MS Am. Shad, Aurora Black, Ghost Minnow.

i've got most of the bases covered on everyone's suggestions with the exception of the ghost minnow and from the sounds of things i'm missing the boat!!! 

really glad i asked though, now i'm on the hunt for some ghost minnow 78s

Skip the 78, and get a 100 or bigger. Seriously.

Skip the 78, and get a 100 or bigger. Seriously.

I like the 78 over the 100 only when its really cold water

My fave all around LC however is the slender pointer

Skip the 78, and get a 100 or bigger. Seriously.

 

i have both, but really feel like i get more bites on the 78s.  i admittedly don't fish jerkbaits a whole lot so my experience doesn't much count....

are you catching more on the 100s or just better size fish vs the 78s?

I catch more on 100s because I fish them more often.  I generally catch better fish on the larger baits.  I have a few 78s, but they're for perch and walleye.  My most productive jerkbait is a JDM Flashminnow. 110 in  MS Am. Shad:

 

 

No hatin' on my warm hat!

I catch more on 100s because I fish them more often.  I generally catch better fish on the larger baits.  I have a few 78s, but they're for perch and walleye.  My most productive jerkbait is a JDM Flashminnow. 110 in  MS Am. Shad:

 

 

No hatin' on my warm hat!

 

man, was about to pull the trigger on some hat comments..... then i saw your disclaimer at the bottom.....

nice fish there though!

That's a great hat, John... Perfect for a pointed head.

 

 

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I wish I still had it.  I think my ex took it when she moved out.  She made it for me.

I wish I still had it.  I think my ex took it when she moved out.  She made it for me.

 

looks to me like you could use a Lay's potato chip bag as a reference and just have someone sew one up for you..... 

and why is it that they take the smallest yet most meaningful items man?  just aint right.....

i just got some real good deals on luckycrafts today at a local tackle shop. All luckycraft jerkbaits were parked down to between 7-9 dollars.

Chartreuse shad, aurora black,American shad etc/.

I'm also a fan of the 78 over the 100, they just catch way more fish for me and plenty of big fish. The 97MR Slender Pointer is my overall favorite though. 

78 ghost  is my workhorse.100 aurora brown does very well too.

After reading here  I should give the American Shad more time. Thanks

C22

I also like the sexy shad