@reelChris Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 When everyone is talking about throwing jerk baits in colder water, are you all using hard baits, or flukes too? Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 Yes you are missing out not throwing a jerk bait. Once you own a few of them then you will want "sets" of them to cover all the various conditions you might encounter. Most of these situations you encounter in your mind, but how much does that really matter? Nevertheless you'll want a set of Lucky Craft pointers, you'll want a set of Vision 110's (these get really pricey). You can get a set of Vision 110 knock offs from Lucky Strike for somewhat less money and sometimes they work as well as the originals. Over the years, Strike King has come out with several different jerk bait variations, you'll want a set of each of those. Smithwick Rogues are classics and there are multiple variations of that bait, so a set of each of those, in a variety of colors is nice. necessary? Excalibur marketed a jerk bait for a while, the EE Shad - when those got closed out at a local tackle shop, there went $150 for a set of those. ( they haven't gotten wet yet ).. But wait, there's more . .. There is such a thing as deep diving jerk baits. Lucky Craft makes some in the Pointer series - you need a set of those. Lucky Craft also makes a bait called at Staysee - a deeper diving jerk bait - they work and you probably need a set of those as well. Don't forget the classics - the old Rebel spoonbill - the various Rapala jerk baits, formats among these is the Husky Jerk, but you can spend well over $1000 just getting some each of the Rapala variations of the jerk bait. Bomber Long A's are classic - need a set of them. And I'm pretty sure I've left out 80% or more of the jerk baits currently on the market. So, short answer to your question, yes, you're missing out not throwing a jerk bait. There are numerous threads about the gear side of this equation as well, check those out and lighten your wallet some more. Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 8 hours ago, Rbunton87 said: I don't own, never thrown one! its a bait that I shrugged off and thought was boring. Am I missing out by not throwing one? Probably. 90% of the fish I caught in several lakes between January and March last season came on the Rapala Shadow Rap in perch. The rest came on the IMA suspending lipless crank that I sort of fished like a suspending jerkbait. Halfway through March the Dark Sleeper bite took off like wildfire so I gave up on the jerkbait. I was fine with that as our lakes have big Pickerel and it's not fun unhooking them when they choke a 3 treble bait. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 31, 2020 Global Moderator Posted January 31, 2020 One of my favorite ways to fish. Catches all sizes and types and works way more than just in cold water. I fish them on a spinning rod from my kayak. Quote
Dorado Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: One of my favorite ways to fish. Catches all sizes and types and works way more than just in cold water. I fish them on a spinning rod from my kayak. Blue, If you could only pick one multi-species jerkbait, what would it be? Quote
Super User gim Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 I started using them about 5 years ago. Took a while before I caught a fish on one. It helps to mix up the cadence and pauses until you get bit. I exclusively used them for smallmouth in clearer waters until last year when I tossed one in some darker water for largies. By god I caught a couple so I will consider them as an option year round now. The downside is the cost. Any reasonable jerk bait is close to 10 bucks, with the really nice ones being more. And up here, pike bite offs are a serious problem. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 31, 2020 Global Moderator Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 6:09 AM, Dorado said: Blue, If you could only pick one multi-species jerkbait, what would it be? https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Duo_Realis_Rozante_77SP_Jerkbait/descpage-DRRZT.html Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 My 2 cents, yes you are missing out if not using a jerkbait. Sometimes they work when nothing else does, sometimes they work for all species not just bass. On our season opening weekend last May in Minnesota I had maybe my single best multi-species day of fishing. Entirely with a jerkbait and caught numerous 18-20 inch largemouth, a 27 inch walleye and an 11 pound pike (I even caught a huge, beautiful Sunfish I now wish I had snapped a picture of!). That day I used a Shadow Rap, Berkley Cutter and a Vision 110. Fish didn’t discriminate - it was all about the jerk-pause action. There were a few other boats out on this small 200 acre lake, all dragging live bait around and I didn't see any other fish caught... 5 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 What are you missing not throwing jerkbaits? Not catching fish on jerkbaits. Some places, you won't get the bait back if you throw them. That's true with any bait. There are times of the year, especially up here, where it's almost a must throw. Outside those times, you might not miss much not throwing them, but the question can be always be asked: what am missing not throwing [blank]? You're missing fish that bite [blank]. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted January 31, 2020 Super User Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, FryDog62 said: My 2 cents, yes you are missing out if not using a jerkbait. Sometimes they work when nothing else does, sometimes they work for all species not just bass. On our season opening weekend last May in Minnesota I had maybe my single best multi-species day of fishing. Entirely with a jerkbait and caught numerous 18-20 inch largemouth, a 27 inch walleye and an 11 pound pike (I even caught a huge, beautiful Sunfish I now wish I had snapped a picture of!). That day I used a Shadow Rap, Berkley Cutter and a Vision 110. Fish didn’t discriminate - it was all about the jerk-pause action. There were a few other boats out on this small 200 acre lake, all dragging live bait around and I didn't see any other fish caught... Beautiful pike 1 Quote
Silas Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 21 hours ago, NorthernBasser said: If you only fish muddy water, eh. Much better options. If you're fishing water with decent to great visibility, absolutely. Down in the Louisiana Swampland, I've rarely seen clear water, the likes I have seen in Lake Ouachita in Arkansas, where I could see my bait even 20 feet underwater So I read about them but never fished them here. About 2 years ago I bought a Lucky Craft Pointer in Sexy Shad jus to put in my tackle box. About a month later I came upon a stretch of bayou where I could see the bait around 4-6 inches underwater so I tied one on and chunked it as far as I could and pulle in about a dozen bass in half an hour. Wow! I went crazy and bought 10-12 jerkbaits. Ive found in November- February, between fronts and floods, that I can do well with them. Problem is last few months have been floods, and murky water, so black and blue Bitsy Bugs and Zoom Sapphire ultra vibe speed craws have been the ticket. And in my depressed area of the South, the Pointers and Visions are too expensive to lose. Lots of debris on our shallow soft bottom bayous. 1 Quote
FordsnFishin Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 I've had the best day of fishing of my life on a jerkbait. I've caught my personal best on a jerkbait. An my go to bait is a jig... Quote
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