Wideglider Stick Baits
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
Forum Description: If you're into a bit of action on top, this is the forum for you
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Printed Date: 06 Jun 2026 at 1:06am
Topic: Wideglider Stick Baits
Posted By: Tone327
Subject: Wideglider Stick Baits
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 9:25am
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Hi All Has anyone used these stickbaits before? I am still in search of the holy grail of stickbaits that cost less than $50
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Posted By: sid fishus
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 12:42pm
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Bought one once, never used it..... its probably awesome, or it might not be.... I dont know.  ------------- I always tell the truth about things that never happened |
Posted By: Tone327
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 1:04pm
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Ahh Thanks for the insight! lol What Sticks do you use/prefer?
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 2:30pm
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Dynamite lure up in the Solomon Islands....at least the small ones are. Got fish on the big ones too, but for a light popper set up in the Islands bloody near everything eats those wide glides. I must admit I have not used the big ones here for kings, but I have heard of thems as does , and boy, does they wot! ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: sid fishus
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 2:35pm
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I guess the reason I havent swum it, is that it doesnt look like the sticks I generally like. It probaly wouldnt respond so well to a big long rod sweep and get a good diving running action. More a small jerks and zig zag about type lure. I must tie it on sometime.... sigh. Under the $50 mark, I'd prob go for The Jigstar one (Tail walk Gunz) or maybe the Ocea ones? ------------- I always tell the truth about things that never happened |
Posted By: Shiekurbooti
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 2:55pm
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Whats the consensus on the Williamson Stickballs that are at Top Catch? Not a carpenter I know but also not a small fortune if loosing them from the rocks. |
Posted By: Helmsy
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 4:26pm
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I am in the same boat as C A, caught fish in the tropics on the small ones, but have struggled with the larger model and here on our kings. Definitely better suited to a slow 'walk the dog' type retrieve using small jerks side to side with the rod tip. Some days kings will eat anything moving across the surface but I definitely prefer baits that are worked with a long sweep and have a subsurface swimming action as described above. Currently have a H & F lure (Strada?) which looks bloody strange being almost banana shaped, but swims well for a cheap bait and has barely any paint left from being hammered by kings. Have also caught fish on Orcas and Sebile baits, and the Tailwalk lures that Jigstar do swim reasonably as well although yet to hook a fish in NZ on one (probably more due to lack of time swimming it than anything). Hope that helps
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Posted By: kaimaikid
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 9:39pm
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Posted By: Nomis
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 12:00am
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Yeh "walk the dog" on those gives the best action. used both large and small ones they do dart quite a lot side to side but dont like the big long pulls ------------- I'll act my age when im 69 |
Posted By: the angler
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 8:09am
| a stickbait for less than 200$ that catches fish , mate you are having a steffi Graf everyone knows you have to have a hand made in the 3rd world sweatshop lure with bad engrish marketing sold ex Japan for 3o million yen to catch our kingfish as they read the logo before eating them. |
Posted By: PE Pete
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 10:30am
 ------------- Tight lines PE Pete |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 10:30am
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You know Angler, you are gunna have to stop being so disconcertingly accurate an observer. If you are not very careful, I will be forced to concur with you yet again. So stop it. :-) ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |