Just curious since you usually hear jerkbaits are a clear water lure.

They work just fine in stained water, too.

8-)

I plan on catching some smallies in a muddy river pool this afternoon after school. 8-)

I've done pretty good in muddy water with a clown colored Husky Jerk.  But in stained or clear water I go with the Tenn shad.  I have found that it is most effective in clear water though.  

clear water, haven't used them in muddy water

Clear and stained, never had any luck in muddy water.

Just curious since you usually hear jerkbaits are a clear water lure.

when the fish are suspended  

I've caught a few in dirty water, however, most of my success has been in clear to stained water.

Falcon

Interesting poll.

I've caught a few in dirty water, however, most of my success has been in clear to stained water.

Falcon

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Allen

 I voted all of the above. Sometimes it's like a top water bait, get caught up in the moment and just d**n well have to throw one :-[...

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I fish hard jerkbaits mainly in water with fair to excellent visibility.

Jerkbaits are paused a lot, so in murky water an interested bass

may fall off point. In murky water I would sooner reach

for a rat-l-trap or other noisy plug.

Roger

Jerkbaits are paused a lot, so in murky water an interested bass may fall off point.

Use a straight retrieve in murky water. The Jackall  Smash Minnow has pretty loud rattles and works well in murky water.

Caught plenty of bass in stained H2O, but really haven't tried them in muddy H2O.  

Clear and stained.  Most of the water I fish is stained.

Clear water for me. I have not really tried them in stained water, most all of our water is gin clear in the spring when I fish jerkbaits the most, by the time the water stains up in the summer I have found cranks and spinner baits to produce better for me.