Jerkbaits in the summer time?

[gim]

I normally consider a jerk bait more of a pre-spawn cold water technique.  However, the other day when I was fishing, I still had one tied on from a trip in May and I thought I'd give it a try.  Sure enough, on the third cast, a nice 17 incher smacked it.  I continued to catch 3 more quality largemouth doing this in the next 90 minutes, when nothing else was working very well.

 

Weeds have become to get thick, water temps are increasing, and a jerk bait with trebles just doesn't seem like a summer time lure.  But if it works, why not use it?  Who else tosses them in the summer?

[MN Fisher]

Keep those ideas coming, man - tentative schedule for the F-9 is to launch on Monday the 27th.

 

LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!!!

[gim]

Just now, MN Fisher said:

Keep those ideas coming, man - tentative schedule for the F-9 is to launch on Monday the 27th.

 

LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!!!

 

The maiden voyage!

 

Perhaps the water clarity is playing a role with the jerkbaits?  I did notice that it was still pretty clear because there probably hasn't been much of an algae bloom yet.

[RDB]

3 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Who else tosses them in the summer?

Jerkbaits are year round lures for me.  It’s usually not one of my first choices in the summer months but I have caught a lot of bass on them in 85+ degree water.

[Bird]

Like you I typically throw them more during prespawn but 2 years ago the wife and I were camping on Philpott lake in VA and caught my biggest fish of the year in August throwing a suspending Jerkbait.

 

This time of year I'm focused on top water and soft plastics but really should be more open minded with bait selection.

If they hit a soft swimbait in warmer water, why not a Jerkbait.

[VolFan]

Oh baby! A big rapala waked or slow retrieve 1-2 ft down is one of my favorite summer baits. I take off the mid treble and upsize the other two hooks slightly.

[throttleplate]

My wife tossed this berkley rip-stop last saturday in a heavilly fished bank area and she caught bass, pike and snagged a carp.

Then this happened, 23 inches of great tasting fish. I was standing next to her saying its time to pack up when it hit and it dragged her line around from right to left and i watched in amazement her fighting this fish unknown to us what it was before she landed it.

 

[MN Fisher]

12 minutes ago, throttleplate said:

still unknown to us what it was.

Looks like a walleye to me, man.

[Bird]

22 minutes ago, throttleplate said:

My wife tossed this berkley rip-stop last saturday in a heavilly fished bank area and she caught bass, pike and snagged a carp.

Then this happened, 23 inches of great tasting fish. I was standing next to her saying its time to pack up when it hit and it dragged her line around from right to left and i watched in amazement her fighting this fish still unknown to us what it was.

 

It doesn't count, it was hooked on outside of mouth.......foul. ?

[Basser2021]

24 minutes ago, throttleplate said:

My wife tossed this berkley rip-stop last saturday in a heavilly fished bank area and she caught bass, pike and snagged a carp.

Then this happened, 23 inches of great tasting fish. I was standing next to her saying its time to pack up when it hit and it dragged her line around from right to left and i watched in amazement her fighting this fish still unknown to us what it was.

 

Great fish definetley a walleye. 

Jerkbaits are truly a year-round lure

[Bluebasser86]

I fish the Duo Realis Rozante 77sp a lot in the summer. The shad spawn produces lots of small baitfish the bass feed heavily on so it's a good imitation. I like to fish it really fast with little to no pause. 

[throttleplate]

3 hours ago, Bird said:

It doesn't count, it was hooked on outside of mouth.......foul. ?

 

Not so fast, check out this first photo. The lure ended up in the cheek after wrestling with gettin it unhooked. ?

[gim]

9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I like to fish it really fast with little to no pause. 

So you're basically just snapping it all the way in on the retrieve?

[Deephaven]

A jerk is a year round go to bait for me.  I switch to floaters and a more aggressive retrieve as the water warms.  Behind a frog it is my number one confidence bait...but I will say they seem to work better up north than in the metro.

14 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Keep those ideas coming, man - tentative schedule for the F-9 is to launch on Monday the 27th.

 

LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!!!

Awesome. Can't wait to hear about it...although I will be in Germany and this forum doesn't work there

 

[Choporoz]

I use them all summer, but mostly in pretty specific situations.  Whenever I graph fish on big points up off the bottom from 5 to about 15 feet from the surface, I like a jerkbait.  

  Traps and cranks work, too, but I like the ability to pause in mid-column

[Bluebasser86]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

So you're basically just snapping it all the way in on the retrieve?

Yes, it's a very fast, reaction strike triggering retrieve. 

[JS Patterson]

Once the water becomes hot, It seems that the fish respond better to longer pauses for me.  It becomes similar to winter fishing but that probably varies depending on the body of water.  

[throttleplate]

5 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Awesome. Can't wait to hear about it...although I will be in Germany and this forum doesn't work there

 

Thats strange, i use a vpn from a server in the mideast in bangladesh and it works fine. Germany? maybe you are right but use a vpn hooked up to the usa and you should be fine.

[Deephaven]

44 minutes ago, throttleplate said:

 

Thats strange, i use a vpn from a server in the mideast in bangladesh and it works fine. Germany? maybe you are right but use a vpn hooked up to the usa and you should be fine.

With a VPN it works, but then I'd have to pay for a vpn.

 

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, Deephaven said:

With a VPN it works, but then I'd have to pay for a vpn.

 

Considering the peace-of-mind it gives me, it's worth the money - even on my limited budget.

[T-Billy]

25 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Considering the peace-of-mind it gives me, it's worth the money - even on my limited budget.

I just wear my foil hat when on the interweb. So far, so good.

[PotatoLake]

@Bluebasser86 I like your Rozante approach to matching the tiny shad. I wonder if that X-Nanahan from Megabass would also work under the same idea. @gimruis Great topic, Ive had bites during post spawn/ summer, throwing a Jackal Rerange and a Lucky Craft Flash Pointer when I see schoolers slashing at bait balls. I wouldn’t say I’ve lit them up, but they’ve worked decently. 

[Bluebasser86]

24 minutes ago, PotatoLake said:

@Bluebasser86 I like your Rozante approach to matching the tiny shad. I wonder if that X-Nanahan from Megabass would also work under the same idea. @gimruis Great topic, Ive had bites during post spawn/ summer, throwing a Jackal Rerange and a Lucky Craft Flash Pointer when I see schoolers slashing at bait balls. I wouldn’t say I’ve lit them up, but they’ve worked decently. 

Yes it does. I caught a dozen in short order with it at a local lake the first time out. I'd forgot I even had a couple of them until you asked about them ?