Don’t Sleep On These Forgotten Jerkbait Colors!

Don’t sleep on these forgotten Jerkbait Colors! They catch fish better than the pretty jerkbaits!
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I was born and raised in Chicago, but after working 12 years in the financial Industry regulating the futures and options markets at the CME/CBOT I decided to pursue my passion fishing professional tournaments and left my full time corporate job. At that point, I moved to Junction City, WI with my wife Sara and two boys Hank and Duke. I've been fishing professionally since 2011 and full-time since 2015. I've qualified for seven MLF Championships and won over a half million in tournament winnings at the professional level.

[@keithdurgin345]

My first 3 bass of the season April 2nd & 3rd were 6.4 , 5.1 ,& 5.22 all caught on a 3" gold/ black rapala here in NH !

[@MattStefanFishing]

Big ones!

[@richardblake4777]

Got to bring them out of storage, add new hooks and get back to the 70's way of catching them. So easy to get caught up in the latest/greatest syndrome. Thank you Matt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@bradmccafferty7654]

The Rapala original floaters, shad raps, and fat raps in silver/black back and gold/black back are really all you need. I have also found times when the blue/black back and/or the original perch color work very well.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i love the old rapala perch color with the gold bellies!

[@erichildreth7562]

The gold with the black back combo works great! We were on Rice Lake, Ontario (close to Peterborough) and a friend's uncle that we were with pulled out a pre Rapala gold/black back wiggle wart and in just a few casts managed to catch 2 walleye and a nice largemouth bass. At that time I was not familiar with this color combo and my buddy and I went through our tackle boxes looking for this color pattern and neither one of had it. After that we both now have these wiggle warts and quite a few other color patterns. Thanks for the info Matt and I hope that you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

AwesomeStory! thanks for sharing with us!

[@douglasspickler4925]

Well since I'm old I have all the colors you showed. Plus the new ones. Pro blue is a color that is considered a new one but I have used a Bomber long A for years that is clear with a blue back. Like a chrome insert. It also comes with a black back. My favorite color is the one the fishies are biting. 😁

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@bassfishingasia]

Good stuff! Love gold...I loved the old Rapala.. gold with orange back

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right on!

[@TheJBROWN75]

I'm a huge fan of the "ol school" colors! Silver/Blue back is another great one and in the lakes where trout are a bass forage species the Rapala Rainbow Trout is a KILLER pattern!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@PaintballShyguy]

I love the silver/black and solid white XRaps. There's one white XRap that has caught me I can't even tell you how many fish of several species but I retired it for fear of losing it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@jasonrutherfordbassfishing]

Spot on, most of the baits hanging on the rack at BPS catch fisherman not bass… hence why Johnny Morris is a billionaire and none of us are BASS Master classic winners! Your old school color choices are juice, no need to get overly fancy!

[@MattStefanFishing]

agreed!

[@everttebenn4925]

I use the Smethwick rouges they work the best for me.matt thanks for all you do for us anglers.and God bless you and thigtt lines.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right on

[@brucegrove5794]

And the old poorly tuned Rebel Spoonbill in blue back/silver, black back/silver, and black back/gold. These still produce big time!

[@MattStefanFishing]

ill have to try the spoonbill more. I have several just dont use them

[@HungzterFishing]

Gold flanks, black back, glow orange belly is the #1 striped bass killer color in my experience so far (fishing in Northern California)

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice

[@waynesammyswingle6107]

I was sitting here listening before you started your reveal wondering to myself in The Clown made the list and you didn't disappoint. I have noticed that you can't find them very many places either, good thing I paint my own.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Agreed!

[@frankhunt5018]

The problem with throwing old school colors is as soon as the Bass see it they are like "it's Randy again I'm out".

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahahaha!

[@stinkyfish6175]

Great video as usual! I almost always throw the gold husky if I'm throwing a jerkbait. Here in Maine, we have tons of gold shiners in almost every lake. If I'm fishing an ultra clear lake with a big smelt population, I'll switch up to the silver, or silver w/some iridescence. I like to keep it pretty simple with jerkbaits, I think the funky colors are off-putting since the bass have time to look things over, especially when the water is cold and you have to slow things down. Thanks again for another informative fishing video.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@dong8307]

I have all the colors you showed and they have taken a backseat in my Jerkbait selections. Always going with the newer colors for some reason. They are all good colors and fish catchers and I need to start throwing them again. I had Tim Hughes custom paint Table Rock Shad Rogues. Tim pretty much invented the Table Rock Shad color. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Merry Christmas!

