shallow jerkbaits

[csasbill]

Hi guys
We have been wacking them pretty good on my local lake on main lake points 10-25 feet on jerk baits. When the fish move up into shallow water will they still bite a jerkbait. Does anybody have luck throwing a shallow jerkbait in less than 6-7 foot of water?

[cmclairday2]

One of my favorite baits for prespawn fish till they hit the beds is a jerkbait. When they're up shallow like that, it generally helps to have wind. But yes, a jerkbait is deadly in shallow water.

[lefthook3305]

Pointer 78. They can't reisist that helpless little guy.

Rapala original floater is a long forgotten fish catcher.

[Fntsyfbgod]

I like a floater in shallow water they don't run near as deep. Some guys think shallow floating jerkbaits and go with an original rapala but its more of a finesse bait. I like largers jerkbaits you can keep moving and get a good underwater darting action. The Limited edition floating swimthwick is good KVD won a classic on it. I also use a Vision 110 hi-float in shallow water but be careful the bills break off. Smaller suspending jerkbaits work well in shallow water as well such as the Xcalibur twitch bait.

[steve1206]

Most standard jerkbait are fishable in 7-8 feet of water...Megabass 110, etc. He catch a ton of our winter fish at these depths and shallower. The best "shallower than standard" jerbait that I have used is the Lucky Craft Slender Pointer, either 97 or 112.

The Pointer 78 is a fish catcher but after years of experience on our lakes, the upper limit of fish (largemouth that is) that will eat that biat is usually upper 3s to maybe 4 pounds. Have we caught a TINY handful bigger than this--yes...but on a day-to-day basis, it is rare.

[Fiddlefarter]

Flash Minnow

[Gsmith223]

I throw a small husky jerk runs a lot like an original rapala but suspends well.

[SteveD]

Flashminnow 95 MR

[Phoenix Jim]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by lefthook3305 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Pointer 78. They can't reisist that helpless little guy.

Rapala original floater is a long forgotten fish catcher.</td></tr></table> in american shad

[jimbokparrish]

+ 1 on the pointers. Use them all the time the whole month of Late March and all April. 78's are good and so are the 115's (I think thats the #) a little larger, catch everything from 8" fish to 5 pounders.

[GITBIT]

Had my best jerk bait bite of my life last year in early spring. The fish were very shallow in a pre spawn mode. I used a chart/shad pointer 100 and a fluke when there was some wood and stick ups. My seven year old and I wacked em. It was a mid day bite. Probably got better as the water warmed.

Too fun,

Mike