What I WISH Someone Would’ve Told me About JERKBAIT Fishing

In this video I show you a how to fish a jerkbait like now one else. A technique outside of normal jerkbait fishing and how to do it to catch more fish.
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[@johngore3484]

HEY MIKEY! It is your buddy from Kentucky, John! It is an honor to see those champagne Kinkuro jerkbaits putting in work. Thank you for allowing me to send them to you! You have unlocked a secret key to jerk-bait fishing! Thank you for all the wonderful informative videos, keep up the outstanding work!

[@mikeybalzz]

bro you weren't lying, they smoke that color!!! can't thank you enough for going out of your way to hook a guy you've never met with such killer bait! i owe you one (or 2) man!

[@joegrande4848]

@@mikeybalzz dude get the size 2 short shank owner american hooks the hooks are alot stronger. Alittle pricy but they'll give you I believe 6 hooks. Also can get a hyperwire split ring hooks like a size 2 for the hooks.

[@joegrande4848]

@@mikeybalzz even if you use just your wrist to jerk the bait your wrist will be cooked. From now on I'm doing what you said bro. Very rarely will I use the jerk presentation hell I just may reel really fast 2 to 3 seconds pause 1 second an do 1 really fast turn for a pulse an that's it. Thank you bro. 😊

[@mikeybalzz]

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[@johngore3484]

@@mikeybalzz 👊🏻

[@bartcasto2240]

Love the yo zuri jerkbaits. I feel like the are really over looked, least with guys I know. I just grabbed a 6 sense provoke. Haven't tried it yet but looks fire. I like the kvd pro blue . The others jerk different, so I weigh them and the pro blue was always a gram or 2 heavier. Idk but it just works way better for me then the other kvd colors. Landed a 5 pounder on the pro blue 2 days ago was super stoked lol

[@dacuna1010]

You almost gave yourself a Prince Albert there my friend by accident with those run away trebles. Those damn treble makers 😂

[@mikeybalzz]

bro that one took my breath away for a second!

[@shadygraves]

I always favored a gold Rapala over silver, back in the day. But my favorite color for sunny days is clown. Those first clown rogues, when there was just a SMALL amount of red on the head, were straight money. These days, down here on Lay, Mitchell, and Jordan, I lean toward the 110+1 Jr. in clown on sunny days and mat shad on darker days. I also like the X-Nanahan+2 but I use a Megabass Destroyer Windbuster 7'2" spinning rod with a Shimano Vanford 2000 for ALL my jerkbaits. 7lb Tatsu works like a charm! 🍀

[@brandonsides4589]

Great videos for us guys that are not getting older! Tight lines.

[@slowjamcdub]

I remember one time there was a boat fishing tournament going on that I was not in. And I just happened to drive down to the lake on this day without my boat to check the lake levels. I was on the shore and throwing a jerk bait and had caught two 4 pounders. The guys had just came in from the boat tournament and almost everyone of them blanked. They saw the two 4 pounders that I had called and said what in the world are you throwing. I told them a jerk bait right here in shallow water and they couldn’t believe it😂 They had fished for eight hours all day and not caught a single fish and it was late fall early winter and I was busting them on a jerk bait. One guy said a jerk bait was the only thing that he did not throw all day long😂😊

[@adwhite804]

Dummy...he threw his entire tackle box and didn't throw a jerk bait???? The known fall -winter killer??? Well, ok then..I guess prod have bad days...and mental lapses as well.

[@Tiddyliterature]

Yeah right you liar.

[@joegrande4848]

Bro if you was in the tournament an had your boat in the shallow during tournament just like you did fishing for enjoyment you would of won 🏆 😀

[@kylemayer8486]

In spring, I'll have 200+ smallmouth days on jerkbaits up here. I'll stop because I'll start dropping the rod because my hand doesn't work. Best fishing imaginable.

[@Wavydavy559]

Come on 200

[@brandoncarter9047]

If you use a spinning rods it's alot easier on your arm and for me it's alot easier to controll I can cast further. Spinning reel also has a better drag.

