02-27-10, 10:36 PM | #1 |
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Jerkbait tip
Guys, I just read this and thought I'd share. This time of year we get a lot of questions about jerkbaits, and this made perfect sense:
Think of a jerkbait, and fishing a jerkbait, the same way as a popper, except it is under water instead of a topwater. Think about it: You fish a popper with twitches and pauses and vary the retrieve depending on what the fish want. You fish a jerkbait the same way! Makes a lot of sense to me!
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02-27-10, 10:55 PM | #2 |
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I have never thought of it that way. Good point.
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02-27-10, 11:06 PM | #3 |
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That is a good way to think about it. That's a really good tip for people who might not be used to fishing jerkbaits but do fish poppers, or vice versa.
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02-27-10, 11:10 PM | #4 |
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Awesome idea there rebb, very awsome idea, and I just bought some and ill think of that when i hit the water soon!!
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02-28-10, 12:28 AM | #5 |
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Great advice Reb. Many years ago my father and I fishing Lake Tarpon in Florida slayed the bass for 3 days using jerk baits and jointed Rebels, "broken backs" as they called them, fished exactly as you described.
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02-28-10, 01:47 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the insight REB. Hope you don't mind but me sharing this on your post. recently I purchase Stacey Kings 3 DVD set, he made a good point about Jerkbait fising. He said, "A jerkbait is not a type of lure rather a style of fishing. You can use a lot of differnt lures as a Jerkbait"
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That is very interesting indeed. I have shyed away from jerkbaits in the past, but I may have to try them now and fish it like a popper and see what happens.
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03-01-10, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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Pretty much. I fish jerkbaits a lot more aggressively though. A big, 5 foot rip will sometimes trigger some strikes with a jerkbait, but try that with a popper, and you're gonna have to dodge it!
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