Out of curiosity... who has gotten to the point in his/her hard bait fishing that they've tossed aside all crank baits in favor of jerk baits?  Anyone almost there with only one or two crank bait exceptions?

 

 

oe

So you're saying jerkbaits > crankbaits? 

I like jerkbaits but I don't use them anywhere close to the same way I use crankbaits.  They serve two different purposes for me.  They aren't interchangeable.  

I use cranks way more than jerkbaits, but I love using a jerkbait in the dead of winter

I've learned my lesson with thinking if the fish will bite a crankbait they will hit a jerkbait, although on some occasions i can catch em just as good on a jerkbait if my buddy is using a crankbait but i've been humbled more than i would like to admit with this theory. I am a big on jerkbaits but alot of times in my experience if a good crankbait bite is on they won't hit a jerkbait good

So I'll take from the responses... no one

 

Happy hooking...

 

 

oe

I'm not in that position but when I fish river smallies I am using a jerkbait much more than a crankbait. If I have clear water during the warm months I'll throw floating style jerkbaits before crankbaits but if I'm fishing lakes, it is a lot more cranks but again, clear water will allow me to throw a jerkbait and I will, suspending is water less than 60 degrees and floating over 60 degrees.

In the winter I've actually forgone the use of jerkbaits altogether. Now I will use a shallow running crank with a suspend dot on it. I mainly do this because I suck at working a jerk bait lol. Works great though.

I'll use a jerkbait more than a crankbait.  I find more big fish in shallows than I do deeper.