[@Armydude2017]

Rattling rouge, orange belly black back has been my go-to for years. Here in northwest Louisiana, I throw it into places you'd never think to toss that many hooks and catch hell out of them lol

[@250zxSkeeter]

Love your stuff Mikey just a super chill guy sharing your moments of glory and gems of knowledge! Thanks

[@robertcox9226]

I am a poor slob, I've been throwing the bomber long a for decades. It works great here in Florida because it doesn't dive too deep. I fish it just like a zara spook only underwater. It will catch fish on the toughest of Florida cold front days, that and a balsa minnow like husky 13 or ac shiner with enough weight to barely sink under the surface

[@m.jmoore654]

Great tip … thank you.. will give the gold a try in the clear water im fishing right now and try the reel and stop. 👍

[@johnowens7435]

Have you ever tried slow trolling a jerk bait at around 2.5 mph and jerking it while you troll? I kill the bass and cover a lot of water this way 😉

[@tomcervenka7404]

No but that sounds fun. What depth are you trolling, right over weeds?

[@johnowens7435]

@@tomcervenka7404 I troll just off the weed line in 8-14 ft of water. I change up the speed from 1, 1.7 to 2.5 mph and jerk the bait letting it stop and slowly pull away and then jerk 1-3 times. The fish usually hit as I let it pause after the jerks or just as the slack picks up the line and the bait starts to move away. I cover a lot of water that way 😉

[@jonbullard7074]

I use this technique all the time. I pedal my kayak between 1.5 and 2 mph and jerk it just like I was casting. Works awesome.

[@streetcreature]

Definitely not lying .. I Killem with the slow roll under the water because they don't ALWAYS eat off top !

[@waynekelly276]

Can't wait for the video on the Yo Zuri jerkbait. I utilize the 110 and 110 deep and slay with both of them

[@gerryhazelton9569]

You almost hooked Mikey ballz ,balls lol 😂 ty for the video and those megabass hooks are sticky you got lucky 🍀

[@Mjones8383]

I've always fished jerkbaits like a squarbill, letting it hit bottom on the jerk in the fall. It catches bigs that won't bite a crankbait

[@AjLynn45thParallelFishing]

Nicely Done ~ Jerkbaits have been my Jam for a few decades now. I just 'get It'. Especially for Northern Smallies. #addicting

[@chrisboyd1408]

Thanks, I am still learning this technique. Thanks for sharing!

[@RevelsGang]

Bro that's old Skool reeling in a jerk bait for the bite. That's literally before my time. I remember the old outdoor shows

[@wilmerpruitt6324]

I'll be damned, I tried it, it worked. Great idea, the action is still enticing and the pauses are still what gets em.

[@yakmanJ]

I've been testing this theory myself great minds they say good stuff!!! Caught one on a cast I thought was blown so I was just reeling to reset and boom !!!

[@law1831]

Mike, I throw my jerkbaits on a 6'11 medium or medium light spinning set up 2500 or 3000 sized reel with 6lb flouro. The megabass Levante whipsnake is a good rod for it that won't break the bank. I just seem to have the best luck with the lightest line I can get away with

[@williamstarr9398]

I run 6lb invis-x. 6’6 medium rod, and 3k spinning reel. Cheap rod, and Daiwa Exceler reel. Has changed my jerk bait game. I am really stoked to try this “just reel” the jerkbait technique.

[@keithpowell2786]

Great tip brother, can’t wait to give it a try, like you said some thing they’re not used to seeIng

[@FreedomFishing]

#Checkyourcadence 🤙Definitely have tried the reeling instead of the jerk. Gives a tighter action in cold temps. I also just use a M power Fast action and just pull the rod slowly to the side for a slower tighter wobble. Then watch my line. Always trying to be different.

[@mikeybalzz]

dragging a jerkbait i like it, i'll have to give that a try!

[@FreedomFishing]

@@mikeybalzz right on, let me know how it goes!

[@codyjohnson5468]

Give a drag, stop, reel in slack repeat. It's been working like charm for me. Cold and warm seasons. Cranks and jerks. Works well with inline spinners too especially when targeting sandbass. They always bang it when it stops!

[@SuaSponte75]

Take all versions of the 110s and replace the trebles with owner st-36 size 6. I personally use an Ark Rods invoker pro Jerkbait Rod 6ft10 Medium with regular bend and 12 lb line on a 7.5:1 reel the speed is just for some slack pick up when the fish hits on super slack line just to catch up a little and pull/sweep into the hookset. Sometimes they freight train it and set the hook for you. But in the colder months on longer pauses and super slack line you can slightly sweep motion a twitch in your cadence and it also triggers bites. Key to jerkbait fishing is to always pay attention to how long/short your pauses are as well as the cadence you were doing when you got bit on the first couple of fish...

