Bringing Sexy Back – Glide Baits With Moves Like Jagger
When Kevin VanDam first mentioned the “Sexy Shad” colored crankbaits at Grand Lake in 2007, he did it with his trademark wink – an implication that the name was somehow scandalous or titillating. Times have changed in the ensuing decades, and lure manufacturers can get away with a lot more pseudo-prurience today, but there’s no doubt that sexy shad has tempted millions of fish. It’s spread from crankbaits to other hard baits to spinnerbaits and even soft plastics. It’s not a gimmick. It’s a confidence color.
The glide bait guys are usually ahead of the curve, and Sexy Shad brings something different to that category—a clean, high-contrast shad profile with just enough flash and chartreuse to trigger followers into committing. When you’re dealing with fish that track a bait for 10 yards before deciding, that matters.
If you’re looking to add that look to your lineup, don’t guess. These are some of the best single-jointed Sexy Shad glide baits available at Tackle Warehouse right now:
Sexy Shad isn’t new anymore—but that’s kind of the point. It’s stuck around because it works.
In a category where a lot of colors are designed to catch fishermen, this is one that consistently catches fish. If you’re already throwing glide baits and have leaned on bone, chrome, or ultra-detailed custom shad patterns, it’s an easy addition. If you’re just getting into them, it’s a pretty safe place to start—and a hard one to second-guess.
