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Just curious if anyone is experimenting with this style of bait? The last two years I have been experimenting with Fluke style baits fished on light Jigheads. I had read several articles in In-Fisherman about catching walleye and smallmouth jigging Power minnows, Jerk Shads and Fin S Fish. One article they were snap jigging the Jerk Shads in warm water and then lift falling the Power minnows in cold water.
I caught one walleye at Bonny on a Power minnow slowly jigged on a 1/8 oz jighead and several Pike thru the ice last winter on the Jerk shad. I tried the Jerk Shad several times at Glendo and Chatfield last year when I was surrounded by baitfish but I didn't really fish them a fair amount of time? I did catch several nice smallies at Smith Mountain Res. in Virginia on the Fin S Fish with a 3/32oz Mushroom head fished horizontally thru schools of Alewifes! Just wondering if anyone else has experimented with these baits?
You can get 1/16, 3/32, and 1/8 oz Mushroom heads on 3/0 Gamigatsu hooks at Gander Mountain. I think they call it their Guide Series? Gopher Tackle in Minnesota has great selection of specialty heads also! If you want to go heavier and snap jig, I would buy the Owner ultraheads.
I caught one walleye at Bonny on a Power minnow slowly jigged on a 1/8 oz jighead and several Pike thru the ice last winter on the Jerk shad. I tried the Jerk Shad several times at Glendo and Chatfield last year when I was surrounded by baitfish but I didn't really fish them a fair amount of time? I did catch several nice smallies at Smith Mountain Res. in Virginia on the Fin S Fish with a 3/32oz Mushroom head fished horizontally thru schools of Alewifes! Just wondering if anyone else has experimented with these baits?
You can get 1/16, 3/32, and 1/8 oz Mushroom heads on 3/0 Gamigatsu hooks at Gander Mountain. I think they call it their Guide Series? Gopher Tackle in Minnesota has great selection of specialty heads also! If you want to go heavier and snap jig, I would buy the Owner ultraheads.