[@hookreelfishing]

I imagine a bass seeing an old school lure, as if we just seen someone step out of a time capsule from the 70's. "What...tha...hell"

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@maxcole3930]

They worked my whole life in OH & work just as good down here in SC!

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@williamfaragher3671]

Your honesty is very much appreciated ! Good job ! Bill

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@briannordberg3184]

Clown, silver black back, gold black back orange belly all great. I also throw Mat white, and sometimes white body red head!

[@MattStefanFishing]

sound great!

[@craigstevens9734]

That last one Gold black back ; That storm deep thunder light green color . Blue and white Rapala count down.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@robertveith2571]

Firetiger caught ton of fish with that color. muskys small and large mouth bass even walleye firetiger silver and black gold and black as you mentioned I have other colors these are my number one go to when nothing else works

[@MattStefanFishing]

firetiger has been forgotten about

[@russellkamp8923]

Gold black back is definitely a good one!

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@craigdubois8792]

Great video! Had a banner day for big bass and walleye last week on size 12 husky jerk firetiger and clown. Hadn't used those colors in a while but wow they worked great

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!!

[@PeePawFancyPants]

I agree 100% and those are all colors I have at all times in my box with a couple other colors to add.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@johnrayner5599]

My favorite color still to this day is Table Rock Shad, love that color and one of my new favs is Northern Lights!!! Dont forget the chrome and blue back, thats another good one!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats a good one!

[@jddarby007]

So glad for this video. I had forgotten about the old school colors in my other tackle box. I've been too busy buying the latest and supposedly greatest. Throwing old school this weekend.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad I could help!

[@northeastbassfishing1501]

Another great video Matt, I love the Smithwick Rogue Purple Darter ( Table Rock Shad) color and always have it in the boat. Thanks, Mark

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right on!

[@mikecollett8513]

Great topic. I'll suggest not only has the marketing moved anglers from proven colors, I'd suggest proven baits too. Gold black back solid river choice.

[@MattStefanFishing]

agreed!

[@mikegardiner3934]

great vid, Matt! I couldn’t agree more.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maxcole3930]

I've got a silver/black shad rap on my cranking rod for few days ago. Also gold /black orange belly. Thier colors my grandpa always used & I still use them because they catch me fish!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@BobbyBalsaRNM]

Great video! Use all of those colors religiously. Perch imitating ripbaits have always been a go-to for me as well.

[@Surfer-727]

Keep the faith.

[@BobbyBalsaRNM]

@@Surfer-727 I see what ya did there... well played! 🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@friskthewaffle7672]

I've always used the strike king chrome/black and gold chrome/black,ALSO....a color called "pro black"...looks exactly like a baitfish or some type or minnow. In clear man made lakes or ponds I love using the clear AYU and clear water minnow color!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds great!

[@scotth.721]

A clear Zara spook jr. They were a must have on our clear lakes in Az but now with so many different kinds of top water baits available hardly anyone uses them any more. I catch fish with them all the time!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats a good one!

[@edwardwicht5271]

Great video. I use the black back, gold sides, orange belly color combination fairly often. Didn’t know table rock shad was so good. Curious about your view of the gill colored/imitating jerkbaits. Appreciate all your work in making these.

[@MattStefanFishing]

I like gill colors if they are transparent

[@tommybounds3220]

Thank you for the video

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet!

[@robertveith2571]

I use the silver and black Rapala floating minnow and firetiger I have about 10 of each color in all sizes that's my go to bait !!!!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

good ones!

[@bartcasto2240]

Gotem all except the table rock shad. Definitely been in my shopping cart tho. That being said I just landed a 5lber on the strikeking pro blue . Pro Blu has been a favorite of mine lately that and the elgen bone almost see-through with the blueish purple back with the bright green belly . Great video, always a pleasure to watch.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good stuff

[@cpk2GIRL]

"PROVEN". that's the key. Thank you sir.

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet!

[@geneborowsky3031]

I agree with you on the old simple colors I usually stick with them but what you really said about is not what the what you like or choose I'm not chasing the bait it's the fish and that's the reason why I've never tried a clown but you can bet I'll give it a try now

[@MattStefanFishing]

clown is so good!

