But you still want to be successful. And people that throw crank baits know the value of a crank bait in certain situations. That you can convert a fish that is trying to bump that bait.

Crankbaits are much rounder and have a steady side to side wiggle and wobble. While a jerkbait is mostly meant to be fished by jerking the bait and causing a much more random and erratic behavior. A crankbait is really fished with the reel. While a jerkbait is mostly fished with the rod.

To maximize the number of fish in the boat, Rapala went to its roster of top bass pros to develop a premium suspending jerkbait. After countless prototypes and months of testing, Rapala is introducing the first lure in the new PXR family, the Mavrik 110 jerkbait.

BEST JERKBAIT ROD SETUP The rod should be short enough that you can snap and work the rod without hitting the water, your boat or getting the handle snagged on your clothese. So a short handle is preferred on a shorter rod that matches your height with light line and a high gear-ratio reel that takes up slack fast.

All hard-bodied jerkbaits will come with either two or three treble hooks. They also have a plastic lip or bill that helps them dive and gives them their erratic action, whereas soft plastic jerkbaits do not have any lips, which gives them a more natural action.

The deeper jerkbaits obviously will work for deeper bass, but again visibility is key. These baits are often more effective on sunny days. Jerkbaits are also usually more effective when there is some wind and light to break up the image of the jerkbait.

After you've given the reel a couple of turns, twitch your rod tip in a downward motion toward the water and let the rod tip recoil back in the direction of the jerkbait. You then want to let the lure sit motionless (also known as the “pause”) before reeling in some slack and beginning the twitching action again.

Features: The KVD 300D Series Deep Jerkbait is a 4 1/2 inch jerkbait that weighs 3/5 ounce and dives to 11 feet.

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Mediums. That I've thrown. And all that matters the action of the rod is everything you're gonna want parabolic. Action in any jerk bait Rod. The stiffer.

Beginners can select the right power by the general size of fish they target. Light power facilitates lighter tackle and smaller lures for Panfish and Trout. Medium power handles common lures and rigs sized typically for Bass and Walleye. Heavy power manages larger lures and rigs for big Bass, Pike and Catfish.

They're typically made out of materials such as plastic, cork, rubber, wood, or metal and sometimes have feathers or tinsel attached to them to resemble the moving parts of fish prey, as is the case in fly fishing flies.

Here are 7 top jerkbaits you may want to add to your arsenal this spring:

• Rapala X-Rap.
• Googan Squad Scout.
• Strike King KVD Jerkbait.
• 13 Fishing Whipper Snapper Jerkbait.
• Rapala Shadow Rap Shad.
• Jenko Fishing Persues 110.

6:1 to 7:1 Jerkbait Reels Ideally, a reel with a gear ratio from 6:1 to 7:1 is the sweet spot. If you use a reel that's too fast, you run the risk of overpowering the action of your ripbait by pulling in too much line.

A jerkbait is an exceptional option in early summer fishing because bass can be keying on bluegill, shad, skipjacks, herring, or any other baitfish. And the jerkbait mimics all of them. Color selection is critical. Look in the water to see what baitfish are prevalent, and match the jerkbait up accordingly.

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