I’m kind of digging the glides over swim baits “especially in East TX” because I feel even in dirty water the fish can key in on em. That’s a lot of motion, just my 2 cents.

oh yea...thats a big boy bait! i know its only $50 but im trying to stay at $150 and under.....cuz that extra $50 seems a lot more expensive when you hang up a $200 bait! LOL Im cheap and all...but im always gonna throw my baits where I think theyll get bit....and thats in nasty stuff some times....so yea, that $50 definitely feels bad watching go up in flames! Beautiful bait...just saw an instagram post with a side by side of an actual shad....if it wasnt for the hooks you couldnt tell them apart!!!

I gotta check out how that thing fishes....havent even got it wet yet unfortunately

yea. im in dirty water too...and saw something id personally never seen before from a bass that really sold me on glides. Plus I hear its a tool for sure since you get followers from them. im really all in on glides. basically my only soft swimbait is the matt arrey lunkerhunt swims on owner flashy swimmers.....really focusing on the glide. Havent caught but a couple bass and a few catfish LOL but I do have confidence that if I keep grinding the glide Ill get a big one to commit. And my lake is a damn grinder....but it for sure holds at least some DDs....so im in for the grind!

Deps are proven baits and worth the money. I ordered from here: https://www.ichibantackle.com/
Good pricing and fast shipping even though it says it will take longer when you check out.

My favorites are made by Mike Bucca, a long-time guide on Altoona in Ga. You really have to wrap your mind around swimbaits. You also need a variety of styles and sizes. I look at it like crankbait fishing. There are just as many styles as crankbaits. You have hard baits and soft ones. I prefer the Bucca Bullshad 4x4, This is nothing more than The 7, 8 inch plastic baits made by SCOTTSBORO swimbaits square bill that is six inches long. They come thru a laydown like any other square bill. I also love soft baits, from the 4" Sunfish made by Little Creeper . I also like the 7" Scottsboro swimbaits. These baits can typically be fished deeper than most hard baits. I will warn you not to attempt to fish big swimbaits on Conventional Rods. You will need a swimbait rod. The Dobyns Rods company makes fine swimbait rods. Most swimbaiters prefer at least a 300 series reel. To learn about swimbaits I suggest you watch the videos on www.tacticalbassin.com. These guys honestly tell you the truth about lures and methods. They also have purchase guides that will keep you from buying lures that just don't work. If you are a beginner I also suppest you ease into it with some not so expensive lures. You want to see big bass caught on swimbaits join the swimbaiters in the groups on these Facebook Pages. Swimbait The South, Swimbait Universe, Swimbait Culture and Swimbait Nation. I only wish I was back in Texas where the lakes are full of Hawgs. You don't have tgo spend a fortune to get into swimbaits. Savage Gear and River2Sea make great lures that catch fish.

Sorry I didn't read the comment aboutGlides one of the most sought-after glides on the Market is the BULLSHAD 8" Glide./ To get a good idea about the swim of a glide check out "SWIMBAIT REVIEWS" on Youtube. Not all are created equal. These short video reviews will show you how one swims.

Places to buy swimbaits without a wait. Tackle Trap, Hooked up tackle. Bullshad, Hammonds Fishing, Tackle Warehouse, Carolina Fishing, There are too many to list if you don't want to wait for drops.

OP you can definitely spend a TON of money on swimbaits/glides once you go down that rabbit hole. I was in your shoes a couple years ago and went nuts buying stuff after watching countless Tactical Bassin videos and talking to a couple guys on here. I feel the same about higher end glides and it'll make you sick to see a $50 bait snap off during a cast, much less a $150 one lol. KGB Swimbaits have a cult like following and are damn near impossible to get unless you wanna drop some serious money. I bought a Chad Shad a couple weeks ago and sold it the next day in less than 15 mins. (sold it cuz it was smaller than I realized. Want a Legend Reborn).

Some glides that I really like are the Storm Arashi (favorite), Molix glide, S- Waver 168's, Bucca 4x4, Baitsanity Gen II Explorer, Sneaky Petes, Ganatarels and Baldy Baits. I never would've believed a bass would eat a trout colored glidebait but I broke my personal best twice within 2 months of throwing it here in East Tx in dirty watar. I caught an 8.99# on the Molix and a 9.17# on the Arashi.

A couple of soft swimbaits I really like are the 3:16 Rising Son 8" (favorite), Scottsboro 6 and 7" top hook version, Mattlures Hammertail Shad, and the Huddleston.

Don't forget about big topwaters either! Go buy yourself a Spro Rat and start throwing it. You'll get some massive blowups!

If you haven't done it, do yourself a favor and buy a couple of dedicated swimbait rods/reel combos. There's nothing worse than spending countless hours throwing these big baits and hooking a giant, only to have her throw the bait cuz you weren't using the right equipment. (Dobyn's Fury line makes a couple of awesome rods and Shimano reels like the Tranx 300, Curado K, and even the Cardiff version work great).

The hardest part of it all is making yourself throw these big baits all day and potentially not even getting a bite. But if your dead set on breaking your PB, this is the way to do it lol. Just leave all your other rods at the house and make yourself only throw your swimbait setups.

Corps2010...REALLY solid post.

Thank you sir. OP, I ran across a bait yesterday that looks SICK and should work awesome. Look up a Lanciotti Lures Psycho Gill. It's a big hybrid Wake/Squarebill that should get smashed! Hi Viz Crappie, Crappie, or Kryptonite would be killer

Those and UFO are the holy grail of wake baits these days, and very hard to come by without dropping a lot of cash.

the paint on this is crazy good ..... WOW

Many swimbaiters these days get their swimbaits repainted in their favorite patterns. If you'd be interested in seeing some of the best Shad, Bluegill and crappie patterns check this Facebook link out.

https://www.facebook.com/bblures.crankbaits/photos

I have some swaver 168s that I haven't caught anything on, has anyone run into an issue where they want to roll over when you try to twitch them aggressively?

swavers will blow out with aggressive twitches.
slow three turns of the handle, then a quick one is the the standard more stable retrieve.