Favorite Jerkbait For Smallies 2024
Rusty Shackleford reply :
I'm going to be looking to get into the jerkbait bite this spring for some Michigan bronzebacks, does anyone have any favorites they use, regardless of location? Colors to get?
smalljaw67 reply :
I have 2 favorites because I use them all year round and I use a floating model in warm water and a suspending model in cold water. My favorite suspending jerkbait is a LC Pointer 100, but a close second would be the Rapala X-Rap followed by the McStick 110. The floating models I use in summer are a rattlin' rogue and a Rapala flat rap, it is a tie because the rogue has been producing great for a long time while the flat rap has only been in use for a couple of years. Suspending baits I like clown color or "nishiki" as Lucky Craft calls it for my pointer, the X-Rap I like glass ghost and the McStick I really like cell mate. For the floating models I like clown or log perch in the rogue, and purpledescent or yellow perch for the flat rap and thats not to be confused with perch which is brighter than the yellow perch.
jhoffman reply :
rapala j9 - black & gold or black & silver with a feathered trebble front weighted to suspend nose down
Hanover_Yakker reply :
Lucky Craft Pointer SP78 - American Shad
Stingray23 reply :
Of all the jerkbaits I own, the Xcalibur jerkbait has worked the best for me for reservoir smallies. chrome with blue top and orange belly.
tholmes reply :
X-rap in gold or silver, depending on light/water clarity.
Tom
Marc reply :
Lucky Craft Staysee 90SP Ver 3 for deep jerkbaits; Slender Pointer for shallower smallies.
Crestliner2008 reply :
I like the ole' Husky Jerk right after ice out around here. Clown pattern #13 is killer. As the season progresses, I move toward the X-Rap and/or Pointers in #78 & #100. However, this is by habit more than anything else. When bass are on the jerkbait bite, I really don't think they'd turn their noses up at anything.
brgbassmaster reply :
Im from central michigan and we have some awesome smallie waters where im from. Our favorite jerkbait to use is the lucky craft jerkbaits in american shad.
je1946 reply :
X-Rap #10 in Mossback and Silver blackback, LC Pointer #100 clown, I also have an old Rebel silver blackback with suspend strips that I can get to suspend in 8"ft of water it's a killer.
roadwarrior reply :
The Smithwick Rogue that you see in the pop-up is a pretty good color (clown).
Siebert Outdoors reply :
On 3/6/2013 at 2:05 AM, Hanover_Yakker said:Lucky Craft Pointer SP78 - American Shad
That is one of my favorites. Crack is also another good color.
J Francho reply :
I don't really have a favorite. I throw, Pointers, Flash Monnows, Staysees, Rogues, Deep Rogues, 110s, OSP, McSticks....and on and on...
Hanover_Yakker reply :
On 3/7/2013 at 5:01 AM, Siebert Outdoors said:That is one of my favorites. Crack is also another good color.
I almost forgot that I also have the Ghost Chartreuse Shad and the Blue Herring colors as well. Awesome baits - was able to snag mine at the local Gander Mountain when they were closing down. 70% off!!!
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/7/2013 at 5:17 AM, J Francho said:I don't really have a favorite. I throw, Pointers, Flash Monnows, Staysees, Rogues, Deep Rogues, 110s, OSP, McSticks....and on and on...
My favorite out of John's group is the one that just got bit.
roadwarrior reply :
On 3/7/2013 at 7:48 AM, Dwight Hottle said:My favorite out of John's group is the one that just got bit.
C'mon, we've all been anxious to see your response.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/7/2013 at 9:59 PM, roadwarrior said:C'mon, we've all been anxious to see your response.
Ok Kent. My favorite varies from year to year. Last year my go to bait was the slender pointer 127MR in nishiki color (clown). It is 5" long & weighs 3/4oz
J Francho reply :
My favorite for the past three years is a certain JDM Flash Minnow. It's different than what is currently available, and my love of this bait has more to do with me knowing EXACTLY what it's doing because I've thrown it so much. I have a couple others that I like on specific waters, but they're X-Raps, and we all know they don't work!
Flash Minnow:
Mr. Pink:
Mr. Construction Cone:
Bluebasser86 reply :
Lucky Craft Slender Pointer 97MR in Gunmetal Shad or American Shad.
Scott F reply :
If you are talking pre-spawn smallies, try a #65 Lucky Craft pointer in chartreuse shad, (if you can find one). Early in the year, the forage is still pretty small. The #65 for me has outfished all the other larger baits combined.
Bass Junkie reply :
I have had quite a few different jerkbaits work for me, from Rapala Husky Jerks to Lucky Craft Pointers, and quite a few in between. I prefer the Lucky Craft Pointer SP, size depending on the water. They cast extremely well, have a great action, suspend nicely, have very good terminal tackle, are well constructed, and the array of colors is second to none.
YoungProdigy19 reply :
If your fishing big water, like the great lakes, you can never go wrong with an LC Pointer
cbass12 reply :
I don't have all that much experience with jerkbaits but I have caught a lot of fish on a Glass Minnow colored Rapala Husky Jerk in the past. The Mcstick, Pointer, and RC STX are a few I'm anxious to try this year though.
muskiebassfisherII reply :
nobody is going to include the vision 110. if you're a fisherman, it's not a bad thing to ask for birthdays and Christmas.
Hogsticker reply :
River2Sea Humbug minnow. The secrets out but that's okay, I'll share the love. The 65SU model is dynamite in just about any condition. Weighing 5/16 oz. and being only 2.75 inches long it casts fantastic. It also has the most erratic action I've stumbled upon. It looks like a maniac in the water. I've had some of my best days using the gold fish and green tiger patterns. Best of all, it won't break the bank!
BronzeChaser reply :
I like a #10 x-rap in yellow perch, but there are a ton of great jerkbaits out there. I'd stick with x-raps and pointers mostly, a vision is good but the way I lose baits I can't commit to buying them 
ec1 reply :
Many of the Japanese jerkbaits work wonderfully for smallies. My favourite is definitely the ones by Lucky Craft
When jerkbait fishing, I like to have something that covers all different depths, up to 8-10 feet. Then for each depth, you should have ones that you need to "jerk" hard like a pointer, and ones that you "jerk" lightly like a vision 110. After having one of each of them, then it's time to expand a little bit in terms of your colour selection - One Natural, One Firetiger (or something bright), and One that is translucent for the extremely clear lakes.
NEjitterbugger reply :
Rapala.
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