Stream Fish A Jerkworm - Be A Shad

[Whiskey Joe]

Why not try it?

Several years ago while smallmouth fishing on a stream. It was slow and ALL my standard crawdad imitations were not doing much. I had some 7" Culprit jerkbaits (flukes) and thought, why not. Since then, it's become my favorite. Go figure! Crawdad eatin river fish being caught on a shad bait.

I used to canoe down a river fishing the rocky with current areas and deep holes. Now, I've added jerking around the trees along the banks in slow deep stretches with good results. It's best when they are just not aggressive enough to catch a buzzbait (boiling close, but not getting it).

Best thing about the fluke is it's only a hook and a hunk of plastic. You get in the zone where you are the fluke and you make it do exactly what the fish want.

It's nasty outside and I'm itchin for fitchin real bad!