Lucky Craft Staysee 90 ~ Deep-Diving Jerkbait

Model: Staysee 90
Type: Suspending, Deep-Diving
Weight: 7/16 oz (12.5g)
Length: 3-1/2" (91mm) excluding lip
Factory Hooks: #6 VMC Black Nickel
Depth: Approx. 10 feet (on 10 lb. line)

Of all Lucky Craft lures I have used, be they crankbaits, lipless, jerkbaits or topwaters, the Staysee 90 has one of the most life-like actions.

Where smaller bass abound, in clear water, or with lighter gear, I am basically going to cover the water column with the smaller, lighter range of jerkbaits such as the Pointer 78 to get a few feet deep, the Pointer 78DD to get six feet deep, the Bevy Shad 75 to reach about 8 feet deep, and I will use the the StaySee 90 to dredge even deeper to about ten feet down.

Where bigger bass are found, in tangly cover or with heavier tackle, I will go to bigger jerkbaits such as the Pointer 100, 100DD and others in the 100 size range. Here still I will use the Staysee 90 to delve deeper than the others.

Whether you use the bigger, heavier jerkbaits (the 100's) or the smaller, lighter ones (like the 78's), the Staysee 90 fits in with either group, and the Staysee dives the deepest of all. When the jerkbait bite is on, I am basically going to use the Staysee to reach deeper than any other jerkbait that Lucky Craft makes.

Affixing the next size bigger trebles to the Staysee beefs it up tremendously. With bigger hooks, it is a great, great deep-diving jerkbait. It has not gotten the full recognition it deserves, but that's okay by me.

Lucky Craft Jerkbait Color Considerations

Lucky Craft is legendary for it's artful, natural baitfish colors. Where Lucky Craft lures excel, what they do better than other vendors, are complex yet natural finishes. Lucky Craft colors tend to be muted, diffused, subtle, softer colors that blend into each other and blend into the underwater environment.

They're not known for their bright chartreuse-based, fire tiger or other bold color patterns. You won't see a lot of red throat splashes, red eyes or other gaudy lipstick either. Although adding your own red replacement hooks may make a nice accent at times.

The four most popular colors across most every Lucky Craft product model are:

1. Chartreuse Shad (color #250) is said to be 'the' most popular Lucky Craft color. If you had to limit yourself to just one color, Chartreuse Shad is it.

2. Ghost Minnow (color #238) is considered the most popular clear water color currently in the Lucky Craft line-up.

3. Aurora Black (color #052) is flashy, yes, but not nearly so flashy as MS American Shad. Aurora Black is much more subdued and subtle.

4. MS American Shad (color #270) is one of Lucky Craft's (or any other vendor's) most beautiful colors. The 'MS' means 'Magic Scales'. It is a high flash color for when fish want a lot of flash in a lure. Yet it is still natural. It is truly a special experience to fish with it.

MS Herring (color #254) is another of the most beautiful of all Lucky Craft colors. It is similar to MS American Shad in that they are both high flash colors.