Strike King Jerkbait

[Bassfisherman94]

How does the Strike King Jerkbait work compared to others? Does it have good action and does it suspend well? I am looking to get a few jerkbaits and don't want to break the bank.

Thanks!

[Hound_dog]

I have a few and like them. One thing I have found with jerkbaits is you really need different brands because they all act differently. Some have more of a rolling action than others. Sometime the bass want one that has a lot of roll to it and then other times they want one with more subtle action. I've caught just as many on my $5 jerkbaits as I have my $20 ones. It just depends on the fishes mood that day.

[loodkop]

It works for KVD.....?

[Crankenstein Crony]

My favorite jerk baits are the Rapala X-Rap. I've caught a lot of fish on the Rapala Husky Jerk, the Bomber Pro Long A, and the Storm Original ThunderStick and Jr. ThunderStick. I haven't used Strike's King Wild Shiner a lot but I have caught some good fish on them.

Like Hound_dog said, you need to have several different brands because they all act different. Sometimes the subtle difference in bait makes all the difference in the world.

[Hooligan]

The Wild Shiner is a pretty decent bait, really. I've had great luck with it in extremely cold water as it's a very, very tight bait. It doesn't roll nearly as much as a Pointer 100, and it's not as wide as a Vision. Its primary drawback, to me, is that I usually want a shallower bait in that tight roll, and it's a deeper running bait.

That said, you'll sort through a bunch of them in order to find a really good one.

[roadwarrior]

A waste of time and money...

Go with the Pointer, X-Rap, Husky Jerk, McStick or MegaBassVision 110.