I bought my first Lucky Craft pointer the other day. I thought it was awesome but it was a bigger size than I expected. I fished with it and got one hard hit but I missed the fish. I was pretty surprised but just chalked it up to being a big jerkbait with only two hooks. So I ordered the next size down which is what I originally wanted. Much smaller and the normal size you get with two hooks. Fished it and the same thing. In the first 5 minutes got a hard strike and missed the fish.

 

I just couldn't believe it. I cannot remember the last time I missed a fish on a jerkbait. And I'm usually not fishing with these high dollar baits either. 

 

Is there something I'm missing? Do you guys usually upgrade hooks or something? What's the deal?

You win some you loose some.  Two missed strikes could simply be bad luck.  You may land the next ten fish in a row without changing anything.  Keep fishing it.  If after awhile you notice you loose a large percentage of your strikes, than you may have to change something.

Try your confidence lure the same place and time for comparison. LC pointers have sharp good hooks out of the box.

Lot members here change the front hook 1 size up using Gamakatsu or Owner on jerk baits in general.

Tom

More often than not, I see the line jump where it enters the water before I feel the bite of a bass.  Panfish will peck at a bait but a good sized bass will engulf a bait and sit there without the angler feeling a strike.

 

oe

Maybe that's all it is. Just thought it was so weird that it happened in the same spot with the same bait. 

 

Most bass I catch on jerkbaits the rod just loads up. When I get a big "thunk" strike it's almost always a perch or crappie

Hmm. I agree. These were kinda weird strikes. They hit pretty hard tho. I bet your right. 

Maybe spawning bass just bumping it because its too close to their bed? I have more of a problem with hooking them in the side than missing fish on LC jerkbaits.

 

Allen

No beds here and highly highly doubt they're spawning.