Hunthouse Floating Minnow Jerkbait, Long Casting Hard Bait
Hunthouse Floating Minnow Jerkbait, Long Casting Hard Bait
This floating minnow is built as a long casting jerkbait with a slim, baitfish profile and a tight, rolling wobble on the retrieve. The clear diving lip bites into the water on a sharp pull and lets the bait glide back to the surface on pause, a rhythm bass keying on shad or shiners cannot ignore. Its through-wire hook hangers and weighted body add castability and stability in wind.
Work it with a twitch-twitch-pause retrieve along points, grass edges, and open flats where largemouth and smallmouth chase baitfish near the surface. The high contrast pattern and flash-sided finish read well in stained to clear water, making it a solid pick for early morning and low light reaction bites.
Specifications
| Type | Floating minnow jerkbait |
| Length | 143mm / 173mm / 208mm |
| Weight | 14g / 23g / 33g |
| Depth | Shallow to mid diving, adjustable with retrieve speed |
| Action | Tight wobble with side flash, walk-the-dog glide on pause |
| Hooks | Treble hooks on wire hangers |
| Best for | Largemouth and smallmouth bass, also trout and seabass |
How to fish it
- Cast past the target area, whether a grass edge, point, or baitfish school.
- Use short, sharp rod twitches to make the lure dart side to side.
- Pause between twitches to let the bait glide and hang, this is when most strikes happen.
- Vary retrieve speed and pause length until you find what triggers bites that day.
Frequently asked
The 143mm/14g is the most versatile size for largemouth and smallmouth in typical lake and river conditions. Step up to the 173mm or 208mm when targeting bigger fish or fishing open water where a larger profile helps with casting distance.
High contrast patterns like the pink and silver shown here work well in stained or low light conditions because the dark back and flash sides stand out. In clear water, more natural baitfish tones tend to draw less suspicious strikes.
A medium action spinning or casting rod with 10-15 lb fluorocarbon or braid with a fluorocarbon leader gives good casting distance and enough give for solid hook sets on the twitch retrieve.
No, while it is built tough enough for seabass and trout, the same long casting minnow profile and jerkbait action work well for largemouth and smallmouth bass in freshwater.