Favorite Jerkbaits

I want to pickup a couple more jerkbaits for spring fishing, mostly for bass, but I thought I would see if I could get a Wachusetts laker to bite one.

What are your favorite jerkbaits (brand, model, weight and pattern)?

Cheers,
Patrick

i'm not a big jerkbait guy and only really started getting confident with but i like lucky craft pointers - 78sp, DD, XD.

Spro McRips and mcsticks are pretty good too.

i would highly recommend suspendots to help with casting and make them suspend perfectly.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lucky_Craft_Pointer_Minnow/descpage-LCPT.html#multiview

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lucky_Craft_Pointer_XD/descpage-LCPX.html

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lucky_Craft_Pointer_Deep_Diver/descpage-LCP78DD.html

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Spro_Mike_McClelland_McRip_85_Jerkbait/descpage-SMRJB.html

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Spro_Mike_McClelland_McStick_95/descpage-SMCS95.html

Disclaimer: Suspendots are illegal weights in mass due to the lead ban

Lucky craft pointer 100 natural bream (sunfish) and shad colors, lucky stike has a good one for short money, also the kvd strike king 200 and 300 are 7.99 at dicks. As Sam says match the forage for colors !!

i have too many colors. if i could go back i would have just gotten ghost minnow and a darker color like aurora perch or bluegill.

I love Rapalas. Husky Jerks have for to be my favorite lure of all time. It will catch any species of fish...almost, they are in any store whether its Walmart, dicks, bass pro, etc. I have caught many species from bass, stocker trout and salmon, brook trout and pickerel.
I have never tried the spro or lucky craft because they are a bit pricey and I'd have a meltdown if I lost a 15 dollar lure to a snag.

I caught my first smallmouth April 2012 at Putnam ville on a gold husky jerk.

so far i've only lost a few lucky craft jerkbaits. to pickerel of course.

I really like the Duo Realis 100's so far this year. They've been producing and the color pattern hasn't made a difference.

Unfortunately, Luckycraft and SPRO and Duo Realis are a little bit beyond my price range. I can't justify spending that much on a lure. Especially when I leave so many on the bottom, and in the trees.

Rapalas are usually my upper end baits. In my experience, the VMC hooks are good and they run true out of the box.

I will most likely pick up some Husky Jerks in perch and fire tiger patterns. Maybe some minnow/shiner patterns also. Thanks for the advice about matching the hatch. I guess that's why the baits I have in perch and bluegill patterns are usually the most productive.

I'm surprised no one mention Smithwick Rouges.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge. As always you are a helpful lot of people.

Cheers,
Patrick

I own Rapala X-Raps (XR-10) and Suspending Rogues. I was alternating between the 2 last week, and would give the nod to the X-Rap. The Rogue would slowly rise up, while the X-Rap held it's ground, suspending perfectly. I know water temperature can affect the ability to suspend, but these were fished in the same water. The X-Rap also casts like a missile. Not a huge fan of the hooks on the X-Rap though, seem a bit weak.

you can always put on bigger hooks and split rings if you don't want to use suspendots.

i have 2 spro in the same size, same size hooks, same everything but one barely rises and the other rises faster. go figure. i learned quickly that it's important to modify the baits to get them to suspend.

I've always used CC Redfins . . . just a preference. Who wouldn't love Lucky Strike Pointers . . . too expensive!

Being cheap I picked up some perch pattern husky jerks at Dick's yesterday. They are running a 20%-off sale on Rapala lures.

Have a larger X-Rap 12 that is my favorite so far.

Like a poster above said, it suspends perfectly motionless, and you can rip it a mile.

Edit: It's this one in a shad-like/alewife coloration