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Featuring a soft yet durable plastic construction, the Castaic Jerky J swoops and glides beautifully with or without any weight added. Its thick mid-section, protruding dorsal fin, and thin straight tail cause it to veer wildly from side to side when twitched, and each bait is hand painted for maximum realism. Fish it on light line, and let the line go slack on the pause between twitches. That's when most of the strikes occur. Also experiment with different retrieves. Available in some great fish-catching colors, the Castaic Jerky J soft jerkbaits deliver the action and fish attraction that big bass can't resist.
TW Exclusive Colors:Ghost Blue GizzardGizzard Shad BlueGizzard Shad Green
Comments: I like the colors of these, but to me the action just isn't there. Like others have mentioned they're also hard to keep on the hook when rigged up.
From: Unknown: 9/10/23
Comments: The 3.5" size in green shad mimics the minnows in central Minnesota so well that I outfish my Dad and uncles consistently when using this bait while they use live minnows. I fish these on a 1/0 gamakatsu ewg hook on a medium lite spinning rod (usually 15lb braid to a 8lb leader) and the action is absolutely unreal if you fish it with the same cadence you would use with a hard jerkbait. Fishing these is almost a power finesse technique and has become an amazing fish catching bait whenever the fish are finicky. I usually buy 8 bags of the 3.5" green shads at a time, these are that good.
From: Lex: Minnesota 9/2/21
Comments: Great action when fishing as weightless fluke. For Jason below, Ive been using the 5" and found 2 ways to rig it. First, was using a standard 4/0 EWG hook, but since so thick...rig it sideways. Second, if you want to rig it upright like reg fluke style, try using a 6/0 EWG hook. Hope that helps. God bless and tight lines.
From: Mike G: Cumming, GA 7/2/19
Comments: I hate this bait. Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't figure out a way to rig these. I tried weighted belly hook and the hook would wind up fully exposed after one cast. I tried to rig weightless and fish like a fluke and the same thing...the hook would come all the way out.
From: Jason: Madison Ms 4/2/19
Comments: A Snook and Redfish killer in the 5". Works better under water than standard flukes. More irratic with a senior like shimmy on the fall. For Reds it helps to have an exposed stinger hook. Can be worked scooting on top of the surface with good effect.
From: Henry Schmidt: Port Charlotte 3/18/19
Comments: The best "Fluke" lure I've ever used. Fish it weightless and twitch it and let it die. I catch more fish on the die. I use Sebile soft weights on the hook shank to increase the depth that it runs. It has and awesome action and is more durable than others I've used. Last year on The Upper Mississippi, I caught Walleyes, Largemouth and Smallmouth twitching them along the rip-rap lined banks. Try them, you'll love them.
From: Jim: Cudahy, WI 12/31/16
Comments: Much better than any fluke. Twitch it & then let it die. The weight of a superline hook is perfect to make it sink like a dying fish. When smallies won't hit a hard jerk bait, they will come from far off to hit this as it falls. Skip it under docks. Fish it in milfoil pockets. The weedlessness of this lure makes it possible to fish anywhere. But the dying action that it has is what triggers strikes. Smallies, Large mouth, even walleyes attack this thing because it's so natural. Some times I'll use one of the soft Sebile sinkers to twitch it down 10 feet or more.
From: Jim: USA 7/15/16
Comments: Great for twitching like Flukes. But i usually drop shot with these. Works wellFrom: Koua: Sacramento
Comments: Like a fluke, but great in super clear water. Throw it on 8-10lb with a light belly weight hook, like 1/16oz. Shimmies side to side like a senko on the fall, and responds to light twitches of the rod tip well. Not as versatile as the fluke, but a good specialty bait.
From: Chris