What Size Glide Bait Should You Throw? How I Choose Based on the Fish I'm Targeting
What size glide bait should you actually be throwing — and how do you decide? That’s the question I tackle in this video after watching Bass After Dark’s take on glide bait sizing. I took their starting point and went my own direction based on what I’ve learned building and fishing three different sizes of glide baits by hand here in East Tennessee.
My rationale comes down to one factor above everything else: the size of the fish you are targeting. Not the season. Not the water clarity. Not the retrieve speed. The fish. And I break down exactly how that thinking plays out across three different bait sizes — the Jethro 6.0, the Jethro 7.5, and the Jethro 10 inch.
If you’ve ever stood at your tackle box wondering whether to tie on the smaller or larger glide bait — this video gives you a clear, repeatable decision-making process you can apply every single time you’re on the water.
In this video I cover:
— Why the size of the fish you’re targeting should drive your glide bait size selection above all other factors
— The Jethro 6.0 — what size fish it’s built for and when I reach for it first
— The Jethro 7.5 — the versatile middle ground and why it’s my most-thrown size
— The Jethro 10 inch — when to commit to the biggest profile and what fish you’re specifically targeting when you do
— My reaction to Bass After Dark’s glide bait size breakdown and where my thinking diverges
— A simple decision framework you can use on any glide bait — not just the Jethro
This isn’t a video about one right answer. It’s about building a decision process that works for your water, your target species, and the fish you’re actually trying to catch.
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00:00 Introduction
01:19 What size glide bait should I throw?
03:33 How should I target trophy fish?
04:39 When to throw the 6-7 inch glide baits?
04:59 What is the forage?
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