Jumping Minnow ????

[surfcast]

Guys how do you fish this lure,like pencil bounce it or tip down with side twitches .I find that a little hard with a 9' pole are you using a shorter stick just wanted to see evey ones take on this.OR just let me know how u retrieve it and waht type of pole you throw it with ??

[Jumpin Minnow]

For me, the G. Loomis GL2 (SJR783S? 6'6'') and the VS100 are a match made in heaven for the Jumpin Minnow. I like to retrieve with the rod tip down and a consistent twitch making the lure tightly zig zag. This lure will draw some of the most exciting strikes (and exciting misses) when no one else is catching.

Note: HEE III is the master of the j minnow.

[7milebridge]

This has to be my favorite lure, but it seemed to be the hardest to figure out. I always wanted to bounce it, shake, rattle and roll with it. A guy helped me out the other day, and now it is magic in the water. I have a 9' tica, and it works awesome as a longer pole for casting. I use 30 lb pp braid. I simply cast it, and reel it in with the tip down, and try to keep the speed the same. The lure seems to do all the work. The speed can vary, but for me I have had the best sucess with keeping the speed consistent.

[cchobot]

Originally Posted by Jumpin Minnow

Note: HEE III is the master of the j minnow.

I second that

[merch]

Short fast rods are better than long for spooks in my opinion. If I'm standing above the water on a boat or rock or something I'll point the tip at the spook and bang the tip toward the water. I'll bang it fast, slow, mix it up... Depends on how the fish want it that day. If I'm in the water I'll still keep the tip down but bang it off to the side instead of down into the water.

The idea is to get it darting back and forth along the surface at your desired tempo. They don't call it a jumpin minnow for nothing either. You can get it to shoot up out of the water too which can really drive fish bananas at times. You ever seen a bunker or mullet scared sh#%less flying across the water. It's kind of like that. Do it with big spooks too.

[surfcast]

Thank guys keep it coming i would love to figure it out this season i love top water !! BTW what hooks do u use i tried 1/0 VMC but whent to something lighter in front bigger in the back but not as big as the 1/0 I think it was a size 1 and size 2 mustad it still dosent work like i want. Once i threw it in the lake and it worked incredible with a 7 ft rod a bass pro stick.