Ike's Top 3 Confidence Baits

A confidence bait is the one you tie on when nothing else is working, and Mike Iaconelli has narrowed 30 years of professional fishing down to three: the compact skirted jig, the spinnerbait, and the soft stick bait. What earns each one a spot is versatility through the water column. All three can be fished high, middle, or bottom, which keeps them in play across every season and water color. Ike throws the Missile Jigs Ike's Mini Flip in 3/8 and 1/2 oz with a craw style trailer, swaps spinnerbait blades from willow to Colorado as clarity drops, and rigs the Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General wacky, Texas style, or on a shaky head. In this video he explains how to choose sizes, colors, and retrieves for each so you can build the same three bait system on your home water.