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How to Fish Glide Baits for Summer Walleyes

Glide baits have become one of the hottest mid- to late-summer walleye presentations.

How to Fish Glide Baits for Summer Walleyes

Glide on: Use snap-jig glide baits to tempt schools of fired-up walleyes. Here’s how to add this potent technique to your repertoire. (Photo courtesy of Clam Outdoors)

Few presentations have taken the walleye world by storm to the extent that glide baits have. Not to be confused with the jointed swimbaits used for bass, these hard-bodied jigging lures—like the classic Rapala Jigging Rap—have successfully navigated the challenging leap from cold- or frozen-water favorites to warm-water essentials. In recent years, they’ve proven highly effective at converting walleyes in lakes, rivers and reservoirs into fish in the tank.

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