Best swimbaits and glide baits under one hundred dollars

You may be intrigued by the draw of swimbait culture and garage-style baits – but your budget or your stomach might not be able to handle a triple-digit price tag.

If you’re not ready to invest $200+ for a Pizz or $400+ for a Hinkle, you may still want to try something rarer and slightly more expensive than the mass production options available at your local tackle stores. It’s possible to get something pretty refined, with legit swimbait world street cred, without breaking the hundred dollar mark. Here are four options to get you started:

Gan Craft Jointed Clash 178 Tackle Warehouse exclusive shad color — **Gan Craft Jointed Claw 178**

A revered JDM bait that’s available in a huge arrange of colorways, including some Tackle Warehouse exclusives.

SPRO KGB Chad Shad 180 threadfin gizzard shad paint — **SPRO KGB Chad Shad 180**

The long-awaited resin version of one of the most popular widely-respected baits among big baiters everywhere.

6th Sense Draw 9-inch glide bait ghost pattern — **6th Sense Draw**

6th Sense may be more of a “mainstream” company than one like Gan Craft, but they’ve listened to the swimbaiters and worked closely with the best in the game.

Triton Mike Bucca Bull Shad Slow sinker threadfin gizzard shad 5" 6" — **Triton Mike Bucca Bull Shad Slow Sinker**

Hardly new, but one of the most proven, versatile and reasonably-priced baits in this category.

If for some reason you don’t like any of these lures after making a purchase, all of them are pretty easy to dispose of on the resale market, but don’t be tempted – better to suck it up and put them to work. They may be the most expensive baits you’ve ever bought, but the potential payoff far outweighs these costs.