Soft jerkbaits
BIG FISH 2006
baits used?
Bob La Londe
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> How do you guys fish a soft jerkbait, equipment, line sze and type of
> baits used?
I don't fish one a lot, but it depends on the conditions and the size bait.
Usually on 30-40 pound braid on a heavy rod rigged on a flutter jig or a
butt dragger hook. All on a heavy fast bait casting rod.
In ultra clear water I'll throw a smaller one on flourocarbon as light as
8lb on a med/light xtra fast spinning rod.
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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> baits used?
I prefer to use a 7' medium light, extra fast taper spinning rod and have
the reel spooled with 8 or 10 pound PowerPro. I'll Texas Rig the Zoom
SuperFluke with a 5/0 extra wide gap hook to give it just a little weight.
I can fish it on heavier line and equipment, but I like the action much more
with the light line. The lure has a much wider swinging action and that
seems to trigger more strikes.
I'll fish it with a twitch, twitch pause, motion, varying the pause
depending upon the depth of the water. This combo sinks fairly slow, but
quite often the lure is eaten before or immediately after the first twitch.
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Bob La Londe
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> "BIG FISH 2006" <bucky...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>> How do you guys fish a soft jerkbait, equipment, line sze and type of
>> baits used?
>
> I prefer to use a 7' medium light, extra fast taper spinning rod and have
The only one I have found that truly is med-light extra fast is the St Croix
LTBC69MLXF. (it's a replacement for an earlier St Croix rod with the same
blank) Its an awesome rod. I have one in my boat, and a spare still in the
wrap on my rod rack. I would use this rod for more stuff or have more of
them if it wasn't $220. I have a Lamiglas and G-Loomis that claim to be the
same action, but they were a disappointment. Both were moderate to moderate
fast speed instead of the extra fast I was looking for. Do you know of
another rod or model that fits the bill?
> the reel spooled with 8 or 10 pound PowerPro.
Funny. I know other people who like it, but I hate the light weight super
braids. It digs in and breaks off too easy for me. I'm sure its just a
different skill set, but like I said. Some folks like it.
> I'll Texas Rig the Zoom SuperFluke with a 5/0 extra wide gap hook to give
> it just a little weight.
On that spinning rod you oughta be able to sling a super fluke a country
mile regardless of the hook. Still I understand wanting a little extra
weight to make it sink instead of floating up on every little strand of
grass it falls on.
> I can fish it on heavier line and equipment, but I like the action much
> more with the light line. The lure has a much wider swinging action and
> that seems to trigger more strikes.
Ok. I can see that.
> I'll fish it with a twitch, twitch pause, motion, varying the pause
> depending upon the depth of the water. This combo sinks fairly slow, but
> quite often the lure is eaten before or immediately after the first
> twitch.
Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com
Bob La Londe
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>> "BIG FISH 2006" <bucky...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>>> How do you guys fish a soft jerkbait, equipment, line sze and type of
>>> baits used?
>>
>> I prefer to use a 7' medium light, extra fast taper spinning rod and have
>
> The only one I have found that truly is med-light extra fast is the St
> Croix LTBC69MLXF. (it's a replacement for an earlier St Croix rod with
> the same blank) Its an awesome rod.
Oops. Meant LTBS69MLXF. The LTBC is the casting version of the rod.
Marty
spinning gear with M or MH power 6-1/2" rod and 15# braid. I use 5" Flukes
or Assassins and fish them twitch-pause-twitch, etc.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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>
> The only one I have found that truly is med-light extra fast is the St
> Croix LTBC69MLXF. (it's a replacement for an earlier St Croix rod with
> the same blank) Its an awesome rod. I have one in my boat, and a spare
> still in the wrap on my rod rack. I would use this rod for more stuff or
> have more of them if it wasn't $220. I have a Lamiglas and G-Loomis that
> claim to be the same action, but they were a disappointment. Both were
> moderate to moderate fast speed instead of the extra fast I was looking
> for. Do you know of another rod or model that fits the bill?
***Unfortunately, no. My favorite fluke rod is a rod I built using that
blank. I extended the butt on to get the full seven feet.
>> the reel spooled with 8 or 10 pound PowerPro.
>
> Funny. I know other people who like it, but I hate the light weight super
> braids. It digs in and breaks off too easy for me. I'm sure its just a
> different skill set, but like I said. Some folks like it.
***If it digs in that means only one thing, you didn't spool it tight
enough. I've learned to to spool it tightly and I rarely (if ever) have any
dig in problems. And if I do have the line loosen up on the spool, I'll
either tie it to a stationary object in my yard, back up until the spool is
empty and reel it back on with the drag cranked down tight and a heavy bend
in the rod, or I'll run a super deep diver out behind the boat and troll the
boat forward while cranking the deep diver back. The backyard method works
better. I only have to do this a time or two if I put the line on right in
the first place.
>
>> I'll Texas Rig the Zoom SuperFluke with a 5/0 extra wide gap hook to give
>> it just a little weight.
>
> On that spinning rod you oughta be able to sling a super fluke a country
> mile regardless of the hook. Still I understand wanting a little extra
> weight to make it sink instead of floating up on every little strand of
> grass it falls on.
***I can, and since I've moved to Tennessee, I've taken a lot of bass when
they've bunched up the shad and are busting on the surface.
>
>> I can fish it on heavier line and equipment, but I like the action much
>> more with the light line. The lure has a much wider swinging action and
>> that seems to trigger more strikes.
>
> Ok. I can see that.
***It makes a big difference. Trust me on that one, but you'd really have
to fish the two side by side to see exactly what I mean.
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
Yeah, I knew what you meant.
Andrew Horvath
ABU REVO S baitcaster, 12lb high vis mono. I use a 5'' trick stick from
GM wacky rigged with a 3/0 ewg sickle hook