Field testing my new glider
It worked great, better than expected as a matter of fact. The glider has a great side to side action with lots of belly flash. It is best worked with subtle taps and twitches, with a pause after every one or two side to side motions. I could see the white or orange bellies of the lure flashing all the way out at the end of the cast.
I obtained this by putting the lead near the middle of the lure body instead of at the bottom. It's just low enough so that the lure comes back to it's "hovering" position between twitches. Almost all strikes came during the pause between twitches.
I manage to catch a 24" walleye. A 42.5" X 25" girth pike on a "Black Sucker/Red Head", and a 45" X 24" girth muskie on a "Hot Perch" pattern. I also caught numerous small pike, and lost a muskie estimated at 52". She ate the lure head first along a steep break, and made a run where I could see the head of the lure right in the corner of her mouth, but the rest of the lure outside of her mouth. She then stopped and spun several times, and then as she swam past, I noticed that the front hook was out and the rear hook was stuck above her gill plate in the side of her head. I held on until the lure popped out, but at least I know exactly how that big one got away.
I am very pleased with the action and the quality and with the fact that fish eat it. Now if I can keep up with the requests from people for more, I'll be a lucky guy. Having a job and a daughter doesn't leave much time for lure building. People just don't understand how long it takes to make a lure from start to finish.
I have a greater respect for all lure makers now that I've been through the process.
Beaver