Are Megabass jerkbaits really king or is it a confidence thing?

[Logan S]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

The final objective is to illicit strikes from big brown bass.

Brown, Green, and Spotted  

(All 110 fish semi-recently, I just wanted to post a pic too )

 

On the subject of other good jerkbaits.  I also really like Duo baits, they have a similar JDM quality/feel as LC and MB and are priced right ($13-$14ish).  I also still like to use Rouges from time to time, especially floating Rogues in the summer.  I have a nice stash of LC Pointers too.  

 

MB 110 is still the king in my boat though ?

[FishTank]

I have tried several and the 110 has always been the best with the LC Pointer in second.  If you asked me 10-15 years ago which jerkbait is the best, I would say the technique is more important than the bait. But after fishing the 110 for serval years, if you can reel it in and pause that's pretty much all it takes for it to work.  The other thing I love about the 110, the strikes I get it on it are generally vicious. 

[iabass8]

It is the cold water king as far as jerkbaits go. Tried alot of them. The 110 just works. 

[Catt]

6 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Fishing lake Erie I always run two rods, one held in hand & worked & one in a rod holder trailing the boat as the waves pushed the boat imparting action. Second guy would do the same. That gives you 4 baits to monitor & make selections based on what is getting bit. 

 

Ya mean I ain't the only one!

 

 

[pauldconyers]

What would you say the effective depth of a 110 is? Would the 110+1 offer more of a universal use if it covers a larger range of depths?

[TnRiver46]

Feel free to post GPS coordinates of anywhere y’all have left a MB 110 hanging high up in a tree....... preferably within $24.99 of my driveway

[Hook2Jaw]

@Logan S, that's a nice spot.  Hopefully I'll find some like that in the morning.

 

The Vision 110 is the king of jerkbaits and I am the king of detailing threads to talk about different baits and compliment fish.

[Dwight Hottle]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

 

Ya mean I ain't the only one!

 

 

A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.

[FishTank]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Feel free to post GPS coordinates of anywhere y’all have left a MB 110 hanging high up in a tree....... preferably within $24.99 of my driveway

I have a ton of jerkbaits but (knock on wood) I have never lost a 110.  I have yet to find one either.  The best I ever found, and it was floating in the middle of a lake, was a Imakatsu crankbait of some kind.  

[RyneB]

My .2. I always hated jerkbait fishing. Bought a few KVDs one year and decided I was going to commit to working on it. I didnt have much success at all and gave up. 

 

Fast forward to winter of 2018 and I decided to get a Megabass vision 110 because the price was right and I needed to get to $50 for free shipping. (I know, they get me everytime). It was early early spring, ice was still on half the lake. I had my megabass vision 110 rigged up. I started my truck and was ready to leave the lake when I realized I hadn't thrown it yet. So I grab it just to make a couple casts to see what the hype was about. First cast I landed my PB. This was a spot I had tossed a KVD,swimbait, jig etc.

 

It made me a believer and it put fish in my boat all year, and eventually landed me my PB smallie as well. I have fished it right next to a KVD on days where they're biting a jerk bait and it just flat out catches more fish. It casts like a dream too.

 

It may not be worth the price to some people, but it's the bait I have the utmost confidence in. Which makes it priceless in my book.

[OkobojiEagle]

Without having a long-cast weight transfer system, does the silent 110 cast as well as the original 110?

 

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[dgkasper58]

On 11/27/2019 at 10:03 PM, FishTank said:

I have a ton of jerkbaits but (knock on wood) I have never lost a 110.  I have yet to find one either.  The best I ever found, and it was floating in the middle of a lake, was a Imakatsu crankbait of some kind.  

Scariest thing for me is the Pike love them too.  I'm nuts watching the bait/line once a pike is on.  Luckily (knock on wood) I am in the same boat as you right now.

[skunked_again]

On 11/26/2019 at 8:41 AM, Logan S said:

Short answer is yes, the Vision 110 is the king of jerkbaits .

 

 

 

I would agree 100%. But only after I have knocked the "shine" off them with a scotchbrite pad. Whole new level.

[seasgt]

On 11/26/2019 at 11:20 AM, pauldconyers said:

I'm thinking I might pick a few of these up if I can find a small sale on them. Never tried them, are the hooks good out of the package? If not anyone got a recommendation and size to go with?

      Have you tried these yet? If not, id throw and catch one maybe two fish and then change the hooks. Megabass jerkbait hooks arent made for heavy bass. Switch them out with ichikawa if you can find them,  if not, go ryugi first then owner st 36's. They are size 6 hooks, but megabass uses light wire, so if you want the same action, go for a 7 or 8 in normal/heavy. 

