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Caught my first jerkbait fish ever, 3 of them on two different days (one was a crappie). So now I have a bunch of new jerk baits :)

 

I have some micro baits I will use time to time if I feel like fishing tiny waters.

 

I have some worms I made this winter and I'd love to catch one on a homemade bait, or lure.

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4 hours ago, schplurg said:

Caught my first jerkbait fish ever, 3 of them on two different days (one was a crappie). So now I have a bunch of new jerk baits :)

 

I have some micro baits I will use time to time if I feel like fishing tiny waters.

 

I have some worms I made this winter and I'd love to catch one on a homemade bait, or lure.

 

Discovering jerkbaits can get expensive, especially when you get a look at some of the luscious JDM versions and start hitting the "buy" button.  ?

 

My newest baits are similar to schplurg's new stuff:  jerkbaits and micro baits (from Bait Finesse Empire).

 

 

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56 minutes ago, schplurg said:

The small jerk that I caught the fish with was a $197 Walmart one. 

 

Wow! $197 at Walmart! Inflation has hit the fishing gear industry hard! ?

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On 3/15/2022 at 12:38 AM, PotatoLake said:

The new Shimano lures.

I have 2 world minnows on the way. I'm excited to try them.

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One of my acquisitions over the winter were a few Berkley Stunna jerkbaits. First outing of the year with water temps in the 45 to 47 degree range and I threw about 8-10 different jerkbaits. The only one that produced on that outing was the Berkley Stunna , I had to wait about 10-15 seconds between twitches ( painful ) to get them to bite . I suspect the reason that the Stunna was my most productive jerk bait on this outing was that it was a slow sinking bait which appealed more to these cold water fish verses my suspending models as it was only 3 days from ice out . Because it is a small lake under 150 acres they were many already in staging areas in about 6-10 deep. I ended up catching about 15 on this outing with a nice one that was just under 5 lbs for a solid start for my season fishing in SW Michigan.  Regarding this lure it cast well but is not elite in that category as I have other jerkbaits in a similar size that offer more distance , it slashes well and as mentioned is a slow sink . Mid priced bait around $ 15 and in my opinion a very worthy addition to your jerkbait arsenal. I started off with 4 to sample the bait and after making a good first impression added 4 more today. 

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24 minutes ago, scaleface said:

no new lures but I do want to try the Gamakatsu G-Finesse hooks .


the hybrid worm hooks are the bees knees

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On 3/22/2022 at 6:18 PM, Primus said:

One of my acquisitions over the winter were a few Berkley Stunna jerkbaits. 

 

I purchased a few Stunnas myself. I have fished one but no luck yet.  I have no doubt it will produce in the future. The lure looks good in the water.  

 

 

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On 3/15/2022 at 12:28 AM, HaydenS said:

The swimbaits are upside down!

My Name Is Earl No GIF

 

Picked up my second 110+1 jr yesterday, solid little jerkbaits!

It is actually best to rig them upside down if you're using them as a trailer. The jig interferes with the paddles action when you rig them right side up.

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On 3/14/2022 at 1:50 PM, A-Jay said:

Soft Bladed Vibrating Jig

Oh that's interesting.

 

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New for me:

Jackall Bounty Fish... Topwater.

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Got some 1/4 and 1/8 ounce mushroom head underspins to try out this year. Used to catch bass on roadrunners when fishing for panfish so have high hopes for these. 

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For the cold water months I'm playing with some finesse swimbaits and underspins.  2.8 on a gammy round 26 and the coolbaits down under with the little 1/0.

 

In the summer I'm hoping to adapt some of the topwater swimbait stuff (Gambler EZ) I picked up on Florida to my local water.

 

So, soft plastic swimbaits is my final answer. 

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5 hours ago, Jigs_4_Pigs said:

It is actually best to rig them upside down if you're using them as a trailer. The jig interferes with the paddles action when you rig them right side up.

Welcome to the forum!

 

Some people like em like that.  However, I’m not one of them.  I catch plenty of fish rigging it paddle down.  

 

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On 3/14/2022 at 2:50 PM, A-Jay said:

Had to revise this one ~ 

Last season the Megabass Vision 110 +1 Jr. was the new deal.

This time around it's a HD Goby & a Soft Bladed Vibrating Jig.

#CRS

New Baits for 2022

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A-Jay

Those HD Goby’s look like smallmouth candy, can’t imagine you’ll have a hard time with those!!

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16 hours ago, txchaser said:

Oh that's interesting.

 

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New for me:

Jackall Bounty Fish... Topwater.

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Have you tried these yet?  They are looming large on my radar as I love to fish topwater in the junk. The lowest price I've found comes out to $2.50 per bait. That's a bit inhibitive unless they will last for several fish. I've watched a couple of videos on them and they were inconclusive. 

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Not a new bait by any means, but new to me, the Zoom Speed Worm. 
 

I finally found some at my local Ollie’s of all places. Always wanted to try them.

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I am very desperate.  I will use live bait & no barbs.  I have to have bodies on ice in the buckets for friends.

 

 "  Remember us Rich ?  "       ?

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Well, new to me for 2022, I finally bit the bullet and ponied up and bought some 110's and some Jackhammers. Took a hot minute! Haha. We'll see if they are worth the price of admission for me or if I just stick with my Pointers and regular Zman's. Other than that, I am looking forward to trying the Shimano Word Minnows and World Divers once I am able to finally source some. 

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Z man mini max.  I'm hoping the 2/0 hook will increase my smallie numbers while still sticking the big girls.  They look sweet carrying a 3.5 spunk shad!

 

Storm Deep Wiggle Wart.  I bought a few at the cabela's sale while burning a GC balance.  If they don't work for bass, I'm sure they will crush steelhead and salmon.

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On 3/15/2022 at 8:56 PM, Dogface said:

 

Wow! $197 at Walmart! Inflation has hit the fishing gear industry hard! ?

Who stole my decimal point?

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8 hours ago, schplurg said:

Who stole my decimal point?

 

Wasn't me! ?

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On 3/26/2022 at 1:00 PM, Big Rick said:

Have you tried these yet?  They are looming large on my radar as I love to fish topwater in the junk. The lowest price I've found comes out to $2.50 per bait. That's a bit inhibitive unless they will last for several fish. I've watched a couple of videos on them and they were inconclusive. 

I haven't fished them yet, it seems a little early for them... but maybe this week. From seeing the bait in person I think they will last a while, especially on an owner CPS hook. The soft plastic is pretty stout compared to a typical soft bait. That's all assuming I'm not dragging a fish with 10lbs of salad out of the back of a hole though. 

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