Nickyee55 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 So I have acquired a dockrat glide bait (non jointed floater) and was testing it out today. I noticed that most of the action I got out of it was coming just from my retrieve style and speed. Wondered if anyone had any insight on how to better use these baits or if there are any tricks to getting more action out of them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipleadthefish2 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 So I have acquired a dockrat glide bait (non jointed floater) and was testing it out today. I noticed that most of the action I got out of it was coming just from my retrieve style and speed. Wondered if anyone had any insight on how to better use these baits or if there are any tricks to getting more action out of them. Thanks! Sounds defective.. Send it to me.. Jk. In my limited experience, dockrats seem to be built around a slow steady retrieve..they seem to track most true that way.. Or at least that's what I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinpunk Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I own a couple of Dockrat single piece glides, both are slow sink but I believe the concept is the same. They are more of a muskie style jerk bait, try using a walk the dog type retrieve ... twitch, pause and allow the bait to glide, pull up slack and repeat. Mess around with that if you haven't already, hope this helps. Primus and Nickyee55 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyee55 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I own a couple of Dockrat single piece glides, both are slow sink but I believe the concept is the same. They are more of a muskie style jerk bait, try using a walk the dog type retrieve ... twitch, pause and allow the bait to glide, pull up slack and repeat. Mess around with that if you haven't already, hope this helps. Yeah I did try messing with that approach a little bit, it looked odd but then again I wasn’t going slow and steady. Thanks for the info though. Hopefully some more time on the water with it and I’ll get it down! fishinpunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyee55 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Sounds defective.. Send it to me.. Jk. In my limited experience, dockrats seem to be built around a slow steady retrieve..they seem to track most true that way.. Or at least that's what I've found. Im selling this bait now. You wanna buy it? Just doesn't seem to appeal to these finicky san diego bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlant Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Im selling this bait now. You wanna buy it? Just doesn't seem to appeal to these finicky san diego bass. Weird considering he's from that area I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw2121 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 He's in the LA/ Long Beach area.But they work in SD too.most of his one piece glides are supposed to be fish slow and steady using the reel and not the rod at least to my knowledge.Most of his big 1 piece glides seem to appeal to striper more so than largemouth but they work all around and get bit.depends on the bait.Some of the smaller gills and shads I like to fish faster and more erraticaly and some of the bigger one piece trout's I work slow and don't use the rod to make it swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw2121 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Im selling this bait now. You wanna buy it? Just doesn't seem to appeal to these finicky san diego bass. pm me pics please basskickinrednick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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