With spinning gear -- every jerkbait without a weight transfer system I've thrown tumbles when cast.  Does the silent Vision 110 also tumble when cast with spinning gear?

 

oe

They cast about the same as an old school Rapala minnow.

While not balsa, still like casting a potato chip.

A-Jay 

That was my guess, thanks A-Jay

Just wondering since I never have fished a silent version... Do you catch more on a silent model?  Obviously there are times for them- but I fish clear water and do not really think the rattles deter bites.  But then again- I don't see the fish the just let the bait go.

 

Thoughts on your experience with rattles vs silent?

5 minutes ago, dgkasper58 said:

Just wondering since I never have fished a silent version... Do you catch more on a silent model?  Obviously there are times for them- but I fish clear water and do not really think the rattles deter bites.  But then again- I don't see the fish the just let the bait go.

 

Thoughts on your experience with rattles vs silent?

I'm not caught up on whether a jerkbait rattles or not... I do prefer one that has a weight transfer system in it.  I achieve a longer, more consistent distance which I believe will help me catch more bass in clear water.

 

oe

39 minutes ago, dgkasper58 said:

Just wondering since I never have fished a silent version... Do you catch more on a silent model?  Obviously there are times for them- but I fish clear water and do not really think the rattles deter bites.  But then again- I don't see the fish the just let the bait go.

 

Thoughts on your experience with rattles vs silent?

 Over the years, I have had some success with the silent jerkbaits of various makes & model, which most recently does include the Megabass bait. 

The one time or situation where I usually reach for the silent bait first, is when bass are fairly shallow, conditions are calm/flat and the water is super clear. 

Growing up casting for brown bass, the Rapala minnow was The Deal is that stuff. 

Fished mostly like a twitch topwater bait, that's how I'll throw other silent baits now as well.

 They do catch for me fished like a traditional suspending Jerk bait too, but as previously mentioned, casting distance suffers quite a bit.

My first 6lb Smallie in MI, ate a silent perch pattern 110 in 5 feet of clear water over a dark bottom.

Never saw her until the strike. 

A-Jay

Not a Megabass, but the one jerkbait I have confidence in over any other is a silent LC Pointer 95. I occasionally catch a bass on other jerk baits but only the silent one consistently catches em. Yes the negative is it doesn't cast as well as the Pointer 100.