Jerkbait poll

[BASS fisherman]

Just curious since you usually hear jerkbaits are a clear water lure.

[roadwarrior]

They work just fine in stained water, too.

8-)

[Tin]

I plan on catching some smallies in a muddy river pool this afternoon after school. 8-)

[Infidel.]

I've done pretty good in muddy water with a clown colored Husky Jerk.  But in stained or clear water I go with the Tenn shad.  I have found that it is most effective in clear water though.  

[ba7ss3in]

clear water, haven't used them in muddy water

[heathen]

Clear and stained, never had any luck in muddy water.

[fishnaddiction]

Just curious since you usually hear jerkbaits are a clear water lure.

when the fish are suspended  

[MALTESE FALCON]

I've caught a few in dirty water, however, most of my success has been in clear to stained water.

Falcon

[Sam]

Interesting poll.

[Munkin]

I've caught a few in dirty water, however, most of my success has been in clear to stained water.

Falcon

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Allen

[skillet]

 I voted all of the above. Sometimes it's like a top water bait, get caught up in the moment and just d**n well have to throw one :-[...

                                 As Ever,

                                  skillet

[RoLo]

I fish hard jerkbaits mainly in water with fair to excellent visibility.

Jerkbaits are paused a lot, so in murky water an interested bass

may fall off point. In murky water I would sooner reach

for a rat-l-trap or other noisy plug.

Roger

[T-rig]

Jerkbaits are paused a lot, so in murky water an interested bass may fall off point.

Use a straight retrieve in murky water. The Jackall  Smash Minnow has pretty loud rattles and works well in murky water.

[Cujo]

Caught plenty of bass in stained H2O, but really haven't tried them in muddy H2O.  

[senile1]

Clear and stained.  Most of the water I fish is stained.

[ww2farmer]

Clear water for me. I have not really tried them in stained water, most all of our water is gin clear in the spring when I fish jerkbaits the most, by the time the water stains up in the summer I have found cranks and spinner baits to produce better for me.