El_Weruso Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 I wanted to see if someone could give me some insight on how a 303 should swim. I recently bought a 303 from another member on here and took it out for a swim. When i started to swim the bait it wouldn't glide side to side rather just swim in a straight line. Am i working it wrong? I have 2 split rings per treble hook to prevent the fish from spitting the bait. and i would pause between each crank of the reel to let the bait glide out to one side but it wouldn't. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 This is the best pic I have of the bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmcgee123 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 I had the same problems with the smaller gans. I think you just have to use the tip of your rod more and force it to glide. El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 35 minutes ago, Gmcgee123 said: I had the same problems with the smaller gans. I think you just have to use the tip of your rod more and force it to glide. Hmm, i'm going to try that. Idk the way the bait was swam on a youtube video that gancraft released made it look like it should swim just with the reeling action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmcgee123 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, Neill Hernandez said: Hmm, i'm going to try that. Idk the way the bait was swam on a youtube video that gancraft released made it look like it should swim just with the reeling action. If you could figure out how to sand the joint down without making it leak it would swim better in a straight reel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, Gmcgee123 said: If you could figure out how to sand the joint down without making it leak it would swim better in a straight reel I did that with a 230 model and it worked great. Going to put some time in with the bait before i do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I had one before and it should swim with just reel turns. You do have to learn the cadence but if it’s swiming in a straight line it sounds like you’re reeling too slow, rod may be too stiff at the tip, or your line is too heavy. Play around with reel pops and rod twitches and see if you can get it moving. El_Weruso and boylah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantA Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Gan crafts are notorious for having small cracks and taking in water. May want to check that as well. El_Weruso and Gmcgee123 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeast_trev Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 some bigger glides take a little rod action depending on the variables biggfeast mentioned. Check out how ryan works the 250 in this video - lots of rod action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc8SK3bSmkw biggfeast and El_Weruso 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boylah Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 7 hours ago, biggfeast said: I had one before and it should swim with just reel turns. You do have to learn the cadence but if it’s swiming in a straight line it sounds like you’re reeling too slow, rod may be too stiff at the tip, or your line is too heavy. Play around with reel pops and rod twitches and see if you can get it moving. hey Brian, I only have a Fury 795sb which i wish had more parabolic bend and I'm using mono since i need it for my punker too. Assuming I'm not going buying a new rod, what can you suggest i try? by line, is it more a matter of swapping out to eg fluro vs a lighter mono? cadence wise i'm still experimenting. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimbaitNOVA Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) my 230 swims a foot wide on a straight retrieve, yours may have a leak and is retaining water. If that is the case email gancraft via their site, they will have a new bait at your door a week after sending a shipping label. It also looks like you have a split ring on there, I've found that the bait swims much better when tied on directly. Edited October 25, 2018 by SwimbaitNOVA El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 14 hours ago, biggfeast said: I had one before and it should swim with just reel turns. You do have to learn the cadence but if it’s swiming in a straight line it sounds like you’re reeling too slow, rod may be too stiff at the tip, or your line is too heavy. Play around with reel pops and rod twitches and see if you can get it moving. I fish it with a lexa 300 6.1 and 25lb mono, is that ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 9 hours ago, GrantA said: Gan crafts are notorious for having small cracks and taking in water. May want to check that as well. God i hope not, i'll submerge it in my fish tank and see if i see any bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, SwimbaitNOVA said: my 230 swims a foot wide on a straight retrieve, yours may have a leak and is retaining water. If that is the case email gancraft via their site, they will have a new bait at your door a week after sending a shipping label. It also looks like you have a split ring on there, I've found that the bait swims much better when tied on directly. Thanks for the info! Going to try and listen for water in the bait and then tie directly and see how it swims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viaxai Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Is the tail bent? I used to have the same issue with the 178 and replaced the tail, now it swims like it should. Paulkumacarter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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