Jerkbait Line

PowerBass · 07-12-06, 08:16 PM

Will using braided lines kill the actionof my jerkbait? I am gonna be fishing a VT lake, loaded with milfoil or Hydrilla, 20 ft of water with 15 ft of grass. I was wondering if jerkbaits lose action on braid or If I shouldnt snap the rod as hard? Any tips? I will be throwing on spinnign gear...

Rebbasser · 07-12-06, 09:21 PM

In a word, nope. Braid will work fine.

ToPwAt'R GuY · 07-12-06, 10:51 PM

It shouldnt alter action. Also if you would get hung up for some reason you have a good chance of getting it loose.

LoneStarAngler07 · 07-13-06, 12:52 AM

nope you shouldnt have a problem as far as im concerned

zooker · 07-13-06, 05:08 AM

yes power you will have problems the key one is distance..in the ultra clear water of vt you want to be as far away from the boat as possible. try 12-14 pound mono -not floro- it will give you the float ya need and still yank them out of the grass...

zooker

Tnbasser · 07-13-06, 10:02 AM

No problems at all. I use it all the time. But as with any line you use with a jerkbait,attach a small split ring(prefered) or small crosslock snap to the eye, so as not to damper the subtle action these baits have.

PowerBass · 07-13-06, 10:35 AM

I will be throwing a pointer, maybe I will throw it on a caster, pistolg grip model

Hef · 07-13-06, 10:36 AM

I have noticed that with braided line for jerkbaits (and poppers) that you will have less side-to-side action (as if you wer using large diameter mono). Even snapping loops it won't "walk" as much as say you were using a smaller line or line w/ more stretch.

PowerBass · 07-13-06, 10:40 AM

O? How about 10 lb mono, but brown in color? Will the fish see it in clearer waters?

zooker · 07-13-06, 06:18 PM

no power that will work..

zooker

PowerBass · 07-14-06, 09:59 AM

okay thanks budd!

bassnman30 · 07-16-06, 08:33 PM

I use 12 lb Stren flouro. This line is invisible and sinks. That's the primary objective of a jerkbait, to sink.
Granted, if it's a floating bait then I would go with mono.

JB · 07-16-06, 08:39 PM

I use low vis trilene for jerkbait rod, but this year have that red line on it, seems to work fine, although for some reason this wasn't one of the better jerkbait bites in the spring as compared to previous seasons, I caught more on the tube or craw than anything...

07-12-06, 08:16 PM	#1
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Jerkbait Line Will using braided lines kill the actionof my jerkbait? I am gonna be fishing a VT lake, loaded with milfoil or Hydrilla, 20 ft of water with 15 ft of grass. I was wondering if jerkbaits lose action on braid or If I shouldnt snap the rod as hard? Any tips? I will be throwing on spinnign gear... __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-12-06, 09:21 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	In a word, nope. Braid will work fine. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-13-06, 12:52 AM	#4
LoneStarAngler07 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 233	nope you shouldnt have a problem as far as im concerned __________________ "Fish ON, FISH ON"

07-13-06, 05:08 AM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	yes power you will have problems the key one is distance..in the ultra clear water of vt you want to be as far away from the boat as possible. try 12-14 pound mono -not floro- it will give you the float ya need and still yank them out of the grass... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-13-06, 10:35 AM	#7
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	I will be throwing a pointer, maybe I will throw it on a caster, pistolg grip model __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-12-06, 10:51 PM	#3
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	It shouldnt alter action. Also if you would get hung up for some reason you have a good chance of getting it loose.

07-13-06, 10:02 AM	#6
Tnbasser BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Waverly, Tn Posts: 702	No problems at all. I use it all the time. But as with any line you use with a jerkbait,attach a small split ring(prefered) or small crosslock snap to the eye, so as not to damper the subtle action these baits have.

07-13-06, 10:36 AM	#8
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	I have noticed that with braided line for jerkbaits (and poppers) that you will have less side-to-side action (as if you wer using large diameter mono). Even snapping loops it won't "walk" as much as say you were using a smaller line or line w/ more stretch. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

07-13-06, 10:40 AM	#9
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	O? How about 10 lb mono, but brown in color? Will the fish see it in clearer waters? __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-13-06, 06:18 PM	#10
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	no power that will work.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-14-06, 09:59 AM	#11
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	okay thanks budd! __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

07-16-06, 08:33 PM	#12
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	I use 12 lb Stren flouro. This line is invisible and sinks. That's the primary objective of a jerkbait, to sink. Granted, if it's a floating bait then I would go with mono. __________________ Lexington,NC.

07-16-06, 08:39 PM	#13
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I use low vis trilene for jerkbait rod, but this year have that red line on it, seems to work fine, although for some reason this wasn't one of the better jerkbait bites in the spring as compared to previous seasons, I caught more on the tube or craw than anything...

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