VMC Glide Jigs

[Dypsis]

*** posted a video on these the other day and they look pretty interesting - anyone try them?  I fish in shallow water (6' or less) 90% of the time I'd say.  I think the 1/8oz Oklahoma blade might work best for me.  Thoughts or reviews?

[Bluebasser86]

I've fished one several times, have yet to catch a fish or even have a bite on it. 

[Dypsis]

3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I've fished one several times, have yet to catch a fish or even have a bite on it. 

Well Thats not good to hear.  How is the action?

[Bluebasser86]

4 minutes ago, Dypsis said:

Well Thats not good to hear.  How is the action?

It's barely noticeable on the ones that I have with a Zoom Finesse worm. Maybe I need a smaller plastic but I don't fish anything much smaller. 

[primetime]

They Remind me of a saltwater weedless spoon that is sold here in Florida by a local company I think called Gator tackle? They make what is essentially a weedless spoon but has the exact same design and action of the vmc jigs, but they call them bait cradles and come with a grub on them. I use them for fishing grass instead of spoons or even with a senko to get some flash on the fall if shad are stuck in grass or the bass have them trapped on the edge...

I would think a slider jig head or a lindy Ice fishing jig head would glide the same way and also have more applications where you can use them. I like the concept, but I don't like how close the bait keeper is to the hook, kind of odd. I think I will stick with Slider jig Heads for a gliding fall, and the cheaper spoon/baitholder for flash and glide....

a Luhr Jensen Weedless spoon would give a finesse worm a nice fall as well, I know many guys still love weedless spoons on shallow Florida lakes for various styles of fishing. I think VMC just changed the title but it is a spoon imo, but I am curious as I am enjoying my finesse fishing lately and light line results. I never thought I would say that I am using a spinning rod more than the baitcasting rod the past few months, and enjoying playing fish on a light action rod....

[Jrob78]

I thought it looked pretty promising in this video. 

 

[Dypsis]

9 hours ago, Jrob78 said:

I thought it looked pretty promising in this video. 

 

Agreed, that shimmy on the way down - I'd eat it...

[Paul Roberts]

Should be darn easy to make. Since they aren't cheap I'd probably go this route and see if I can make use of them.

[Silas]

Looks "gimmicky" to me. 

[Fishes in trees]

I am not impressed with that design.  If it is the "special shimmy" on the initial drop that is attracting the fish, I believe that a wacky senko would do a better job.  If dragging the bait on the bottom is getting bit, I believe that a jika rig would get bit more often.  If you need the smaller size, as mentioned earlier I think that a 3/16 or quarter ounce Brewer Slider head would get the job done better.  As mentioned earlier, I think that the bait holder ends too close to the hook point.

[Scott F]

In-Fisherman has an article on them online http://www.in-fisherman.com/bass/vmcs-gliding-jigs/

[EricTheAngler]

The gimmick is strong with this, but I might set the hook and pick some up for the fun of it. 

[Fishinthefish]

I'm ordering three myself, I understand it looks gimmicky and I feel the same way. But in regards to fishing this and moving it quickly up and down with a willow 1/8th ounce I feel like this could present a much better presentation than a wacky rig. I have no idea, it's just a feeling. I'd really like to see it at a 1/4 so I can really move the bait around during aggressive feeding times but maybe in the future if this doesn't prove to be another banjo minnow. I also feel like the water displacement could be better than an underspin for JR flukes, and vile craws (if the biospawn craws aren't too beefy to over power the lure itself that is)

[smalljaw67]

They mimic the fall of a tube with a wide spiral on the fall, that could draw some strikes. What I see it the gliding jigs as is a presentation on the same lines as a shaky head and drop shot in that it is a finesse presentation. You have a drop shot which catches fish near the bottom but not always on the bottom, then you have a shaky head which catches fish while being worked along the bottom and the gliding jig is going to be a presentation that gets fish while falling to the bottom. so you make the cast and let it free fall until it hits bottom and then pick it up and let it fall again, it would be worked like a jigging spoon or stroked like a jig. I don't see it as a gimmick but a different look.

[Brayberry]

Gimmick to me, not sure this is any different then the old Johnson Silver Minnow

[blckshirt98]

I didn't like the look of the bait in the video.  If I wanted something with a headfirst shimmer on the fall I'd probably wacky rig a 5" senko and stick a small tungsten nail weight in the head.

[PAGreg]

I find it interesting and am ordering a few. I want to see what it looks like with a dream shot on it.

[Felix77]

I came across them at Gander so I bought the 1/8 and 3/16 oz willow size.  Tried them out late in the season using a Zoom super fluke jr.   Decent action but in order to keep the wobble you need to reel the 1/8 very slow.   They warn about overpowering the lure and even that fluke jr. seemed a bit much for the 1/8.  3/16 was better.

No bites yet but it was a quick run to my pond to play with it and see how it worked.  Definitely can see this working over submerged grass with a small keitech shiner or swing impact on there.  Havoc beat shad too.

 

[Dypsis]

Thanks for the replies, I think they are worth a shot.  Maybe a winner maybe not - but I'll let the fish tell me.