Quality Jerkbaits not named Lucky Craft?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Byrne on April 24, 2011 at 8:43pm

The best Irish made hard baits: http://www.rapala.com/products/lures/ I use some LC but mostly Rapala! I have caught lots of fish with these excellent hard baits.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on April 24, 2011 at 8:49pm

Save your money and get some Slender Pointers!!!! I just bought a handful of Megabass to try against my LCs.  I'm single right now so I have some more disposable income...

Permalink Reply by Taylor Smith on April 24, 2011 at 9:00pm

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Jewel_Bait_Hound_Dog_Lure_Retriever/...

Buy one of these or one like it and keep buying what you're confident in. You won't lose another bait again. I lost my first crankbait in about 4 years last weekend and thats cause my lure retriever couldn't pull that chain up that my hooks were snagged in and they wouldn't bend because they were Mustad short shank 2's. lol.   Seriously, I hate fishing without a lure retriever after having one!!!!  

 

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 25, 2011 at 5:18am

Smithwick rogues are another great jerkbait that or overlooked and the spro mcstick is a great bait.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on April 25, 2011 at 9:42am

MegaBass vision 110 & River2 Sea Suspen88  ! Im not a big fan of rapala ..

Permalink Reply by Zach Chandler on April 25, 2011 at 10:47am

Dez, why not a fan of rapala?  What are some of the downfalls of a rapala jerkbait compared to some of the others mentioned, or lets just say rapala vs. LC ?

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on April 25, 2011 at 12:15pm

I have tried to buy a certain pattern of Husky Jerk 3x now and none of them suspend right in the water...

Zach Chandler said:

Dez, why not a fan of rapala?  What are some of the downfalls of a rapala jerkbait compared to some of the others mentioned, or lets just say rapala vs. LC ?

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on April 25, 2011 at 12:23pm

PJ , You have ran into the same problems i have with these jerks .. I Have added a ton of suspend dots to get the action that i desire out them but yet they still to still float or sink more then i perfer .. Kinda sucks because i like many of there colors i just refuse to continue make those baits track the way i would perfer  .. I will always be a fan of there Crankbaits :-) 

P.J. Koshi said:

I have tried to buy a certain pattern of Husky Jerk 3x now and none of them suspend right in the water...

Zach Chandler said:

Dez, why not a fan of rapala?  What are some of the downfalls of a rapala jerkbait compared to some of the others mentioned, or lets just say rapala vs. LC ?

Permalink Reply by Russ Baker on April 25, 2011 at 8:10pm

Other names include Daiwa's TD Minnow and Jackall Squad Minnows. I'll 2nd the guys who stated the Rapala Husky Jerks, these are great baits.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 26, 2011 at 5:47am

Did anyone read Snakes complete thread? I am sure he was asking about cheaper alternatives. Dez recomends megabass even though they cost $10 more than a L.C. I am pretty sure he doesn't know how to read though, his second suggestion makes more sense, then Russ recomends the squad minnow which is the same price and another lure that has been discontinued and when they are found are expensive, he third statement is totally on point. I just thought I would point this out.

 

Are you guys talking about the Rapala Husky jerks or are you talking about the Rapala X-Rap's, I have caught fish on both versions and used to tear them up when the husky jerks first came out.  Still  Suspending rogues have been around for a long time and work great as well.

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on April 26, 2011 at 8:19am

Yes Ron,

 

I was looking for cheaper alternatives.  Sorry guys, I should have been more clear.   Maybe plunking down the xtra money along with a lure retreiver is a good way to go.

 

I'm guessing you get what you pay for on jerkbaits that suspend. 

 

Thanks again for the input.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on April 26, 2011 at 8:47am

I have heard good things about the X-rap and have a couple in the box I plan on fishing, but the only Husky jerk I have done good on has been the tiny size.  This was also the only one that suspended the way I thought they were supposed to.

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