I have read about jerkbaits and decided to buy a few x-raps for the spring.  What colors and sizes work best for you?  Any other tips for fishing them for SMB would be great.  Thanks.

I've recently bought a ton of x-raps and i like the xr-8 model along with the x-rap shallow. but thats only because i dont fish waters that a very deep.

but the colors that have worked best for me are Ghost, purple gold, moss back shiner, perch, silver blue and blue back.

they're really just amazing lures.

i love how versatile they are. because you can burn them, slow roll, jerk it, walk it, you name it, it'll probably work.

I use xraps exclusively as my hard jerkbait (lately I've been using a lure 1/2 the price that has been killing them).  I use xr8 for freshwater, ghost or silver.

I use xr10 for nearly every inshore species of saltwater, ghost, silver and blue.

The St. Clair smallies like the Hot Pink, Silver/Blue, and Silver X-Raps. I mostly use the XR10 size.

Falcon

I use the xr 8 and 10 all spring in Hot Steel and Silver.  Love Em.  those are the only 2 colors I've tried and they produce equally, so I'm not so sure color matters.

I catch bigger fish with the bigger size but more with the 3.25 size.  I work them one way only-- fast hard jerks-- very short pauses and make sure you point your rod tip back at the lure after each jerk to maximize movement

Olive, Olive, and Olive

Olive, Olive, and Olive

And Olive!  XR-8 and XR-10.  Awesoem bait.

X-Raps have become a favorite of mine. Specifically the XR10 in Silver, Silver Blue, Hot Steal, Clown and Glass Ghost. Yeah, just about any color works for me.

FD

(lately I've been using a lure 1/2 the price that has been killing them).

Tell us about his other lure.