[@rockyj2008]

They are excellent hooks

[@easonterra]

I had a pattern on Toledo Bend onetime where I would crank a jerk bait about three seconds and pause it and they would hammer it.

[@pensnut08]

I have been doing that very thing for awhile now with various lures. And you are right, it is WAY easier on you that the standard jerk bait retrieve!

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Yo Mikey! That gold color you can’t get in a vision 110 anymore is called Champagne Kinkuro. Megabass still makes that color in the Big M 7.5 and it’s absolutely a BANGER!!! Buy it when ever you see it!

[@rickrogers8455]

Great tips! Definitely going to try this out!

[@anthonyverrico8421]

Mikey I've been doing the real deal with pointer in aurora gold for the past 3 early springs in Massachusetts and I've been crushing some giant smallmouth doing it. I thought it was just a quirk with the lucky craft but I'll try it out with the vision and the stunnah for shits and giggles

[@brycequerin2510]

Rapala xrap with the feather tail is excellent with this technique. Slow retrieve with a twitch pause. Orange and black is money.

[@scottvaughn9565]

Mikey's ballz bout got hooked

[@danielmiller4791]

Great vid as always! Thanks for sharing the jerkbait insight ✌🏼

[@brianwareham7783]

Great tips! Can’t wait for the ice to melt and give that a try

[@fish2much12]

Gold works well in my local big creek for walleye. I catch smallies on it too, but walleye really seem to react to it.

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

Best KZbin fishing coach there is point blank !!

[@mikeybalzz]

Gotta stay motivated!

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

@@mikeybalzz yep crazy I had a giant hit my jerkbait reeling over a brushpile with a shallow 110 style from academy sports they have some great budget knockoffs , never put much thought in it I have the similar stunna and megabass colors too gonna try a little more of ur advice thanks mikey 👍

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

@@mikeybalzz also did u see 37lbs on harris chain for black Friday tournament holy smokes lol

[@DevonMarks]

Some underwater footage would be cool to see the action 👌🏼 What happened to your reel bro 😢

[@mikemalone9404]

Another tip/reminder.....vision 110's little hooks have the barbs to the outside! Remember this when you try to pop one out of your hand or fingers! I learned the hard way!! And it took me twice! 😵‍💫

[@Indyjeeplover]

Last musky trip to Canada I fished a 7.5” perch colored jerkbait pretty much the whole trip. Eight hours a day for eight days. I’m 72 and didn’t find it particularly tiresome. I did really, really well.

[@svmoua24]

12lb line is a little heavier than I like. 10lb line is the heaviest I'll go. Otherwise I started to fish with 8lb this past season. Str8 fluro only. Seagur invisx for me.

[@shyank_life8744]

Love the tips my dude. This video was hilarious in so many ways. 🤪 Keep KILLIN IT brother✌🏻👊🏻🤘🏻

[@richtrick1744]

Just my experience but the Stunna doesn’t cast as well as the vision 110

[@Oldbasshole]

I’ll definitely give this technique a shot .

[@racerxv6valvoline424]

Nice job explaining MB!!!!!!

[@chadbooth4371]

Love me some jerkbait fishin! Gold is my favorite color up here in Great Lakes country.

[@CMO_Jordan]

Love the Hank Cherry Stunna!!! Good stuff man thank you!

[@mikeybalzz]

great bait at a solid price!

[@therealkosmora229]

Reeling jerkbaits crushes shallow walleye! 31 1/2 is my biggest on a jerk

[@jackstein5486]

Nice vid Mike. Very informative, love the backdrop. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Ariana!

[@mikeybalzz]

thanks Jack, hope you're having a good turkey day!

[@MrPhoenix1800]

I hate winter time it’s always so difficult for me to get any catches. I mostly fish ponds and what not though lakes are a different beast.

[@Woefman911]

For years been trying to get handle on my jerkbait game...I always tried kvd style but not much luck, tried Matt Allen style where jerk and reel same time I've done good....now gonna try Mikey balls style thanks. Think this style will be my full in gap when got no bites when feel jerkbait should have played

[@LowBrowFishing]

My guy Matt Stefan put me on the Berkley Stunna and I've been just killing it with those. I haven't looked back since. Happy Thanksgiving, all!

[@robertbrost7777]

Got one today and, although I didn't find any bass today, I was seriously impressed. Casts just as far as a Megabass and the hooks are plenty sharp. It also has a different action, more of a side to side actions like a Zara Spook but underwater. From the bank I am limited in the prime spots I can reach at my lake so, I do what I can. This time of year the bass are heading deep and without a boat, I'll never reach them. I'll keep trying though until it ices over!