[@brucegrove5794]

I’m a tackle junkie. I have over 2,000 cranks/jerks and continue to purchase the new “sexy” ones. Funny how I consistently default back to the “ old stuff” during any given day on the water. They just flat out continue to produce. And I’m a sentimental type of guy…..

[@MattStefanFishing]

the old ones are good!

[@jackconkin7948]

I fish that gold black in east Tennessee. Smallies love them.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes they do!

[@peterhing3608]

Great video Matt! I have all those colours and sure enough in the old Rapala Husky Jerks and found some in the Strike King KVD jerkbaits just last year. One colour that was my favourite as a kid was the old Rapala floating bait in Blue back silver. I had a 2 inch floater that I would tie to a bell sinker to get it down to bottom and drag like a Carolina rig. Caught my biggest largemouth when I was 13 which was over 35 yrs ago! Haha. I do not see this colour at all in any of the newer companies and it was my go to when it was tough. I still have that 2 inch little bait to this day.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@kenneth9874]

Rebel minnows still have that color

[@myriammorrison9840]

From the title, I am posting my favorite old colors. Mostly stained and off color water here in Oklahoma. I still throw them when I get a chance. No order 🤷‍♀️ see how I compare to Matt ? Clown, black/gold, bone/splatter, silver/blue, chartreuse/black and gold/org. Used to be all I needed 😅

[@myriammorrison9840]

I forgot in my list fire tigers

[@myriammorrison9840]

😂 if you give me my whole list 🤷‍♀️ I didn’t realize it was limited I had 50% in my top 😂 btw gold is good in OK 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

all sound good to me!

[@jim8537]

Always liked the silver/black back or the gold/black back have always been my go-to.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome!

[@danielhinrichsen5923]

Those are all colors I paint. Yes they work. Been throwing a small hybred hunter purple back white Perl balance. Kills them same size as the shad.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds good

[@brentperry4216]

3 colors I always have in my box blue/silver, black/silver, and black and gold

[@MattStefanFishing]

all winners!

[@DeltaBassBuster]

Gold Black Back Jerkbaits are my favorite on the California Delta. If no shad around its Golden Shiner Minnows or panfish.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@Cornelius798]

Over the years the Rapala floating minnow, silver, black back, I've landed some really nice bass. This year I tried suspending jerkbaits for the first time. I used YO-ZURI's 3DS minnows, bone/ghost & luminescent/chartreuse. A couple of times bass were nailing them, I'm glad I tried jerkbaits even though I wasn't very successful it's a good time fishing. Matt, thanks for all of your tips they definitely help. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@michaellaturno2723]

I don't fish jerkbaits much but the Berkley Flicker Shad in Flashy Clown is one of my go to confidence lures.

[@MattStefanFishing]

its a good one!

[@alcav54]

I still have a bunch of Bomber Long A’s. Also the Firetiger Rouge is killer

[@MattStefanFishing]

bomber lng A's are good ones!

[@LowBrowFishing]

I try not to overload on tons of colors and just stick to hues instead. But it can be really hard to do that when I get into buying mode, lol.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i hear you!

[@Tepi_Sikit]

i have skitter pop kind rapala with broken top lip. it swim slightly under water surface with crazy swim not like jerk bait . I'm always strike nonstop snakehead with it . though it not real rapala made but it the best lure I've accidentally discover

[@MattStefanFishing]

very cool!

[@paulmaynard9141]

Pearl/White is a plain color that works really well all over the place for me.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@stevencochran4274]

Neat trick the diver with black back rouge u can take a knife scrape silver offf side leave orange belly and it’s a great black back bone with orange belly or take it all off n pure bone killer n places that not seen this old trick

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@robertveith2571]

I still have a Bomber Long A in gold orange belly black top !!!!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@bassngal3314]

Oh Matt you’re giving away some of us oldies secrets! Still throw my clown rogues on the rock and always keep fat raps silver black in the boat and blue chrome spoonbill rebels 😎

[@MattStefanFishing]

I love clown!

[@jesseboyden3119]

The forgotten orange jerkbait is my favorite color. All black is my second favorite, sneaky.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i love the orange for smallmouth!

[@samuelschult985]

Matt how could you have forgotten to mention Fire Tiger, but you did mention my favorite; black back red belly gold side. I myself still throw the Long A in black back red belly gold insert in two sizes, once again thanks for the trip down memory lane 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! i was really close to mentioning it. I love it as well!

