I am in the process of trying to minimize my tackle which is always tough for me to do. I fish alot of the Floating Rapala Minnows, Jointed minnows, and wake baits like the Red Fin.

 

I picked up a few of each of the BX Floating jerkbaits, Swimmers, and 2 of the Waking Minnow which I kind of figured would be good since they are much heavier than the Red Fin for casting and because they are Rapala which I have confidence in. 

 

I am not sure I have used any of these for as much time in the right situations since I have a hard time breaking habits but enjoy buying new lures anyway. I have thrown the BX floaters a fair amount in places where I should have caught some fish, but only remember catching a few small fish that would have likely hit anything when it first landed. 

 

With Wake baits like the Red Fin, they only work well under perfect conditions, so I am wondering if maybe I am not giving this series a fair shake. 

 

Anyone use any of these as a first option or have caught some consistent good fish on them? They certainly look the part.

 

Thanks.

 

The BX Brat has been a go to for me,  when all else fails I can catch them on that one.  I've bought some others in the BX line but haven't tried them yet

I bought a few of the BX Minnow jerkbaits the year they were released and I killed them on that bait that year. For whatever reason, I've switched back to using my Lucky Craft and Megabass jerkbaits since. 

Based on the lack of responses.....I kind of figured there was a reason I rarely hear about them so I threw up a lot of lures including some BX series on ebay. I did keep one of the Minnows because I like the idea of the square bill on the minnow and profile. 

 

You threw the Floating Model or are you talking about a suspender? I don't get to use suspending jerkbaits down here all that much. When I do, I love the Pointer as well.

I've done well on river smallmouth with the Brat.  I have not tried any of the others.

I carry the bx brat squarebills, the bx jerkbaits, and the bx waking minnow...