ArbogastArbogast Jitterbug Topwater Bass Fishing Lure - Excellent for Night Fishing

Lunkers beware... I always have a couple of these in my tackle box for those early summer evenings as the sunlight is fading, the bugs are coming out, and the bass are jumping for top-water. I've always loved the action and had great success with the jitterbug, and in the past few years have really come to love these jointed ones the most. You might be a little hesitant thinking that it's too large a lure for your little bass pond, but trust me... The action on these things drives the bass nuts, even smaller fish. It's worth it to me to have the extra weight of a larger lure so I can cast it really far. My only advice -- carry a couple spares. Nothing will make you cry like losing one of these in a tree, except maybe losing your ONLY jitterbug in a tree. ;-)

I have loved this lure from my youth. Just got back from fishing it on dawn patrol. Caught two largemouth bass in the first ten minutes. An absolute joy to cast and hook fish with. But the durability...arrgh! After the second fish (both were in the two pound range, the lead hook had been torn off (screws ripped out) and the trailing treble was bent. I'm ordering two more but will change out the hooks and screws before using. An amazing low light lure but the quality of construction is questionable, at best.

This is literally the only lure I’ve ever used where I caught a fish on the very first cast. It’s awesome!

On the 4 1/2" Model the large hook in the rear gets stuck and won't move unless you reshape the hook holder or replace the hook with a smaller one and if you remove screws it strips very easy ! Otherwise it would be great !But this is a Major Flaw !

Jitterbugs are my favorite lure, not my most successful, but the most enjoyable. If your not into the whole bait and wait game then this guy is for you. You wont catch as much, but when you do its an adrenaline rush to see that surface strike!The only issues you'll run into is that you can't (or shouldn't) add weight to the line to get more distance since that will mess with the action of the lure, so you're limited in how far you can cast this guy.Another issue I repeatedly have is when I do go for distance the hooks along the body tend to get caught up in the line. It happens perhaps once every 8 casts or so and can be a buzzkill.

It's weird, I catch bigger fish when using the smaller non-jointed jitterbug. I don't know if its the size of this one, the extra clatter noise that it will make, but I catch half as many fish. I still catch twice as many fish as any other lure in tackle box (excluding the smaller jitterbug).Side note, most of my fishing is in rivers. I still pull 5-6 pounders out but never with this. More pond/lake fishing might yield better results but nothing as of yet.

Jitterbugs are my favorite lure, not my most successful, but the most enjoyable. If your not into the whole bait and wait game then this guy is for you. You wont catch as much, but when you do its an adrenaline rush to see that surface strike!The only issues you'll run into is that you can't (or shouldn't) add weight to the line to get more distance since that will mess with the action of the lure, so you're limited in how far you can cast this guy.Another issue I repeatedly have is when I do go for distance the hooks along the body tend to get caught up in the line. It happens perhaps once every 8 casts or so and can be a buzzkill.

There is just something about the plop, plop, plop of a jitterbug being pulled across the still waters of a lake or pond as it begins to get dusk. Whether it catches fish or not, it just creates an atmosphere that you don't forget.And I have caught some decent size fish with it, so it's got that going for it.

I heard so many good things about jitterbugs and decided to get the jointed. I've fished it very early in the morning up north and didn't get any bites. Fished it slow...once in a while it will get tangled with the line on casts. For now I'd give it 3 stars.

Too light to cast more than 30 feet. Also so light that it is hard to "walk" back to the boat. Had a tendency to just skim across the top of the water.

i think super lure , thankyou , you got to try it

Great ! thank you

I love using these top water jitterbugs. This colour combo has been my go to lure for Bass and Pike for years. Lost mine last year so just had to replace it.

LLEGÓ A TIEMPO ES UN CLÁSICO A BUEN PRECIO

Travaille bien sur l'eau comme désiré, achigan 4 lbs

Excelente señuelo para pescar de noche. Gran sonido que las lovinas no dejan pasar

Excelente curricán de superficie con colores atractivos. A pesar de ser diseño clásico se moderniza con buenos colores que atraen a las Lobinas.

良く泳いで、集魚力は高いとおもわれ、何回も魚がバイトしてきました。一度がっちりフッキングしたと思いましたが外れました。外れた拍子にすごい勢いでルアーが跳ね返ってきて危うくぶつかりそうになりました。その後はキャストしてもバイトはあるがフッキングせず、確認するとヒートンごとフロントフックが無くなっていました。このルアーは一度分解して接着剤等で外れないように組立て直す必要があるのかもしれません。

15時小雨の中、近所の水門へ出撃。釣りはじめて1時間のうちに4バイト、2キャッチ。どちらもナマズです。インプレッションですが流れがあると流され、アクションが打ち消されます。止水域での使用ベストかと思いました。

このルアーで今年はもうナマズを10本以上あげました。わずか、2週間で。うるさいノイジー系ルアーは沢山ありますが、控えめで軽やかなカップ音が、岸際のナマズには効果絶大です。必ず一つ持っていた方が良いと思います。

やや価格帯は高かったが、懐かしいルアー。ウェイト配分がフラットな為、重さの割には、抵抗が大きく飛距離は出ないが。オリジナルさながらの動きを見せる。初代よりはやや形が変わっている（ウッド製だった）が、古くからあるビッグベイト。

恐らく、僕が子供の時からあったので、軽く30年以上前からあったのだろう。価格は上がっているが、懐かしさのあまり購入した。

例えるなら１パイントのバニラアイスこれを完食できる淡水魚にはそうそうお目にかかれないでしょう　たぶんキャスタビリティ　ロッドアクションへの応答素晴らしいバランスのプラグです