Jerkbaits year round

I know that jerkbaits work well in cold water. Who out there throws them all the time and has
success with them outside of the colder months.

I do. They work year round for me. Started using them more and more throughout the year and now to the point my jerkbait rod never leaves my boat.

Me. On certain lakes it's my #1 confidence bait. I've caught 30lbs in August on a jerkbait on bluegill beds numerous times. I've caught more during the hot weather than I have during cooler weather on a jerkbait actually.

i will throw them year round as a search bait and if I have fish hitting on it or at least chasing then I will stop and worm fish the area a little more thoroughly.

Prolly been asked a thousand times but what rod do yall like the best for jerkbaits

I like a 7ft med heavy with a fast action, I use the same rod I throw for topwater.

Yes....have 2 tied on all times.

- MB 110+1
- MB 110

Yes, those MB 110 are that good.

I don't remember the last time I fished a lake and didn't throw a jerkbait.

I love throwing them this time of the year ripping them as quickly as I can looking for a reaction strike through the tree tops.


My favorite rod for a jerkbait is an Ugly Stick Lite Medium Action. My second choice is Falcon Medium Heavy, Mod/Fast Action.

I have at least two tied on now all the time . So many ways to fish them . Every year my confidence goes higher with them . Hard for me to understand why you wouldn't throw them year round .
I have a local lake I fish about 30 times a year for the last 20+ years . During spawn and post spawn I used to always have a Crig and Senko as my go to baits and they worked . Last year , end of may , I was struggling getting on a good bite . I had one Megabass 100 , shad color --- started throwing on a flat with weeds coming up from bottom about 1 foot high with an average depth of 5-8 feet . Absolutely crushed them .
This year , same thing --- except I expanded my locations with similar cover . From early May to last week --over 70 bass with several 5's , 6's and one 7 . Lost one that just came unbuttoned that easily went 8+ .
It will flat wear out my left hand throwing it for 6 + hours ---- but so friggin fun
I use two rods , a GLoomis Medium heavy moderate fast 7' , and a 6'11" Powell Medium /moderate fast --- the Loomis for moving in faster and the Powell for a slowed down pause action

That sounds awesome

You can jerk 24/7/365 and it's okay

Diminished eyesight can result

and hairy palms

All you year round jerk bait fishers.. what's your fave colors?
thanks
BD

Always been a fan of Chrome/Black Back/Orange Belly, but that's because it was a confidence bait for me back when I fished Meredith a lot. Just stuck with it over the years and it has always produced.

I have never thrown a jerkbait and was waiting until winter to put together a setup for them. But saw this post yesterday and went ahead and ordered a rod/reel and some MB 110s to start now.

chrome black or blue back and white or bone are my go to colors basically

chrome black , chrome blue , clear blue , and the chartreuse and orange bellies -- changing up the speed and numbers of " jerks " and the length of pause seems to be key's to my success . two weeks ago with very little wind --- they wanted it paused for 20+ seconds , once the wind kicked up that didn't work and they wanted it moving faster .

Megabass Vision 110s in mat shad, HT Ito TN Shad, Elegy Bone and GP Stain Reaction work pretty much everywhere in Texas.

I'm a fair weather fisherman and I have killed them all spring and summer for as long as I've been fishing. Usually early or late I throw them parallel to the grass line. A twitch twitch twitch pause cadence does it for me. I'm on a budget, so ROGUES get the nod. Silver/blue back. Silver/black and orange/black get bit equally for me.

As bad as my A.D.D. is I would have to be shooting something in between pauses that long!

What is a good sinker for attempting to get down in the 10 foot range

My favorite color. Still hard to beat a Rogue.

Academy jerkbaits in ghost minnow and natural shad are the only ones you need

I always have a albino shad, blue white glitter or black and chartreuse glitter Bass Assassin jerk bait tied on 1 of my rods year round. You can work on top or let flutter down in timber or off Lilly pads. My GO-TO bait year round!