Let’s see your homemade gliders

[Samak]

It’s that time of year to make things for next season. Please post your pictures, drawings, jigs or whatever you want to share in your glider building journey. It would be great if you could share your lessons learned and other advice for a new glider builder. 

[onthefly]

Some muskie baits

 

[onthefly]

Some muskie baits

Tip:when trying to get the perfect balance or sink rate take a block of wood and drill 3 or 4 different size holes to use for your weighting.pour hot lead in.. Hot glue or tape the lead plugs to your prototype to find the balence and rate you want. Now you know where and how deep to drill on all of them.

 

 

[Samak]

Great looking lures! How long did it take for you to dial them in and come up with a repeatable pattern?

 

[Livefreeordie]

Scrolling thru my camera rolI found these. The last one is not a flat sided traditional glider but it has caught a bunch of fish in fast moving deep water with the same retrieve I would use in slower water with a 'regular' glider. I made 2 and sold 1 and wish I had kept better records

[onthefly]

16 hours ago, Samak said:

Great looking lures! How long did it take for you to dial them in and come up with a repeatable pattern?

 

It took 3 trips to town pond. I also make my own tails used a stainless screw glued into butt I just crazy glue them on. Caught a 4lb bass at the pond last March the first time trying the finished pumpkin seed color although I did make them for muskie