Rapala Husky Jerks

rrw4258 · 11-11-05, 10:20 PM

How do the Rapala Husky Jerks work? Do u guys like them? I found one on clearance today for 2 bucks in a clown color, so i picked it up. How do u fish these lures? It is a HJ-8! Thanks

Ryan

bassintom · 11-11-05, 10:30 PM

clown,silver and gold husky jerks are excellent springtime lures here in the garden state.i would have bought them all at 2 bucks ea.haven't really used them much any other time of the year.they do have a tendency to get the lip broke off.especially in cold water if you try to smack the water to get grass off..don't do that.lol....i have a dozen or so...good bait.

rrw4258 · 11-11-05, 10:32 PM

what is the proper method for fishing these lures? constant retreive? Stop and go?

bassintom · 11-11-05, 10:40 PM

you have to try different retrieves...sometimes pause..sometimes just a steady retrieve.experiment till the fish tell you which way they want it.

11-11-05, 10:41 PM

I use a bait caster setup. I throw it, wait for the ripples to fade out. Then I short jerk or twitch. Pause, short jerk or twitch, and do it again. Reel in and do it all over again. Good bait.

JB · 11-12-05, 05:57 AM

Ya fish it just like any hard body jerkbait, throw it out and give it many hard jerks and reel, try to get it down to the desired depth, then pause, jerk , mix it up, let it set, then repeat.
I have always noticed the Husky Jerk tumbles downward on the jerk more than a rattling rogue, which decends but has a sideways motion to it.
Both are considered jerk baits, both have slightly dif motions on retreive but basically get the job done.
The husky jerk is a tad bigger around to I think.

pig n jig · 11-12-05, 07:15 AM

I use the HJ-10 series more than the smaller ones, but you have got a good bait for a good price.The thing I have found is the more level you can get the bait to swim when it is sitting still between pauses, the more fish you will catch.It doesn't matter at what depth it fishes at as long as it stops level instead of the tail being lower than the body or the head being dropped below the rest of the bait. Suspend dots will balance them. You can also change the action by placing suspend dots at different areas. The dots placed at the mid section changes the wobble to a wiggle and if you place the dot on the tail section, it makes the bait skid sideways in the water as JB said the Rogues do, I would be they have more weight in the tail section than a husky jerk does, but you can add suspend dots to change that if you want to.

P N J

Joe_S. · 11-12-05, 09:36 AM

I like the Hj10's and 12's and as posted above they are a great cold clear water spring time lure here and that's usually the only time I have one tied on, I usually use a twitch, twitch, pause retrieve, the colder the water the longer the pause usually, But I will say this, last week a guy in our tourney caught two 4+ lbers on a jerkbait, (got the info from his kid

)I never really used them in fall but may be giving it a bit of a chance tomorrow, that is if I can put the jig down

There is a lot of algae on top of the water form turnover but underneath is pretty clear so maybe that's why he had the success he did.

zooker · 11-12-05, 11:19 AM

fall is a good time for using them. i have used hj6-12 prefuring the hj10-12 over the rest but they work.

zooker

JB · 11-12-05, 12:20 PM

Anytime the water temp is 50's to 60ish I got for the jerkbait, and although I have many husky jerks I always find myself looking through my rattling rogue box instead of the rapala box, I have tried them all and they all work fine, but up here in oHIo I like the smaller profile jerkbait

11-11-05, 10:20 PM	#1
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Rapala Husky Jerks How do the Rapala Husky Jerks work? Do u guys like them? I found one on clearance today for 2 bucks in a clown color, so i picked it up. How do u fish these lures? It is a HJ-8! Thanks Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

11-11-05, 10:32 PM	#3
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	what is the proper method for fishing these lures? constant retreive? Stop and go? __________________ Never Give Up!

11-12-05, 09:36 AM	#8
Joe_S. BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: P.a Posts: 145	I like the Hj10's and 12's and as posted above they are a great cold clear water spring time lure here and that's usually the only time I have one tied on, I usually use a twitch, twitch, pause retrieve, the colder the water the longer the pause usually, But I will say this, last week a guy in our tourney caught two 4+ lbers on a jerkbait, (got the info from his kid )I never really used them in fall but may be giving it a bit of a chance tomorrow, that is if I can put the jig down There is a lot of algae on top of the water form turnover but underneath is pretty clear so maybe that's why he had the success he did. __________________ WWW.JOESJIGTRAILERS.COM

11-12-05, 11:19 AM	#9
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	fall is a good time for using them. i have used hj6-12 prefuring the hj10-12 over the rest but they work. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-11-05, 10:30 PM	#2
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	clown,silver and gold husky jerks are excellent springtime lures here in the garden state.i would have bought them all at 2 bucks ea.haven't really used them much any other time of the year.they do have a tendency to get the lip broke off.especially in cold water if you try to smack the water to get grass off..don't do that.lol....i have a dozen or so...good bait.

11-11-05, 10:40 PM	#4
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	you have to try different retrieves...sometimes pause..sometimes just a steady retrieve.experiment till the fish tell you which way they want it.

11-11-05, 10:41 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I use a bait caster setup. I throw it, wait for the ripples to fade out. Then I short jerk or twitch. Pause, short jerk or twitch, and do it again. Reel in and do it all over again. Good bait.

11-12-05, 05:57 AM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Ya fish it just like any hard body jerkbait, throw it out and give it many hard jerks and reel, try to get it down to the desired depth, then pause, jerk , mix it up, let it set, then repeat. I have always noticed the Husky Jerk tumbles downward on the jerk more than a rattling rogue, which decends but has a sideways motion to it. Both are considered jerk baits, both have slightly dif motions on retreive but basically get the job done. The husky jerk is a tad bigger around to I think.

11-12-05, 07:15 AM	#7
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	I use the HJ-10 series more than the smaller ones, but you have got a good bait for a good price.The thing I have found is the more level you can get the bait to swim when it is sitting still between pauses, the more fish you will catch.It doesn't matter at what depth it fishes at as long as it stops level instead of the tail being lower than the body or the head being dropped below the rest of the bait. Suspend dots will balance them. You can also change the action by placing suspend dots at different areas. The dots placed at the mid section changes the wobble to a wiggle and if you place the dot on the tail section, it makes the bait skid sideways in the water as JB said the Rogues do, I would be they have more weight in the tail section than a husky jerk does, but you can add suspend dots to change that if you want to. P N J

11-12-05, 12:20 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Anytime the water temp is 50's to 60ish I got for the jerkbait, and although I have many husky jerks I always find myself looking through my rattling rogue box instead of the rapala box, I have tried them all and they all work fine, but up here in oHIo I like the smaller profile jerkbait

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