float board