Four-Seven Lures 3 Inch Jerk Minnow Soft Plastic Bait

When & where: Wind on grass edges and shallow flats where bait is present.

How: Short‑body minnow calms the head shake; thread straight to avoid roll. Kill after deflections.

Why: Tightens the thump and adds flash without the drag of a bulky swimbait trailer.

When & where: Windy pockets, shad spawns, laydown lanes.

How: Thread nose‑first; steady retrieve with brief stalls after cover to let it glide.

When & where: Submerged grass, riprap seams, shade lines.

How: Swim‑and‑kill; micro pops when followers show on electronics.

When & where: Over points, drains, and suspending bait balls (FFS friendly).

How: Count‑down to the level of the fish, slow‑roll, then kill in them; the minnow glides and quivers on the stall.

Cover water on flats/points while keeping the minnow free to glide and kick on a semi‑slack pause.

Vertical brush/bridge fish or smallies on rock edges. Hold mostly still and shake slack; bites feel like weight.

Slow swim on tight line over fish you can see on sonar; tiny tail quiver sells pressured spots and smallmouth.

Swim, glide, and pendulum down riprap and bluff corners; tick bottom, then lift 6–12" and glide again.

Skip under docks and overhangs; twitch‑twitch‑pause like a tiny fluke without blowing out in shallow cover.

Swim just above grass tops; the keel weight keeps it tracking, the bait provides the subtle roll.

Clear water, calm pockets. Long cast, twitch‑twitch‑pause. Let it glide off‑axis and fall nose‑down like a stunned shad.

• Nose ring: Add an O‑ring for wacky‑style nose‑hooking on docks to save baits.
• Keeper dot: Tiny gel‑glue dot at the keeper to resist tearing on jig heads.
• Tail nip: If fish are short‑striking, nip 1/8" off the tail to tighten the glide and increase hookups.