[@roymorgan5498]

Guntersville does have perch in it I caught only 2 in 10 years " Great video Mikey!" 😁👍

[@mikeybalzz]

i've caught 1 perch and 1 sauger out in the lake - was super surprised by both lol

[@joaoreis1741]

Nice tip much more simple hehe

[@markanderson8290]

Good stuff mike.have you Hurd of fishing a jerk Bait in the high 30's with aside sweeping drag and a pause,reel slack and repeat for bass in standing timber?

[@Bankfishindude]

Watch the nuggets Balzz! Not sure if I learned about fishing or coming of age as a boy lol! Great video though man, I’m still a little intimidated by the jerkbait and I’m not sure why because I know it smashes! Steady rippin Gun!

[@johna9904]

ill try this. ive got tennis elbow from rippn Clearlake.. so basically fish it like a square bill, real super fast, pause

[@kerryschallon8879]

Ive had good luck with the Stunna. Yes its called Stunna..lol. it is also a slow sink.

[@stengulator]

what you are saying reminds me of the rapala ripstop jerk bait and its motion

[@dff-zy9wp]

thanks again for your insight!! Have you thrown the megabass SB OB Shad color?...works ALLLL YEAR here in MA stained water i use regular one clear i use silent one

[@Gabe_HappyFeet_Tucker]

Thats one tough hoodie!

[@clydesharman2053]

I fish from a kayak and do the typical fish against the bank looking for bushes and trees in the water and on rare ocassion grass that’s still green I use a lot of jigs with crawfish trailers or smaller baitfish looking trailers What else works well against the bank that’s pretty good about not getting hung up? I’m in middle GA

[@mikeybalzz]

soft plastic jerkbait might be something to check out. you can skip it and twitch it back and thru the bushes. good when fish aren't so related to the bottom.

[@Mjones8383]

At Guntersville I like to fish the bridge riprap with jerkbaits but right on top of it

[@champ2319]

So does a guy you may have heard of...does the name Hank Cherry ring a bell??😂

[@gregc2621]

Mikey, I see you linked red label for your jerkbait line. Was curious, what line you flip with, and what line you crank with. Going through an end of season evaluation on some of my line...

[@kylecampbell3]

Bro check out the vision oneten type R +2. my favorite jerkbait by far...

[@OutofluckpikerMJK]

How come your slx reel has that really faded black paint on the reel handle side?? Never seen that before..

[@billygreen316fishing]

Stay FISHING 🎣💯

[@robertbrost7777]

I've seen other videos telling subscribers to move the bait with small sweeps, maybe 6-12" and, I've also seen one or two telling people to do the few fast reel thing. I have caught bass reeling the jerk bait back in but, never doing fast reels and stop. I have a few questions though. Does reeling the bait down after it lands spook or turn off the fish when you stop reeling it down? Does it look natural to have a bait swimming downward quickly and then stop all at once? If the water is shallow (3-6') can you just "jerk" the bait down to your desired level? Thanks!

[@mikek3638]

What are you looking at behind you when you're catching that first fish?

[@SJ-yf5wh]

I’m going to have to try this, I have a lot of confidence in jerkbaits, but I HATE fishing them because of that elbow fatigue.

[@Hoosier60]

Love jerk bait fishing! Killer bait for late fall through early spring bass fishing.

[@jimcorbett4115]

The hookup tackle looks to have a few different gold vision 110 in stock sir!

[@mikeybalzz]

thanks for the heads up man!

[@bamadondon0495]

Believe it or not I started doing this with a spook down here on the coosa River a couple of years ago when there would be those days where they were feeding so heavily that you could not get them to bite anything else except for a spook.. don't get me wrong I can jerk with the best of them.. but I just can't jerk it all day long, no pun intended.. but I kind of accidentally out of frustration put some quick hard half reels in my cadence without twitching my rod, and I've caught some super super big dumb donkey spots down here doing that! By the way you know who this is.. you need to bring your blue ballz and come down here and let me put you on some of these monsters spots! I've only been aggravating the hell out of you for about 2 years now or more on coming down here. 45 minute drive won't hurt you!! 😅🎣💪✌️

[@rickhensley2251]

I like throwing jerk baits on Guntersville. I will give this a try, the next time I am on the lake.

