Jerkbait colors and sizes.
The Jerk
Posted 7/25/2011 5:38 PM (#508895)
Subject: Jerkbait colors and sizes.


I hate jerkbaits but I'm making myself get more into them this year and would like to expand my collection. What does everyone prefer for jerkbait colors? Starting from scratch I assume it's like anything else and you need a little of everything. But jerkbaits strike me as being more of a finnesse presentation where maybe a more natrual color would be better compared to firetiger or chartruese perch. I fish mostly clearer water, but do see some turbidity.

And what about these big ones, like 10"? Do they work as well as they look or is it just the next big thing and the standard sizes work just fine? Thanks
fish4musky1
Posted 7/26/2011 10:57 AM (#508988 - in reply to #508895)
Subject: Re: Jerkbait colors and sizes.





Location: Northern Wisconsin		It can be hard to fish a jerkbait if you have no confidence in them. I would recommend getting a few suicks, both 9" and 10", weighted and non weighted. They will catch fish and like they say, "there is no wrong way to work a suick". For colors you can't go wrong with black or a sucker pattern but bright colors like chartreuse black dot and firetiger have also worked well for me. I have over a dozen suicks of all colors and most have had action so color isn't the biggest deal in my opinion. There are alot of posts on how to tune them so you could do a search and find out.

About big jerks: I have been using a 12" bobbie bait recently with good results, its a great bait to rip through weeds. My favorite jerk I own is a 10" suick that I bought bare and spray painted silverish grey.