Favorite soft jerkbait 2025
Jcj90 reply :
Similar to a fluke
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Is this a question or a statement? ????
jbsoonerfan reply :
Is there anything other than a goold ol Zoom? 
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
@jbsoonerfan- nope they sure ain't. That ole zoom flat catches em for me. STAPLE!
Michigander reply :
Strike King Caffiene Shad has done well for me when they want it fast. Keitech Shad Impact when they want a more subtle presentation.
Bassjam2000 reply :
Caffeine shad
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
This should be a poll... zoom for the win!
Bankbeater reply :
In the past I've used slug-go's and jerkbaits from Mister Twister, but I can't remember what they were called. Now all I use are flukes.
MIbassyaker reply :
Caffeine shad and Yamamoto D shad are both good. They're a little heavier than the zoom super fluke.
Bluebasser86 reply :
YUM Houdini shad for me. Never bought a bag of Flukes where I didn't get at least a couple that were bent and worthless. Hasn't ever been a problem with the YUMs.
NorthernBasser reply :
Either Flukes or Caffeine Shads. But I've been wanting to try the Yums.
Not same category, but anyone else remember the Strike King Pork-O's? Man those things were MONEY. And lasted forever.
Jcj90 reply :
On 2/12/2020 at 12:28 PM, Bluebasser86 said:YUM Houdini shad for me. Never bought a bag of Flukes where I didn't get at least a couple that were bent and worthless. Hasn't ever been a problem with the YUMs.
Same here I know you can dip them in boiling water but still a PITA. I am actually really looking for a plastic that is much softer than zoom
snake95 reply :
Big Bite Baits Jerk Minnow.
Casts great, looks convincing to me and to the bass.
craww reply :
-D Shad just gets bites.
-The caffeine shads have an incredible wiggle on the fall & cast amazing. I’ll go as far as saying I don't know of a
plastic that impresses my eyes more than the strike king w/the proper keel weighted hook. Drives big fish in moderate current NUTS when targeting a specific hole or structure. -A bed fishing bait that I like is a modified Manns hardnose fluke. Cut the head w/a razor blade and insert/glue in a tungsten weight... Ive also had great results w/the walmart bargain bin yum houdini shads and Mister Twister “exude” (or something like that) flukes.
- Castaic Jerky J is a buoyant bait w/a larger profile that has its place. Like drawing a reaction strike blind pitching into Shady shore line cover or under docks and then bringing in quickly after the initial entry.
ChrisD46 reply :
On 2/12/2020 at 10:51 AM, jbsoonerfan said:Is there anything other than a goold ol Zoom?
+1 ... Day in and day out - it's tough to beat the gold standard Zoom Super Fluke for cost AND performance ... True , Strike King , Yamamoto, etc. have their versions that may excel in a certain situation - but cost twice as much . Others that may cost similar (Big Bite Baits , YUM , etc.) do not work as well as the Zoom Super Fluke nor do they have the colors Zoom offers . *I may be biased being from Georgia (Zoom Head Quarters) but as Gerald Swindle once said of the Zoom Super Fluke size & color line up : "If Zoom ain't got it - then you don't need it" !
PourMyOwn reply :
Arkansas shiner super flukes are my favorites, but Bass Assassins are also excellent.
flatcreek reply :
Zoom Super Fluke white pearl
crypt reply :
Bass Assassin 5" shad
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Side note:As soon as I buy a new pack of flukes, I put my flukes in a plastic tray, yes the lid warps. The ones that are bent I spend about 10mins altogether, boiling the water dipping the tails.
After that all of them work great. Even save tore up baits for chatterbait trailers. Zoom flukes have caught me some kinda bass
smalljaw67 reply :
On 2/12/2020 at 12:47 PM, Jcj90 said:Same here I know you can dip them in boiling water but still a PITA. I am actually really looking for a plastic that is much softer than zoom
River Rock Custom Baits Jointed Jerkbait in 4" or 5". They are soft and move really well, it is without a doubt my favorite soft jerkbait. I use the plain old Zoom fluke 4" for a trailer on an underspin. https://river-rock-custom-baits.myshopify.com/products/5-jointed-jerkbait
Tizi reply :
zoom super fluke in bluegill flash
WI_Angler1989 reply :
Case Sinkin Minnows and Shad. Discovered them last winter and used them all season. Killers! They actually have some sink (obviously with that name) unlike other standard soft jerkbaits I've used. Get into some current and it doesn't matter how long I wait, a fluke is gonna just pop out of the surface.
Case can be popped on top, worked subsurface or paused and fished like a senko.
galyonj reply :
On 2/12/2020 at 12:28 PM, Bluebasser86 said:YUM Houdini shad for me. Never bought a bag of Flukes where I didn't get at least a couple that were bent and worthless. Hasn't ever been a problem with the YUMs.
I've never used the Houdini Shad, but I've got a bag of the Breaking Shad that I guess is being phased out or something, because it's not on their website anymore.
I like them about as much as I like a Super Fluke (which is a lot).
When I get a bag of flukes I take them out and then I restack them in the bag alternating head/tail orientation. Seems to help straighten the tails out okay. I'll have to ask the fish next time. I'm too lazy to do the water trick when I know they'll just kink back up if I dump them in the bag when I'm done.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 2/12/2020 at 12:47 PM, Jcj90 said:Same here I know you can dip them in boiling water but still a PITA. I am actually really looking for a plastic that is much softer than zoom
Let me know and I point you in the direction of some VERY soft flukes . I know a fella that hand pours them (and just about anything else except tubes). His nickname is softy if that tells you anything!! (These are not all my baits, just pictures of almost all he makes ). All baits float like a cork 
FryDog62 reply :
A 5 inch Caffeine Shad is another decent soft jerk bait... until you fish it on a 4/0 3/32 oz Owner Twistlock Light hook. Then it’s the best soft jerk bait ever made...
txchaser reply :
I like the d-shad and the caffeine shad in regular and magnum.
The z-man versions are interesting presented as a suspending or topwater presentation - just fiddle with the hook size. On the top I've fished the magnum like a spook but in soupy snaggy spots.
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