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Winter 2026
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pend any time around Steve Kennedy and you
quickly realize he does not just fish a glide bait. He
studies it. Decades on big, clear-water lakes have taught him exactly how big bass react to subtle changes in
movement, and that experience has been built directly into
his new signature version of G-Ratt’s Steve Kennedy Sneaky
Pete.
The result is a bait that does not simply glide. It opens up in the water, swinging wider and showing more body on each turn than the original. Ease it forward and it takes long, sweeping strides. Snap it and it responds instantly, diving to the depth you want before settling into a slow, deliberate hang.
Here we breakdown how to make the most of this big bass catching bait.
CONTROLLING CADENCE
The Sneaky Pete is at its best when your rod dictates the action. A short, crisp chop forces the bait to dart downward and angle into a glide path. That initial dive is what positions it at the correct depth. The real trigger comes next: the pause. The bait either hangs or sinks so slowly that it appears to hover. This extended moment of stillness is often when the biggest bass decide to commit.
“The bait dives when you work it,” Kennedy said. “So, you chop it a little bit, it’ll dive down 3- or 4-feet and then just to spin right there by the cover and it’s going to get bit. I guarantee you.”
That pause beside a stump, rock, dock piling, or brushpile is where the Sneaky Pete earns its reputation. Not just cruising past cover, but hanging in place long enough to draw out a hesitant largemouth.
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