How to Fish a solft plastic jerk bait.

I guess I just don't get this. I saw another angler fishign a soft jerk
bait and he was able to fish it fast or slow, and it just came through the
water straight or with jerks and twitches as fished. I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.



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I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.

The bait has to be straight on the hook - any bends or if the hook is not
centered, the bait will spin. You also have to work the bait with your rod
tip.
Ronnie

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On 29 Jul 2004 23:51:13 GMT, (RGarri7470) wrote:

I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.

The bait has to be straight on the hook - any bends or if the hook is not
centered, the bait will spin. You also have to work the bait with your rod
tip.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

What Ronnie said...It has to be rigged perfectly straight and
centered. It may not be as critical with a wider bodied bait like a
Bass Assassin, but I know with Fin-S Fish the things have to be dang
near perfect. However, powering the twitches and jerks just right can
compensate for a slightly off center rigging. You can also try a belly
weight to help keel it.

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
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On 29 Jul 2004 23:51:13 GMT, (RGarri7470) wrote:

I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.

The bait has to be straight on the hook - any bends or if the hook is not
centered, the bait will spin. You also have to work the bait with your rod
tip.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

What Ronnie said...It has to be rigged perfectly straight and
centered. It may not be as critical with a wider bodied bait like a
Bass Assassin, but I know with Fin-S Fish the things have to be dang
near perfect. However, powering the twitches and jerks just right can
compensate for a slightly off center rigging. You can also try a belly
weight to help keel it.

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

Bob, sounds to me like your problem might be an undersized and/or
underweighted hook. The hook acts as a keel on a soft jerkbait, and it's
very hard to use too much hook on one. For instance, I'll throw a 5"
Superfluke with a 5/0 heavy wire hook. A 3/0 hook on this bait is just too
small/light. Try beefing up your hook & I think your problem may be solved.

Warren
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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I guess I just don't get this. I saw another angler fishign a soft jerk
bait and he was able to fish it fast or slow, and it just came through the
water straight or with jerks and twitches as fished. I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.



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What action rod would you use for it?

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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Bob, sounds to me like your problem might be an undersized and/or
underweighted hook. The hook acts as a keel on a soft jerkbait, and it's
very hard to use too much hook on one. For instance, I'll throw a 5"
Superfluke with a 5/0 heavy wire hook. A 3/0 hook on this bait is just
too
small/light. Try beefing up your hook & I think your problem may be
solved.

Warren
--
http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I guess I just don't get this. I saw another angler fishign a soft jerk
bait and he was able to fish it fast or slow, and it just came through
the
water straight or with jerks and twitches as fished. I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.



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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:45:25 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

What action rod would you use for it?

Personally I like a medium-heavy power with a fast tip for my Fin-S
fish. More specifically, I use a G. Loomis MBR783C (IMX). Enough power
to move fish out of cover and yet doesn't handle like a broom stick.


Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:45:25 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

What action rod would you use for it?

Personally I like a medium-heavy power with a fast tip for my Fin-S
fish. More specifically, I use a G. Loomis MBR783C (IMX). Enough power
to move fish out of cover and yet doesn't handle like a broom stick.


Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

I saw another angler fishign a soft jerk
bait and he was able to fish it fast or slow, and it just came through the
water straight or with jerks and twitches as fished. I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.

As everyone else has already stated, the slightest bend in the bait will cause
it to spin. The type of soft jerk bait you use and the type of hook will
affect how easy it is to rig properly. I recently tried some Zoom flukes and I
don't like them at all. Slug-o's are much easier to rig properly, for me any
way. Senko's will also make a pretty fail jerk bait too.

-Zimmy

I saw another angler fishign a soft jerk
bait and he was able to fish it fast or slow, and it just came through the
water straight or with jerks and twitches as fished. I have tried to do
that, and it spins and twirls throught the water. What am I missing.

As everyone else has already stated, the slightest bend in the bait will cause
it to spin. The type of soft jerk bait you use and the type of hook will
affect how easy it is to rig properly. I recently tried some Zoom flukes and I
don't like them at all. Slug-o's are much easier to rig properly, for me any
way. Senko's will also make a pretty fail jerk bait too.

-Zimmy