Designed by FLW Tour pro and certified Fisheries Biologist, Michael Murphy, the Ima Glide Fluke Glide Bait blends the action of a soft plastic jerkbait and a glide bait into one deadly lure. It is built with a two-piece construction and features a narrow wedge cut in the joint. This combination allows it to carry on the natural side-to-side swimming action of a Threadfin Shad, Gizzard Shad, and Blueback Herring when using a steady retrieve. Its boat-shaped head and channeled groove along the top also gives it the ability to produce an erratic darting action, while keeping the head pointed upward to protect the line from fowling on the hooks when twitched with the rod tip.
For an additional level of attraction, the Glide Fluke Glide Bait’s weight system is perfectly balanced and allows it to fall horizontally with a subtle quivering action like a soft stick bait when paused. Equipped with two sticky sharp treble hooks for faster hook penetration, its rear treble hook is also placed further back on the tail to help increase hook up ratios from short striking fish. Available in a wide range of highly realistic colors, the Ima Glide Fluke Glide Bait gives anglers the power of multiple lures in one.
The customer comments shown below were gathered using our previous feedback system. While these comments are not used in the calculation of the star rating for this product, they are displayed to help provide you with the most complete customer feedback available.
Comments: 125 Silver Lining floating catches plenty of Striped Bass. It's a bit stiff so you really need to practice first to get a good swimming action and keep changing current and eddies in mind. I just let the M Fast tip rod 7'6 with 7.2:1 reel tingle a bit during retrieve and it gives a really good swimming motion. Also works great casting, impact water and jerk it 3-5" a few times right away and BAM, it gets hit right off at times.
From: Adam: California 7/30/21
Comments: This gets hit hard and a lot. I've be n using the 7' version this year and I'm hooked. No fish over 5 pounds yet but plenty of 2-4 pounders. I've found that using this just like a jerkbait gets the best results. It's now the only glide bait I own.
From: Jack: Massachusetts 6/16/21
Comments: Bait has an excellent action that's very easy to produce as well as strong terminal tackle and nice hooks. The only issue I've had is durability of the bait itself. It doesn't take a very hard accidental knock on the rear end to break the plastic.
From: Tyler: Kentucky 4/29/21
Comments: Imo one of the better swimmers. Has a very nice side to side swimming action. Good sharp hooks outta the box. Use a loop knot or some kind of snap to attach to the eye or it will kill the action.
From: Jordan: Sacramento, CA 10/16/20
Comments: Insane swimbait - the stripers love it - fished nearly all day caught 22 stripers on lake mead
From: Dean: Las Vegas, NV 2/12/19
Comments: This new hard bait is not your ordinary glide bait, you can do thing with it like no other bait! You can twitch it Glide it, and make the fish react to it! Great bait!
From: Ron: Elk grove, CA 11/20/18
Comments: Swimbaits in general are a pain in the butt. Cost, action, colors, etc., to many things to itemize in these baits but this offering from Ima is spot on action with solid colors and great action that is much like others I own that cost A LOT more money. You can NOT go wrong with these baits and the cost makes them easy to play with in any environment even Stripers on the Delta
From: Unknonwn: 11/19/18
Comments: This new glide bait is awsome! It was designed for the lakes with Herring so the twist is that you can make erratic action and have the bait run true. I demoed this bait on the Tank at the Sacramento ISE Show- The bass we're going nuts for it! I've had big fish at Lake Canche and Shasta hot for it!! The color the Natural is very versatile , with a Sharpe you can make Bass,Trout or hitch with this color. The flailing versions n can be waked or slow rolled and it will run on top or 1ft under water. This is a great new twist to a Glide Bait , part Fluke Park Glide Bait! Trust me it's a really good one! When I did the Tank Demo the local shop at the show sold out ! The action of the bait and response of the fish were not ignorable!
From:Ron: Elk Grove, CA 2/19/18
Comments: I bought this lure a few weeks ago. I've taken it out quite a few times since then. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite lures due to its diversity. There are 4-5 different ways that you can fish it. All effective and all extremely realistic looking. One problem that I've had with other glide baits is the hooks gets tangled in the line. This bait does not do that at all. Since purchasing one, I've bought 3 more in various colors. If you haven't tried the ima glide fluke yet, you should!! Extremely happy customer right here!
From:Ryan: Columbia, SC 2/18/18
Comments: Purchased a few of the sinking. Super excited to put them to use this season. Took them out for a little last week and made a few dozen casts. It doesn't have a super wide glide like you'd see in the other glide baits on the market. It has a very tight s-type glide on a steady retrieve. This is a good thing as in my opinion it mimics the herring we've got on these GA and SC bodies of water extremely well. If you pop the rod tip during the steady retrieve it will dart and do a 180. The other place this bait shines is working it just below the surface like a fluke. I'm sure we've all been there where we want to burn a fluke across a school and you wish it had some extra weight to stay down. Well this is the answer to your problems. When twitched like a fluke it has a very tight twitch that allows you to work the bait without moving the bait out of the strike to quickly. Only gripe is I'd love to see one in bone to complete the color line-up.
