Sakura Baffeur Jerk Jerkbait

The Rodhouse take

The Baffeur Jerk revives the compact Scandinavian jerkbait: a flat-sided profile, a reinforced ABS shell and a through-wire stainless frame that takes the biggest pike without flinching. Its slow sink behaviour and tail eyelet for a teaser make it a versatile lure between tight twitches and wide glides. Serious build quality, made to last against the teeth.

What you need to know

• Type: slow sink jerkbait (slow sinking)
• Sizes: 100 mm (41 g) and 125 mm (69 g)
• Running depth: down to 2 m
• Build: reinforced ABS, through-wire stainless frame ("full wire")
• Profile: flat sides, compact shape
• Rigging: 2 ultra-sharp black nickel treble hooks
• Bonus: tail eyelet to add a teaser
• Species: pike, big specimens and exotic predators

The Baffeur Jerk in action

A through-wire frame built for big pike

Strength is the Baffeur Jerk's first argument. Its reinforced ABS shell and its through-wire stainless frame, where the eyelets are linked together, absorb violent strikes and hard fights with no risk of pull-out. This full wire build aims it at big pike and exotic predators, where a less armed lure would show its limits. The two black nickel treble hooks, heavy-gauge and ultra-sharp, round out a package designed for reliability against the teeth.

Tight twitches or wide glides, your call

The Baffeur Jerk sits between a twitchbait and a slider, which opens up several animation styles depending on the mood of the fish:

• on a wide jerk, it darts off in broad glides that trigger active pike,
• on short, sharp rod taps, it zigzags more discreetly for apathetic fish,
• on a steady straight retrieve, it offers a regular, easy-to-work action.

Its slow sink behaviour allows sinking pauses between two sequences, deadly on a following fish, and its tail eyelet takes a soft teaser to boost appeal without disturbing the action. It has a clear place in a box of lures for pike geared toward big fish.