"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"BIG FISH 2006" 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