From:John: Evans, GA 2/7/18
Comments: I like Ima baits, but the name on this one is misleading. It "darts" more than glides, and the sinkers I bought don't "shimmy" as much as I expected. With the proper rod angel and retrieve, I was able to get a nice "wake bait" action even though it was a sinker. If you think this Glide Fluke will have action like a plastic fluke, you'll be disappointed. I'm glad I'll have one when the top water bite starts, but I'm sorry I bought four of them.
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Comments: 125 Silver Lining floating catches plenty of Striped Bass. It's a bit stiff so you really need to practice first to get a good swimming action and keep changing current and eddies in mind. I just let the M Fast tip rod 7'6 with 7.2:1 reel tingle a bit during retrieve and it gives a really good swimming motion. Also works great casting, impact water and jerk it 3-5" a few times right away and BAM, it gets hit right off at times.
From: Adam: California 7/30/21
Comments: This gets hit hard and a lot. I've be n using the 7' version this year and I'm hooked. No fish over 5 pounds yet but plenty of 2-4 pounders. I've found that using this just like a jerkbait gets the best results. It's now the only glide bait I own.
From: Jack: Massachusetts 6/16/21
Comments: Bait has an excellent action that's very easy to produce as well as strong terminal tackle and nice hooks. The only issue I've had is durability of the bait itself. It doesn't take a very hard accidental knock on the rear end to break the plastic.
From: Tyler: Kentucky 4/29/21
Comments: Imo one of the better swimmers. Has a very nice side to side swimming action. Good sharp hooks outta the box. Use a loop knot or some kind of snap to attach to the eye or it will kill the action.
From: Jordan: Sacramento, CA 10/16/20
Comments: Insane swimbait - the stripers love it - fished nearly all day caught 22 stripers on lake mead
From: Dean: Las Vegas, NV 2/12/19
Comments: This new hard bait is not your ordinary glide bait, you can do thing with it like no other bait! You can twitch it Glide it, and make the fish react to it! Great bait!
From: Ron: Elk grove, CA 11/20/18
Comments: Swimbaits in general are a pain in the butt. Cost, action, colors, etc., to many things to itemize in these baits but this offering from Ima is spot on action with solid colors and great action that is much like others I own that cost A LOT more money. You can NOT go wrong with these baits and the cost makes them easy to play with in any environment even Stripers on the Delta
From: Unknonwn: 11/19/18
Comments: This new glide bait is awsome! It was designed for the lakes with Herring so the twist is that you can make erratic action and have the bait run true. I demoed this bait on the Tank at the Sacramento ISE Show- The bass we're going nuts for it! I've had big fish at Lake Canche and Shasta hot for it!! The color the Natural is very versatile , with a Sharpe you can make Bass,Trout or hitch with this color. The flailing versions n can be waked or slow rolled and it will run on top or 1ft under water. This is a great new twist to a Glide Bait , part Fluke Park Glide Bait! Trust me it's a really good one! When I did the Tank Demo the local shop at the show sold out ! The action of the bait and response of the fish were not ignorable!
From: Ron: Elk Grove, CA 2/19/18
Comments: I bought this lure a few weeks ago. I've taken it out quite a few times since then. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite lures due to its diversity. There are 4-5 different ways that you can fish it. All effective and all extremely realistic looking. One problem that I've had with other glide baits is the hooks gets tangled in the line. This bait does not do that at all. Since purchasing one, I've bought 3 more in various colors. If you haven't tried the ima glide fluke yet, you should!! Extremely happy customer right here!
From: Ryan: Columbia, SC 2/18/18
Comments: Purchased a few of the sinking. Super excited to put them to use this season. Took them out for a little last week and made a few dozen casts. It doesn't have a super wide glide like you'd see in the other glide baits on the market. It has a very tight s-type glide on a steady retrieve. This is a good thing as in my opinion it mimics the herring we've got on these GA and SC bodies of water extremely well. If you pop the rod tip during the steady retrieve it will dart and do a 180. The other place this bait shines is working it just below the surface like a fluke. I'm sure we've all been there where we want to burn a fluke across a school and you wish it had some extra weight to stay down. Well this is the answer to your problems. When twitched like a fluke it has a very tight twitch that allows you to work the bait without moving the bait out of the strike to quickly. Only gripe is I'd love to see one in bone to complete the color line-up.
From: John: Evans, GA 2/7/18
Comments: I like Ima baits, but the name on this one is misleading. It "darts" more than glides, and the sinkers I bought don't "shimmy" as much as I expected. With the proper rod angel and retrieve, I was able to get a nice "wake bait" action even though it was a sinker. If you think this Glide Fluke will have action like a plastic fluke, you'll be disappointed. I'm glad I'll have one when the top water bite starts, but I'm sorry I bought four of them.
From: Unknown: South Carolina 1/9/18