Favorite Jerk bait!?!

[river-rat]

Since I fish shallow water in south Louisiana 90% of the time, I'm usually using a floating jerkbait. I have listed my favorites in order.

 

Cotton Cordell Redfin (gold)

Smithwick Rogue

A.C. Shiner

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, Eddie101 said:

Do you throw them all year around or just spring/fall seasons only? Have you tried Magabass Vision 110+2 in order to make it go deeper?  

I do have the +2's - nice bait.

However I have not yet established much confidence in it yet as I've only been fishing it since spring. 

Yes, I do fish jerkbaits 'all season long' but the vast majority of the plus sized brown bass I hunt with them, comes early & late season. 

Additionally, the wild and frenetic pace/action required to illicit a strike with a jerkbait during the warmer water periods, takes a toll on the wrist & forearms.  So it's not a presentation I routinely use for an entire day or a few days in a row.

Local smallies here go 'deep', like dropshot only kind of deep, for much of the summer.  Early and late in the day they might be coaxed into a coming up for a jerkbait, but there usually seems like there's more ligament & tendon friendly methods of getting a bite then too.  Don't mean to sound like a wimp, but if you've not done the high speed  WACK WACK WACK jerkbait deal for 3 or 4 straight hours, try it. 

Harder than Deep Cranking or even the A-Rig IMO. 

A-Jay

 

 

[Eddie101]

18 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I do have the +2's - nice bait.

However I have not yet established much confidence in it yet as I've only been fishing it since spring. 

Yes, I do fish jerkbaits 'all season long' but the vast majority of the plus sized brown bass I hunt with them, comes early & late season. 

Additionally, the wild and frenetic pace/action required to illicit a strike with a jerkbait during the warmer water periods, takes a toll on the wrist & forearms.  So it's not a presentation I routinely use for an entire day or a few days in a row.

Local smallies here go 'deep', like dropshot only kind of deep, for much of the summer.  Early and late in the day they might be coaxed into a coming up for a jerkbait, but there usually seems like there's more ligament & tendon friendly methods of getting a bite then too.  Don't mean to sound like a wimp, but if you've not done the high speed  WACK WACK WACK jerkbait deal for 3 or 4 straight hours, try it. 

Harder than Deep Cranking or even the A-Rig IMO. 

A-Jay

 

 

I should've asked what don't you have? LOL  I've done that said method for hours, and I always wondered why I was so sore and tired at the end of the day. When I get too beat, I usually switch back to ol'Texas rigging. I'm no spring chicken anymore although semi-macho side of me don't want to admit that....

[A-Jay]

2 minutes ago, Eddie101 said:

I should've asked what don't you have? LOL  I've done that said method for hours, and I always wondered why I was so sore and tired at the end of the day. When I get too beat, I usually switch back to ol'Texas rigging. I'm no spring chicken anymore although semi-macho side of me don't want to admit that....

Nope me either - 

Hope to make my 61st successful trip around the sun this August.

And do what I can to keep myself in decent shape.

Still if I can get them to eat a spybait - I'm a happy camper.

A-Jay

[Shimano_1]

Megabass vision 110 in the variations for whatever the conditions call for. Tennessee shad is my go to color

[Eddie101]

15 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Nope me either - 

Hope to make my 61st successful trip around the sun this August.

And do what I can to keep myself in decent shape.

Still if I can get them to eat a spybait - I'm a happy camper.

A-Jay

I turned 61 this January so I guess we're in the same boat - no pun. I used to be a power lifter (Temple Hills Power lifting Club in MD) myself in my younger days, and I do have some trophies to back it up, but I'm not ripped like that.  You, regardless of your age, look great, period!  

I've never even heard of a spybait till just now; did some quick research, and I think it's a great idea to catch both LM, and SM! I'm always learning something from you, and am impressed with your knowledge/skills. Much obliged!

[A-Jay]

2 minutes ago, Eddie101 said:

I turned 61 this January so I guess we're in the same boat - no pun. I used to be a power lifter (Temple Hills Power lifting Club in MD) myself in my younger days, and I do have some trophies to back it up, but I'm not ripped like that.  You, regardless of your age, look great, period!  

I've never even heard of a spybait till just now; did some quick research, and I think it's a great idea to catch both LM, and SM! I'm always learning something from you, and am impressed with your knowledge/skills. Much obliged!

Thanks & Thanks.

No power lifting for me - 

Just want to be able to move myself around for as long as I can.

I keep it basic and try not to blow anything up.

You know what it's like. 

 Sorry for the hi-jack.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

A-Jay 

 

[Eric Matechak]

My absolute favorite is the Jackall Rerange handsdown. Puts off so much flash on sunny days. Startles bass and stripers into striking.

 

Megabass 110 is good too

[Ogandrews]

All of my usual favorites have been covered here but my new favorite for small jerkbaits is the duo realis rozante 77sp. Just over 3” but still weighs 3/8oz and has a transfer system so it still casts well on a baitcaster. Incredible action for a small bait, all of the biggest brown trout I caught this winter were on it as well as some nice walleye and smallmouth this spring in the river. 

[MGF]

I've only used the Rapala line and I came to them by accident. When I fist moved here and started fishing my river I lost a lot of tackle to the rocks. I had some floating Rapalas so I tried them and I caught a lot of fish.

 

I used to use a lot of count-downs in the Arkansas rivers for trout so I gave them a try to get below the surface and I caught lots of fish on them.

 

My wife went to the store to restock and came home with some x-raps. We've caught a lot of fish on a-raps and husky jerks since then but I kind of got away from them because I lost so many to pike.