[@callanfishing]

Love that dead skull as your logo ,,, do you like widespread panic also ??

[@mikeybalzz]

definitely but tough to beat the dead.

[@callanfishing]

@@mikeybalzz let’s go to the may 28 Atlanta show final tour Dead and co

[@mikeybalzz]

@@callanfishing not gonna lie, i wouldn't want to see them w/o jerry. i missed my window lol.

[@matthewotis3594]

I just wish megabass hooks didn't suck. Pay $20 for a lure that beeds new hooks. Gotta check out the srunna.

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Man I hate when that happens!! I’ve blown up 2 Megabass Vision 110s off the the ole trolling motor. $25 a bait and it BLOWS!!!

[@kinkin5619]

I've had it happen many times. Sometimes I'm just reeling the jerkbait just to get it to depth and it gets hit.

[@robertbrandywine]

Do you know of suspending jerkbait that won't go deeper than 2 feet?

[@justtreesiddty6889]

What are ur thoughts on the yo zuri?

[@rickyveron3378]

There are thousands of ways to fish a jerk bait,let the fish tell you how.Sometimes they want it sitting still and other times they want it fast.I see most people working it too fast and sometimes just just a slight movement will trigger a strike

[@magicworldbyjorg]

[@fishinfrenzy2544]

Need that yo zuri jerkbait video, I was going to order a bunch on the tackle warehouse sale are they good!?!?

[@robertbrost7777]

I have a couple and, they suspend better than any others I own. (MB, Stunna, Husky Jerk)

[@fishinfrenzy2544]

@@robertbrost7777 sweet I ordered some

[@notsogood6249]

Maybe they did tell you, but you did listen to them back then. LOL!!!

[@mikeybalzz]

swimsuit girl tells me i'm a terrible "listener" so you might be on to something 😂

[@notsogood6249]

@@mikeybalzz Well...I hate to say it, but swimsuit girl maybe right. Happy Thanksgiving to you, swimsuit girl, and that good looking dog of yours.

[@mikeybalzz]

@@notsogood6249 thanks man happy turkey day!

[@TrumpsEarBandage]

Jerkin the gherkin never fails

[@dangkhang9479]

Future anglers that wanna use the Vision 110 please change them too Gama G-Finnesse. Thank me later, those stock hooks are very annoying

[@BioReptiles]

What is a "very soft tip" dont all rods have soft tips

[@brianstraubmusic3994]

Here on lanier we fish jerkbaits in a slow steady retrieve we call it stupid fishing and the spots wii just crush it

[@mikeybalzz]

That is pretty cool I never heard of that but it makes perfect sense

[@adwhite804]

@ mikeybalzz fishing..I use YoZuri jerkbaits and their twitchbaits..both are nasty good ,in my humble and novice ( how I feel about my skills currently) opinion. I have several YoZuri baits. All of which have produced some fish. YoZuri makes some good stuff. But, again...just my opinion...and like buttholes...we all have one

[@AnthonyAnderson-wi5vy]

Same thing no lie soon as it hit the water

[@dangkhang9479]

Tried jerkbait 3 days straight and it was just not fun after the second day. A spinning setup helps a lot.

[@dangkhang9479]

one of the worse fishing technique on your arm and wrist

[@ScottHynson-if9vn]

Grab a reel jerkbait, strike king series 300 elite. Best ever made

[@Lsmoe]

So much jerking going on I need a cigarette. Lmao ! Seriously gr8t video. If you're ever in Orlando area would love to burn one with you, How is Bogg The Dawg ?

[@colinlee1908]

Thats a dope hoodie (~)}

[@mikeybalzz]

Yeah dude nailed it with this one bit.ly/3XEqj0F

[@colinlee1908]

@@mikeybalzz awesome man, thanks for the link. Theres some dope GD/Fishing hat pins out there too

[@georgemcdonald4559]

i got an text saying to contact u about a prize but i think it was the scumbag u warned us about

[@keithlshepherd2738]

Daddy said you would go Blind 😂

[@Wanderingsamurai_life]

So jerk your bait with rhythm... Got it lol

[@michiganoutdoors9347]

Not the champaign kinkuro :((((

[@tylerfish6206]

One time I called out of work and told them I had fisherman’s elbow

[@joegrande4848]

😆😆😆👍

[@AngryOtter614]

The berkley price point is a lot better, selling a $25 jerkbait would make me feel like a jerk.

[@sunlee6984]

But my wrist will hurt from reeling fast😂