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

🍺👍Thanks Matt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@dp4867]

Hi Matt, as the saying goes “ lures are meant to catch fishermen not fish😄” So true nowadays we are buying the most flashiest/holographic/ rainbow colours out there🐟

[@MattStefanFishing]

Very true!

[@sergiogallegosjr8311]

I'm new at bass fishing not knowing what colors to get I got my self some of the colors he showed I choose em because I believed that they will help me catch bass

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@sergiogallegosjr8311]

@@MattStefanFishing you welcome

[@Glock-1]

I have like 5 colors of jerkbait bold table rock, gold black back, elegy bone and bone pearl and a bluegill or perch pattern

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good choices

[@jasonjordan1548]

You told the truth on this video I fish a jearkbait a lot got so many different kind and colors I have better luck on just plain normal colors here in Tennessee clown color is a sweet bait one more is just like a blue and silver

[@MattStefanFishing]

love clown!

[@ukstorm2727]

Caught my biggest jerkbait fish 7lb 9oz on a clown color rapala ripstop, can't explain why I have never thrown it since, guess looking for the perfect condition to throw it again , I am throwing tablerock shad jerkbaits, so far this late fall my biggest bass have came on the tablerock shad in super clear water, against all odds lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

i love clown!

[@yustas2]

I've honestly caught more fish on sexy shad pattern than anything else. white belly, blue back a dot and a yellow stripe. It can't that new can it? Works well in IL in rivers and ponds, and I got smallies and largemouth, and pike on it. Clear and dirty water.

[@MattStefanFishing]

sexy shad is a great color for all conditions

[@terrytresemer2864]

You don't have to sell me on jerks, been sold for a couple decades!

[@MattStefanFishing]

me too!

[@itllkeal]

A black back rebel spoonbill will still catch big bass when others don't have a chance. Thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for sharing

[@barryroberts153]

My 13 yr old son placed 11th is High school tournament catching em on jerkbait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@emilianobanzi9432]

It depends where you fish, I usually fish in highland reservoirs with clear water, so the most productive jerkbait colors are (depending on water clarity, sky and wind conditions) MB twilight chart back, table rock, GP pro blue, silver chrome black back, Cotton wakasagi and all the other see through with moderate chrome in it.. and white/bone. No success for me with clown

[@MattStefanFishing]

Dang! I love clown!

[@curtismatsune3147]

Many if not most companies charge a premium for special color schemes and strangely to me at least that upcharge catches even more anglers at the store shelf. I refuse to pay even a penny more for a color scheme I've never seen before when the basics have worked for me just fine for decades.

[@MattStefanFishing]

catching anglers is a good thing for the companies...not necesarily for the bass

[@curtismatsune3147]

@@MattStefanFishing The P.T. Barnum effect is always in play.

[@arocosadventures724]

I buy some per-owned baits online rejected by others 90’s Rapala, save me some bucks and leave room to afford some crazy modern SHIMANO FlashBoost baits 😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@davidburnham5098]

I recently lost 2 Hankie Pankies in my favorite river hole I’m still not fully recovered 💔

[@MattStefanFishing]

i love that color!

[@michaelwade1632]

Shhh, don't show that gold black, again, not only is it good in Florida but my favorite in NC. I've acquired many many different colors of crankbaits, jerkbaits, etc, but usually go to the old school colors first. And believe me, I'm as old school as it gets! Love your channel and content.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@dff-zy9wp]

ya that 's funny...if they sold so good they wouldn't need peeps like this trying to sell off stock....fact of the matter is there action is terrible and newer baits have better action....fish aren't dumb they see the same old acting bait and know they shouldn't eat it.

[@steveholcomb9073]

The gold is my go to that’s the 1st one I put on it’s a killer

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@carp121314]

Shoot... that gold and black it dynamite on the MS gulf coast.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@johnlantz7278]

Whats interesting after years of heaping people catch bass by selling them tackle an fishing tournaments the baits I like most are difficult to sell same with colors.red an white top water 💧

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@scottkessler9602]

Fire tiger.

[@MattStefanFishing]

It was a close one to being on the list

[@davehorn1422]

I have some old smithwicks in those colors, I tell the wife all the time, they get hung up, I’m going to blow up the dam to get them back. I buy the new colored ones as well, cause I think they look good, the fish disagree with me lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@ricardonercolini6053]

Why nobady talks about firetiger? It's one of the ALL time best lure color ever. Jerkbaits, crankbaits, spooks, poppers, the old "devils horse" firetiger etc. If you could talk about that color I would thank you Very much

[@MattStefanFishing]

I was really close. its a great color!

