Who else besides Rapala makes a floating minnow hardbait?  I'm finding mostly suspending hard jerkbaits.  Not floaters.

Rebel, Cotton Cordell, Smithwick, Bagley.

In addition to those that Bluebasser mentioned you have Norman lures, You-Zuri has the 3DB Minnow which is a floater and Luck-E-Strike is supposed to come out with floating version of the RC STX. I almost forgot Spro, the make the McStick 115 which is also a floating version.

Bomber Model A . Its a lunker catcher .

Norman Razor

Megabass Vision 110 floater.

Ima bone Flit 120.

When would you use a floating minnow. Im new to jerkbaits.

7 minutes ago, EricTheAngler said:

When would you use a floating minnow. Im new to jerkbaits.

Post spawn on points leading to deep water . Hit it right and you might have the day of a lifetime . 

9 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Post spawn on points leading to deep water . Hit it right and you might have the day of a lifetime . 

Do you use it like a jerkbait that suspends, quick jerks and pauses? Or crank it like a crank bait?

In ponds: any time. One of the all-time great pond baits.

Don't overlook the jointed version.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUO-Realis-Jerkbait-100F-Floating-Lure-Select-Color-s/111265393139?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3D66b086d518ca4c06868060c96b01d204%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D19%26sd%3D111496853089

11 minutes ago, EricTheAngler said:

Do you use it like a jerkbait that suspends, quick jerks and pauses? Or crank it like a crank bait?

Sometimes I let it sit motionless . Other times I use soft twitches and sometimes twitch as fast as I can and still remain in contact with the surface . I won a club tourney burning a Floating Long A Minnow next too  stumps around spawning time . Just play around with it , you may come up with something different .