![]() ![]() I prefer to use lighter 10-pound fluorocarbon line because it allows the jerkbait to move freely from side to side, but around heavier cover, I may change to heavier 12-pound line. “But when bass are suspended or around cover like standing timber or deeper ridges, I won’t hesitate to use the jerkbait there, too. “My favorite places to use a jerkbait during the summer are over wide, often featureless flats where bass are roaming rather than relating to any specific cover or structure,” Palaniuk said. Jerkbaits have an erratic side-to-side action, and are usually most effective in water depths of less than 12 feet. Instead of retrieving them with steady cranking, anglers point their rod tips down and use a series of jerks and pauses, varying their speed to match the mood of the bass. ![]() Jerkbaits are a type of crankbait, generally featuring a long, thin five to six inch body with a diving lip and two or three treble hooks. ![]() Now during the summer in warm water, I work them really fast, as opposed to cold water where I fish them much more slowly.” The difference is simply the speed at which I present them. “Most fishermen think a jerkbait is only effective during the winter, but really, these are lures I use throughout the year. The Yamaha pro’s lure is a jerkbait, but his secret is that he fishes it all year, and he especially likes to use it during the hot summer months. Bass tournament fishermen are famous for having “secret” lures they don’t tell anyone about, but Brandon Palaniuk’s secret lure is one that’s in virtually every angler’s tacklebox. ![]()
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