vision 110+1

[kirkton]

I just purchased a vision 110+1 not to long ago, I  haven't heard much about them or had the chance to do any research. I was just wondering if anyone out there might be able to or have any reviews on this lure.. I got the Tennessee shad color as I had one once before but it was not a +1 I would think the extra depth you can get out of it them would be a good thing. Any thoughts?

[Sore Thumbs]

They work great. They aren't deep jerkbaits by any means but they run 2-3 ft deeper than regular ones. I fished Grand last winter with a buddy of mine and he was catching them on the plus one and I wasn't. I was using the original 110. I think right now a regular 110 will be all you need until water gets a little colder. I would at least have both tied on and experiment. Good luck. 

[bluebasser86]

I like to throw them on a spinning rod to get a little extra depth out of them. I caught some really nice fish on them last spring including my second largest smallmouth of the year. 

[Quillback]

They will catch fish.  When the water is cold, don't work them too hard.

[Bill Babler]

The Plus 1 is a very good bait. Even with the added depth with the extended bill, we usually weight this bait.  Without a doubt, the two primary colors are Pearl and Pro-Blue, for our Ozark Mountain lakes.

Buster Loving uses this bait now exclusively for walleye on Bull Shoals.  He uses Pearl and he has had Tim Hughes custom paint the plus 1 in several different walleye catching colors.

As has already been mentioned this is a very good early season bait, as of right now if we could get the correct water.  The Pro-Blue really works well from Cool Water Cove up the James to LongCreek,  and it seems that Pearl for some reason works best from Holiday Island to point 9.

I usually weight this bait to either sit in a flat or level position in the water column, or a slightly nose up or elevated nose if I can get it to work out that way.  With the extended bill it wants to ride nose down, and I just have never had that work as well as nose up.

This bait is pretty much a take-off of the old Spoonbill Rogue that we have all used here for years.  It is just built on a better platform and throws a lot better with the weighting system.

It is not as quick twitch as the lighter Spoonbill Rogue and that I think is why it works better in the cooler water.  As the water warms the faster and wider twitch baits seem to work much better.  The proper method for the plus 1 is very slow and then slow down even more.  99% of the strikes on this bait should if you are using it correctly come as the bait sits motionless in the water.

Long winded post to say, "I like this bait."

Good Luck

[mjk86]

  The least important part of jerkbait fishing is the jerkbait itself....behind, when, where, why, and how comes the bait.  Some guys would catch more with a number 2 pencil than others with a 30 dollar lure.

[mjk86]

I just have some knock offs of the 110+1 that I painted myself, but personally.....I  prefer the deep rogues, and deep xraps, in terms of action. its just that the 110+1 style bait occupies a good depth between the normal and the deep jerkbaits.  Also...ive noticed too many times where the feathered treble has made a difference, so now every jerkbait has a feathered treble.  I just think it gets more bites when the bait is sitting still, like fins flaring or something. 

[Bill Babler]

38 minutes ago, mjk86 said:

  The least important part of jerkbait fishing is the jerkbait itself...

Really?

[mjk86]

14 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Really?

Yes...it needs to look like a minnow.  We over think it.   Other than that, its the conditions that dictate when a jerkbait will be used.  I understand that you and buster are great jerkbait guys..... but somebody of a normal skill level and ability will not notice a significant difference.  I promise that a megabass 110+1 wont work very well in a 6ft grass flat with 2feet of visibility and 80 degree surface temps, not the time nor place for jerkbaits...nope...your fishing them in cold clear deep water, hopefully with a slight chop.  Youd catch 5x fish more with a husky jerk than most guys would with a megabass.  MB lures are an expensive waste of money...my guess is that you even put good treble hooks on them, probably with a custom feather on the back.  You and Buster will only use a certain jerkbait, and a certain color, and modify and go all crazy with them....that said...your still doing that under very strict conditions.  How many 110+1s did you sling this past summer? 

[dtrs5kprs]

Jerkbait fishing in small lakes and ponds is way different than in super clear cold water in a big reservoir. They can get super touchy about how a bait looks, length, float vs. suspend vs. sink- and the rates and angles of each, profile, sound, on and on. Have seen days they would only eat the little 78 pointers, and the next day would only eat an old big rogue complete with a teaser tail. 

It is about as nuanced as it gets, even in that big farm pond called LOZ. Might even be worse there despite shallower water and color because they see so many.