02-11-09, 09:49 PM | #1 |
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jerk bait
which one do you use? rapala, lucky craft, smithwick rouge, cheap 2 dollar ones at wally world? I am going to acadamey sports saturday and will be picking up some new ones i have just started using these and don't know what brand is better or if they are all the same. i read that the lucky craft pointers wiggle when paused do they all or just these?
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02-11-09, 09:52 PM | #2 |
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I most the time stick with rapalas and XPS jerk baits. They both work fine, but the rapalas are my 2-cents. If I want a suspender I use a rapala, the XPS ones sink slow.
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i have one rapala and i like it so far
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x-rap,lucky craft and rouges.. like any crankbait a jerk bait is a place/time/color/cadence bait.. every bait works differantly.. the lucky craft is between the other two.. the x-rap you can work extremely fast and slowly sinks.. the rouge you are forced to work much slower and they float. i use the 128 lucky craft which almost perfectly suspends..
there is no wrong answer.. zooker
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thanks alot and i will let yall know what i end up getting
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You cant go wrong with a rogue.
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yeah rogues are great and lucky and rapala arent shabby either
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I like the Rouges. I have a few old Bagleys left, too thst I will throw every now and then. I have 1 Lucky Craft but Momma doesn't give me enough allowance for them on a regular basis. I have caught 2 things on the LC though, a gar & a 5' gator. Gator put up a heck of a fight, but I have lost confidence in it.
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my favorites are the same as zookers.
in no certain order: 1. lucky craft pointer 2. rogue 3. xrap i also just bought some river2sea jerk shads that i am interested to see in the water.
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There are more than 1 lucky craft ?
Super Rogue and HJ10 husky jerk are a must have in the tacklebox. P N J |
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Rogues and Husky Jerks for me too!
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x-rap, see my avitar
in the words of a famous poster "nuff said" |
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What zooker said!
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mainly rapala, but if i am near alot of grass, weeds, or structure i use the cheapos.....
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My preference is #6 XRaps when I want a smaller jerkbait. Once the fish get more active due to a rise in water temps, I go with #8 XRaps and Husky Jerks that have tighter a wiggle. I only use Jerkbaits in clear water. For colors I keep it pretty simple. Rainbow Trout, Perch, and Fire Tiger. I have one #8 XRap in Clown that I've never caught a damn thing on. Never even got a nibble.
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Ito Vision 110, IMA flit, LC Pointer 100s, River2Sea, Jackall Squad Minnows and Squirrels, suspending and floating Rogues, X-Raps, deep X-Raps, X-Calibers, etc.....
I guess I have a lot of jerkbaits, but it's probably my go to lure. I throw the Pointer 100s and Squad Minnows the most, but 2 of my biggest bass last year came on X-Rap deeps. I like the Limited Rogues in 5 1/2" too. |
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I started using the rattling rogue about as soon as they came out with it, and almost always have one tied on...but dont fish it nearly as long of a time period per outing than I used to..
back in "the day" I'd throw it all march or april at ky lake or up here...I look back now and can see I was fishing way to fast, looking for aggressive fish, instead of waiting the 6 or 8 seconds between jerks...back then I'd wait about a three count and then jerk , jerk jerk, jerk, then pause..I've read so many pros let it set idle in colder water for a long time.. Ya ever tried that long wait? ten seconds on a pause seems like an hour. I also got into the rapala Husky Jerk buying spree and thought I'd used them, but they tumble dif than a rogue, and I've always gone back to the rogue. I got the x raps when they came out and they work, its a lot less resistance on the retrieve than a rogue. Around here the go to color is black and silver with orange belly. On ky lake its blue/silver and green..also the clown works well and sometimes the ol black an silver. Pointers are used more these days at ky. lake from what I've read over the years.. |
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