Jerkbaits To The Exclusion Of Crankbaits

[OkobojiEagle]

Out of curiosity... who has gotten to the point in his/her hard bait fishing that they've tossed aside all crank baits in favor of jerk baits?  Anyone almost there with only one or two crank bait exceptions?

 

 

oe

[Balshy Fishing]

So you're saying jerkbaits > crankbaits? 

[Jrob78]

I like jerkbaits but I don't use them anywhere close to the same way I use crankbaits.  They serve two different purposes for me.  They aren't interchangeable.  

[Catch and Grease]

I use cranks way more than jerkbaits, but I love using a jerkbait in the dead of winter

[paul25]

I've learned my lesson with thinking if the fish will bite a crankbait they will hit a jerkbait, although on some occasions i can catch em just as good on a jerkbait if my buddy is using a crankbait but i've been humbled more than i would like to admit with this theory. I am a big on jerkbaits but alot of times in my experience if a good crankbait bite is on they won't hit a jerkbait good

[OkobojiEagle]

So I'll take from the responses... no one

 

Happy hooking...

 

 

oe

[smalljaw67]

I'm not in that position but when I fish river smallies I am using a jerkbait much more than a crankbait. If I have clear water during the warm months I'll throw floating style jerkbaits before crankbaits but if I'm fishing lakes, it is a lot more cranks but again, clear water will allow me to throw a jerkbait and I will, suspending is water less than 60 degrees and floating over 60 degrees.

[TNBassin']

In the winter I've actually forgone the use of jerkbaits altogether. Now I will use a shallow running crank with a suspend dot on it. I mainly do this because I suck at working a jerk bait lol. Works great though.

[Fish Murderer 71]

I'll use a jerkbait more than a crankbait.  I find more big fish in shallows than I do deeper.