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Snap a Glide Bait for Walleyes & More

The glide jig is best known as a walleye lure, but it's a multi-species marvel in summer.

Snap a Glide Bait for Walleyes & More

Originally intended for vertical presentations, glide baits like the Rapala Jigging Rap are effective during horizontal retrieves, too. (Photo by Jeff Knapp)

The two isolated humps rose to within 12 feet of the surface, a couple hard-bottomed structures associated with a much larger mid-lake complex of reefs.

While performing a quick scan of the two humps with side-imaging sonar, I marked what I suspected was a loose school of walleyes sitting near the crest of the eastern hump.

After dropping an icon to show the location of the fish, I positioned the boat within casting distance, roughly 50 feet away, and fired a glide jig—in this case an READ THE FULL STORY ON Game & Fish

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