ZanethePain Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 In my opinion the Gantarel is an amazing low budget lure that is deadly for me in shallow water. I've been having a lot of luck with the Gantarel and the Gantarel jr. lately experimenting with deadsticking and twitching it next to cover. For me this technique works best in calm water. I just cast next to cover and let it float for about a minute and then do short half turns with the reel making it just slide side to side and then I let it sit again. I then start the half turn turn retrieve but I start slow and then start working faster until I am just doing a straight retrieve, sometimes I will kill it once I am reeling it back and it'll get the more finicky fish to commit. I only do this technique in spots that look really fishy or spots where I know there are fish for sure. The full size Gantarel gets less bites but they are usually good fish and the jr. just crushes numbers if you want to build confidence. This is my first actual post on SU but I have been learning a lot from this site for a while now and I figured its my turn to share. Thanks for reading guys. fishnchips35, brushhawg1, Mason and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeast_trev Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Hell yeah love the Gantarel. Such a versatile bait for the pricepoint. And great first post. There are some other new members that should take note swimbaitman, Mason, ZanethePain and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willluvstafish Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 looks like you know what you're doing with those Gantarels. great informative post and most of all, great bass! ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Great technique Zane. I love the Gantarel and it is a good deadstick bait. I moved up from 22nd positing on day 1 to 2nd on a weekend comp last year using that technique. 16 hours for 5 fish then deadsticked the Gantarel and stared smashing the fish with 40minutes to go. Drove the smallies mad. ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH024 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Nicely done. I don't throw mine enough so perhaps its time to change that. ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Thanks for sharing and nice gantarel fish! ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Randick Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 I always crush them on the Gantarel Jr. My favorite color you for their too! Well done ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMassBass Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Great post! I've been deadsticking my 7" bluegill slammer in a similar way with marginal results, I'm gonna toss the Gantarel in those same spots and hang on! ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanethePain Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Thanks for the support guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitshaw Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 awesome job. keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurejerk Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Nice that you picked up on the craft of fishing swimbaits. Most guys I see your age just get out start pounding the banks. You are actually fishing - learning the craft and utilizing techniques.... Congrats to you for that! Don't get me wrong everyone does their on thing and to each their own. Your just a step ahead already keep it up Zane. Congrats good post. danthefisherman and ZanethePain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanethePain Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Nice that you picked up on the craft of fishing swimbaits. Most guys I see your age just get out start pounding the banks. You are actually fishing - learning the craft and utilizing techniques.... Congrats to you for that! Don't get me wrong everyone does their on thing and to each their own. Your just a step ahead already keep it up Zane. Congrats good post. Thank you! Everything I haven't learned from experience with swimbaits I learned from you guys on here. Theres so much good information on this site, and I can't exactly get advice where I'm from because every time someone sees whats tied onto my rod they look at me like Im crazy! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Bassin Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thank you! Everything I haven't learned from experience with swimbaits I learned from you guys on here. Theres so much good information on this site, and I can't exactly get advice where I'm from because every time someone sees whats tied onto my rod they look at me like Im crazy! "Boy, whatchu doin' with that bluegill? We got some minners for you to use!" I get the same reaction here in NY when people see my glides/swimbaits. Keep up the good work! danthefisherman and ZanethePain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timcauliffe Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Nice fish and nice first post. The Gantarel is one of my confidence baits. Have yet to try deadsticking it - nice idea! ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncstatefisher Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Great post, Gantarel is my favorite bait to throw, haven't ever tried deadsticking so I'll break out that technique next time im on the water! ZanethePain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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