What action should a jerkbait rod be?

What action should a jerkbait rod be?

Regardless of what rod company or reel company you choose, look for a good medium action that has some back bone but a good loading bend and moderate tip. You don’t want a spongy mushy rod like a glass crankbait rod because jerking the bait will wear you out all day.

When should you use jerkbaits?

When the water temperature is between 38 and 50 degrees, water clarity will influence the best conditions for throwing a jerkbait. If you have clear water (over 4 feet visibility) you’ll want to use it under cloudy skies with a 5-10 mph wind.

What gear ratio is best for jerkbaits?

approximately 6.3:1
Jerkbaits: Jerkbait fishing is optimized by using a reel that has a gear ratio of approximately 6.3:1 or slightly higher. This speed reel allows for enough power to straight retrieve deeper diving jerkbaits, but enough speed to take in line slack when going through the jerkbait retrieve cadence.

How do I choose a rod action?

A fast action rod will bend in only the top third or less of the blank, a medium or moderate action will bend in the top half or so and a slow action will bend starting in the lower third of the rod. Sometimes slow action rods are termed ‘parabolic’, meaning the bend of the rod is similar throughout the length.

What do jerkbaits catch?

A jerkbait is a minnow-shaped lure that provides a horizontal presentation. A straight retrieve makes a jerkbait swim with a shimmying action. This catches fish, but where a jerk-bait shines is on a snap-pause retrieve, which gives it an erratic, darting action that drives bass wild.

Do jerkbaits work in dirty water?

Dingy water holds the heat and bass sometimes move up to within a foot or two of the surface. At that time of year, jerkbaits generally produce better on bright, sunny days.” It was under these conditions that Swett discovered the effectiveness of jerkbaits in dingy water.

What is the difference between a jerk bait and a crank bait?

Crankbaits are generally shorter and fatter, while jerkbaits are slender and longer. Jerkbaits mostly have three treble hooks, while crankbaits have two. The most common types of bills for both jerkbaits and crankbaits include square bills, diamond-shaped bills, and rounded bills.

What does a jerk bait look like?

What is a good gear ratio for jig fishing?

Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, swimming jigs, topwaters and most other baits are best served with a medium speed reel. When I’m spinnerbaiting, for example, 5:1 is just too slow for anything but slow-rolling, and 7:1 is too fast — you have to slow down just to keep your bait in the water. A medium gear ratio is just right.

What is a medium heavy rod good for?

A medium-heavy rod will allow you to fish Texas rigs, smaller jigs, spinnerbaits, vibrating jigs, topwater lures, crankbaits and much more without sacrificing hardly any performance.

What action should a jerkbait rod be? Regardless of what rod company or reel company you choose, look for a good medium action that has some back bone but a good loading bend and moderate tip. You don’t want a spongy mushy rod like a glass crankbait rod because jerking the bait will wear you…