Swimbait Design: What Makes the Clutch Darter Special
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Justin Kimmel (Herring Lake Specialist, and all-around HAMMER) came to Clutch Swimbait Co with a challenge. Make a herring profile glide bait that can be worked at an incredible rate of speed. After months and months of testing and tweaking the darter was born. This bait is superbly balanced thanks to a proprietary material lamination process that allows for never before seen buoyancy in a bait of its size. This bait does not work like traditional glide bait. It is not a slow-reeling bait.
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Clutch Swimbait Co. Darter Glide Bait Violet Illusion Pearl
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Clutch Swimbait Co
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Clutch Swimbait Co - Darter - Story, Design, and Function w/ Justin Kimmel
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Clutch Swimbait Co.
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Hard Swimbaits Fishing Lures — Lake Pro Tackle
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Glide Bait Casting Angles - Clutch Darter #bassfishing #fishing #glidebait
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Darter - Shadow Shad
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Megabass DARK SLEEPER 3inch 3/8oz
The original glide bait concept that started it all for Clutch Swimbait Company, the Clutch Swimbait Co. OG Glide Bait was designed and rigorously tested with an emphasis on user input to create a high-performance shad profile swimbait.
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Clutch Swimbait Co. OG Glide Bait Purple Back
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CLUTCH DARTER BREAKDOWN - W/ JUSTIN KIMMEL & Clutch Swimbait Co.
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Why You Need To Be Fishing Swimbaits - Drawing Power Explained
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Clutch OG and Clutch Darter Explained
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Clutch Swimbait Co - Darter - Story, Design, and Function w/ Justin Kimmel