Been using the Rapala brand mostly, but can never get to exactly suspend, either slightly rise or sink no matter how much I tweak them. Tried the new KVD strike king jerk bait and hated it, it ran odd and would surface.
Wondering if any experiences with the McClelland Spro Mcstick, Lucky Craft or Megabass... All are more expensive but willing to try if they suspend and run true. Any experiences??
Wondering if any experiences with the McClelland Spro Mcstick, Lucky Craft or Megabass... All are more expensive but willing to try if they suspend and run true. Any experiences??
I've been beaten by someone throwing the high end stuff and I refuse to pay for them so I live with it I'm not that much of a jerkbaiter but have had some success with it later in the year.Maybe I'll break down and buy one to see if it helps after ice-out...lol
Been using the Rapala brand mostly, but can never get to exactly suspend, either slightly rise or sink no matter how much I tweak them. Tried the new KVD strike king jerk bait and hated it, it ran odd and would surface.
Wondering if any experiences with the McClelland Spro Mcstick, Lucky Craft or Megabass... All are more expensive but willing to try if they suspend and run true. Any experiences??
Have you experimented With suspend dots? Two usually does the trick for me
I am a lucky craft and megabass guy too. Won't fish anything else. years ago i took all my cheaper Jerkbaits the threw them away and went out and bought the higher end baits. They perform excellent, have superior hooks and finishes, cast better and flatout outfish the cheaper baits.
i don't like the cheap stuff either. a lot of them don't suspend in colder water so then you have to do all that modifying. i like LC but can't get myself to buy Megabass. LC is too expensive as it is. but you don't need too many in my opinion. just get 1 or 2 colors to cover the different depth zones based on where you're fishing and the water clarity. it will save you money for sure.
Thanks guys. Sounds like I am behind on the jerk-bait learning curve, sounds like you've experienced a performance difference. So a couple in the box may be worth it. Just didn't want to spend the money and have the same results.
Didn't know about the dots, just been adding rings to the hook eyes and changing hook sizes to tweak the ones i have... but when they sink not much to do except downsize a hook.. which I prefer to not do. Or when they suspend in a semi-vertical angle
Didn't know about the dots, just been adding rings to the hook eyes and changing hook sizes to tweak the ones i have... but when they sink not much to do except downsize a hook.. which I prefer to not do. Or when they suspend in a semi-vertical angle
I've been doing really well with lucky craft and spro jerkbaits. I seem to do better on the spro in really cold water, and the lucky craft pointer usually works better when water temp reaches 50 or higher. even the more expensive jerkbaits usually need some tweaking to get them to suspend perfectly. A slow sink usually works fine in cold water and will help you get the bait down an extra 1' or 2' after a few pauses.
Just buy a couple of the 128 LC used on BBC Al they are better baits.I've been beaten by someone throwing the high end stuff and I refuse to pay for them so I live with it I'm not that much of a jerkbaiter but have had some success with it later in the year.Maybe I'll break down and buy one to see if it helps after ice-out...lol