[@ricardonercolini6053]

@@MattStefanFishing There was a chartreuse "shad" with purple back. Realy close in deed. Thank Man!

[@LoopKnot]

If you could only have 2 colors in your arsenal, what would they be ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

shad fillet and table rock shad

[@michaelgibson5952]

Clown color best on cloudy or sunny days?

[@MattStefanFishing]

I generally use it on cloudy but it can work in either situation

[@rickwalter9509]

The old blue back chrome side orange belly won $100,00 on it $$$$$

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@ronganow2869]

Blue back silver side ilike clear water

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@nelsonchiro]

Been crushing it on the Shimano World Minnow Black Gold Jerkbait. Check it out!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@dff-zy9wp]

THOSE ARE THE BOMB!!!!

[@crowe1974]

I don't have good luck with jerkbaits. Something I've been working on this winter.

[@mrmcinnes7478]

Same here. Even with retrieve pause cadence switch up and all that, nothing. Need to throw them more tbh.

[@wolverinex4243]

It's easy, but you have to know what to look for.

[@TheJBROWN75]

Hardest lure/presentation combo to throw.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Just got to keep trying them to figure out the retrieve,

[@wolverinex4243]

My suggestion is try to find a jerkbait that works for you. Find the brand that catches fish for you. I can make great by specifying but that's no challenge. Try different jerks.

[@dff-zy9wp]

some people try to encourage purchases through talk and others are on the lake showing us they work...; just saying....I would love to see more of the PROOF AND IM IN>>>I"LL BUY ALL DAY

[@MattStefanFishing]

i have lots of on the water videos just saying

[@dff-zy9wp]

@@MattStefanFishing yes, i've seen some..but would be nice to see with EACH lure you promote...if not, it's all a crap shoot whether you are an honest youtuber or not...

[@johndynneson662]

There is something to be said about. MagaBass color schemes When in Minnesota on the Mississippi River. Fish won’t touch a standard colors. Than guys show up with their MagaBass. And automatically start sticking them. I pulled out mine I started sticking them too. Just saying. There colors.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome

[@PigSticker151]

Don't forget tiger stripe jerkbaits

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@mikeeller557]

There is a problem small baits look like adult fish, as far as I know the only fish looks the same young an old is yellow perch . How about fire tiger. Thanks Matt

[@kenneth9874]

Bass and crappie look the same y/o

[@MattStefanFishing]

i like firetiger!

[@williamknight5142]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@paulconder26]

You forgot the tried and true floating Rappi

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats a good one too

[@kylemayer8486]

I throw a ton of gold jerkbaits up here in michigan. They are killers on any lake with a good carp population

[@MattStefanFishing]

gold very underated!

[@frankhunt5018]

The problem with Gold is the Pike like it more than the bass from my experience.

[@darrellgrant7615]

When I buy any hard bait I always get a white w black back and a gold with black back first. If I can’t catch them on either of those then the lure isn’t worth it to me. I think the action is what’s way more important than color. Another color I have in a husky jerk that works awesome is the chrome with blue back and orange belly. Works amazing for me on windy days up here in upstate NY.

[@MattStefanFishing]

all great colors!

[@dff-zy9wp]

ACTION is def more important!!! you hit the nail on the head!! winner winner...and the fact of the matter is that better action baits have evolved and hence the falling away of old school even though they may be the best colors of the 80's...lol

[@ZZ430T56]

Yeah but you buddy and others say you have to thro somethin they haven't seen ;)

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@bassfishingasia]

How about red head white body!

[@MattStefanFishing]

not one of my favorites but its a classic color!

[@wolverinex4243]

The nephew asked me why do I keep buying new lures when I have too many great lures. I never answered him. I did spoke about this on FB. I said for me, it is no longer about the fish or fishing anymore. This is the highest level where I am at. It is about the art of the lures. I seek that which men cannot see.

[@MattStefanFishing]

interesting

[@davidgerdes1815]

Jigsaw jazz and the jet fresh glow

[@dff-zy9wp]

forgotten for a reason...

[@MattStefanFishing]

i disagree

[@manresarods4947]

Bone is one of the best colors, but man is it boring to look at!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha sure is!

[@randyoakes7238]

Good ole common sense. We'll said.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!