Water Temps

[Ham]

Hey Drew,

I could swear I saw an interview where McClleland says that he wanted to make a bait like the 110. Basically his take on the 110.

Spro has a lot more original lure design than Lucky Strike does and more than Strike King for that matter.

I still think it's dumb to make a Jr version of a specific length. Is a 12 inch ruler a Jr yardstick?

[fishinwrench]

Well hey, everyone fell so hard for the marketing on the darn thing, who can blame them.

[Gavin]

Lots of jerk baits mentioned. They are all a tad different. Have several and know how to adjust one.

[fishinwrench]

Everyone knows how to "tune" a crank/jerkbait to make it track straight, but few seem to know that you can tune the action also by bending the nose ring up/down. Up makes a tighter wiggle that wanders more. Down makes a wider harder wiggle with more side to side roll and more exaggerated reaction to gentle pulls.

[Gavin]

guessing you like down fw? Floating raps can do many things! Dad used to take a drill and weight them. Worked well.

[fishinwrench]

Yeah I like to feel a firm thu-thump on a fairly slow and short pull.

Never had much luck on jerkbaits that feel like a soggy stick on the end of my line.

If I give it a twitch and it doesn't kick back at me right away I set the hook, cuz it has either picked up a piece of leaf/grass or it's in a fishes mouth.

[Seth]

Caught a bunch of dink kentuckies and largemouth on the Osage today. An 18" walleye decided he couldn't resist my jerkbait either. He will make a tasty meal tomorrow. We threw herringbone chartreuse and pro blue colors. Pro blue never produced a fish but they liked the herringbone chartreuse color.

I switched from my skeet reese crankbait rod to my spinnerbait/worm rod, which is a medium/fast, and decided I like it much better for jerkbaiting. It didnt wear me out nearly as bad. The only thing I wish is that it was a 6'6" instead of a 7'. I hit the boat and water every now and then if I wasn't paying attention to my jerk angle. I'm right at 6' tall.

[fishinwrench]

Any sign of Whites/hybrids ? We (Lake O) didn't give you any water today so I'd say you did darn good for the falling out conditions.

[Seth]

Caught four whites between island and dam but the paddlefish were so thick, you couldnt hardly throw a crankbait without snagging one.

[fishinwrench]

Oh,you were up high. For some reason I assumed you were down below Tavern.