There are lots of glide baits that mimic the Clear Lake Hitch. Many of the “garage” builders have their own take on this particular baitfish, but if you don’t have the budget or the appetite to wait on the drop, consider one the options available at Tackle Warehouse – and don’t sleep on the fact that they work on other lakes.

It pays to sign up for all of the relevant tackle companies’ email lists – to ensure that you’re aware of all sales and drops. I didn’t expect Tackle Warehouse to offer 20% off for about a week in October, but I’m glad they did. Check out what I ordered.

Here are four of Elite Series champion Steve Kennedy’s go-to big baits — three glides and a three-piece swimbait — plus some of his tackle notes to get you going.

We’ve spent plenty of time trying to learn about high-end big baits and we’ve also discussed some of the mid-priced models. If even that latter category doesn’t fit your budget, don’t despair. You can still get into the glide bait game for not much more than you’d spend on conventional lures. Here are three that have widespread appeal.

For a swimbait neophyte, I have many big baits in my stash. I recently collected all of the different such lures that I found and filmed a video explaining their backstories. I thought that would be the end of it until I added more at the Swimbait Universe Gathering. It turns out, however, that the video only told part of the story. It turns out that I have quite a few more.