Making A Glide Bait

[@mike1261]

Dude, I used to work a full-time job, a part-time job, and go to school all day. I know what you mean! After a week, I gave my two-week notice at the part-time job and held out for graduation. Loved seeing the float test in the tank. Would have even been better to hear your thought process while working through it. It is ballasted and balance very well. One main difference between a glide bait and a swim bait is the angle at which the lure can bend. A glide bait will only bend about 15° +/-, however a swim bait will flex much farther. The angle at which the joint can move is controlled by the gap between the the segments. The greater the distance between segments, the more freedom of movement it has, inversely, the closer they are together the less movement the joint has. The less of an angle in a joint, the wider and longer its glide path, likewise, the further a joint can bend the narrower and shorter the swim path and thus a swim bait. Another notable difference, glide baits are weighted to be neutrally buoyant or very slow floating/sinking. Whereas swim baits are normally moderate sinkers since they are retrieved at a higher rate of speed. I really liked this build. Nice job!

[@TheShedChronicles]

Thank you for the explanation! I was trying to figure it out for a couple days and I guess I missed a couple things lol.