{"id":81,"date":"2019-04-15T04:02:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/themultiangler\/?p=81"},"modified":"2019-04-15T04:02:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:02:34","slug":"jerk-bait-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/themultiangler\/2019\/04\/15\/jerk-bait-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerk bait Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jerk Bait 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of my absolute favorite ways to catch fish while casting is with a jerk bait. Jerk baits come in many different shapes and sizes ranging from an inch all the way to a foot long. I started using jerk baits\u00a0about six years ago and fell in love with this lure. Jerk baits can be fished throughout most times of the year and prove to be a consistent\u00a0fish catcher. This versatile lure allows you to fish it in most situations. My favorite brand when it comes to jerk bait fishing is the Mega Bass\u00a0Vision 110. This Japanese\u00a0made lure simply catches fish. I started using this lure about three years ago while fishing a college bass master\u2019s tournament\u00a0down in Missouri Lake of the Ozarks, taking home a second place trophy with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I primarily\u00a0use this lure when bass fishing, although this lure has proven to be deadly on just about every fish\u00a0that come across it. I have caught many species including walleye, pike, crappie, and musky on this lure. When fishing jerk bait there are many different\u00a0ways to work it. The most common way to fish a jerk bait\u00a0consists of a jerk, jerk pause presentation. This lure can be highly productive during the pre-spawn\u00a0or cold water\u00a0conditions when bass tend to be more lethargic. It\u2019s common to here an angler say \u201cit\u2019s a reaction bite today&#8221; meanings the fish aren\u2019t necessarily eating the bait out of hunger but rather anger. Another effective way to fish jerk bait\u00a0is by using a stop and go technique. This system allows you to pick up fish that may be acting a bit more finicky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically\u00a0when bass get lazy they won\u2019t move much to eat a lure. Jerk bait\u2019s\u00a0can play a large role here in which the slow tantalizing\u00a0pauses seem to trigger neutral fish. Jerk baits seem to have an action you can\u2019t compare to any other lure. When fishing a jerk bait\u00a0I like to use a spinning rod, typically a St. Croix 7&#8242;. I will rig this rod with a 2500 size Shimano\u00a0Sahara\u00a0reel.\u00a0 When it comes to the line I will run anywhere from eight to ten-pound line,\u00a0depending on the water I am\u00a0fishing. It is important to have a rod that can\u00a0softly absorb the rips when jerking a jerk bait. Today, I will rarely leave the water without grabbing my jerk bait\u00a0box ahead of time. Be sure to pick up a few jerk baits next time you\u2019re at the store and hold on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerk Bait 101 One of my absolute favorite ways to catch fish while casting is with a jerk bait. Jerk baits come in many different shapes and sizes ranging from an inch all the way to a foot long. I started using jerk baits\u00a0about six years ago and fell in love with this lure. 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