   

  You wont find them on sale except for random stores during black friday or ebay. Megabass "doesnt allow" sale's of their brand. Cheapest ive ever bought them for was 20$ at my local vance outdoors. 

[A-Jay]

Are Megabass jerkbaits really king or is it a confidence thing?

Five years later and I'm singing a different tune.

I'm going with YES.

They are worth it.

I guess we may need to define "worth".

A-Jay

[Tackleholic]

29 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Are Megabass jerkbaits really king or is it a confidence thing?

Five years later and I'm singing a different tune.

I'm going with YES.

They are worth it.

I guess we may need to define "worth".

A-Jay

I'm with A-Jay.  I have other brands of Jerks but Megabass is all I buy anymore.  Bass in the lake and Brown Trout in the River, Megabass outproduces the others.

[woolleyfooley]

On 11/27/2019 at 5:32 PM, FishTank said:

I have tried several and the 110 has always been the best with the LC Pointer in second.  If you asked me 10-15 years ago which jerkbait is the best, I would say the technique is more important than the bait. But after fishing the 110 for serval years, if you can reel it in and pause that's pretty much all it takes for it to work.  The other thing I love about the 110, the strikes I get it on it are generally vicious. 

Totally agree with this. The vision 110 is definitely the best. The lucky craft pointer is what I would throw if I’m worried about getting snagged. Not that I’d like to lose either.

[Shimano_1]

Absolutely worth it to me. I've tried them all hoping something is comparable and I've concluded that the $ I've spent experimenting would have served me better buying more 110's. Of course I'm a typical hard headed man so I had to figure this out for myself.  When they're aggressive there's several that will catch em,  when they're pressured and the lure/color matters, nothing else compares in my years of experience. 

[Tackleholic]

My downside to the Megabass 110 is fear!  When casting to the bank  sometimes I will instinctively stop the lure short for fear of bouncing it off a rock, but I won't change brands.  They are the best, and I "may" have nearly as many as A-Jay has.

[A-Jay]

11 minutes ago, Tackleholic said:

My downside to the Megabass 110 is fear!  When casting to the bank  sometimes I will instinctively stop the lure short for fear of bouncing it off a rock, but I won't change brands.  They are the best, and I "may" have nearly as many as A-Jay has.

 We can only fish one at a time.

And I don't know about you, but I sleep better knowing there's redundancy where needed. 

I "may" even I tuck mine in at night. 

A-Jay

[Tim Kelly]

I have a weakness for jerkbaits and lipless baits. I barely throw crankbaits so can walk past isles of them without flinching, but the shiny rattly isles get me every time. 

 

110jr +1 is probably what I have most faith in, but all the megabass are good, from the x70 to the Bigger 110s, they're all beautifully made and painted, but then so are my other fav brand OSP. Rudra is a naughty bait and Veruna a slightly smaller version. Duo make some great baits too. LC pointers seem to catch when others don't, so they're mandatory too. KVD 300 work, but you have to whack them like a demented woodpecker to get them to move like the more expensive baits.

 

Stunna, meh, Rapala, Meh. Both get thrown when the cover looks particularly knarly, or pikey, but never first choices. 

 

Spinning rod for the win, BTW 😉

[Darth-Baiter]

I'm not great at jerking.  but the Vision 110 is the one I catch them on.  I think I know why.  the V110 is more delicate.  you cast too far and land one on a rocky shoreline, you know what I am talking about.  the lip shatters.  I use mine on 10lb or 8lb line and I can just tap them ever so gently to get them to run right.  I got this insight fishing a gin-clear lake and I could see my bait coming in from afar.  I can twitch it.  and it jumps.  

 

my other jerk baits need a hammier fist.  

[5by3]

Have had a lot of success on a vision 110, stunna, and rogue. Those are pretty much the only three I throw.

[LrgmouthShad]

23 hours ago, A-Jay said:

I "may" even I tuck mine in at night.

Video or didn’t happen

[DogBone_384]

On 11/26/2019 at 10:40 AM, A-Jay said:

Addicted to Jerkbaits ~ Guilty as charged.

The Vision oneten and oneten plus have accounted for several very respectable brown bass for me.

But so has the Lucky Craft 100's & 100 Deep.

 

Sounds like my collection...  and a pile more of all brands, shapes, and colors.

 

I'll add Rapala Shadow Rap and Rip Stops (shallow and deep) during the winter time.  I can't say exactly why, but they work.  

 

So, yes, I'll say Megabass jerkbaits are the king.