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In my opinion. Mid 40's is where I really start tossing it. Water has been hovering around 50 here at Beaver. They just don't seem to want it yet. This cold front will probably put them in the mood. 

[kirkton]

it seems to me that I have done well in the past when water temps are in the low to mid 50s around flat creek area anyways. idk coulda been a fluke deal for me to..

 

[1farmer]

On January 20, 2016 at 10:43 PM, kirkton said:

so # 1 according to bill it is true. you just cant ever have to many lol and # 2 1farmer mentioned Excalibur lures. does anyone know where to find these anymore. basspro does not carry them from what i have been told, and thank you for the input everyone i am now up to 4 mb lures and 2 rc stx the plan is to be ready to rock and roll in about a month or so, which brings me to another possible topic. i typically start really throwin a jerk bait hard towards the end of feb. in the past all i have really had is a canoe to fish out of but still yet do pretty decent for myself. At what water temp and or time of year do you consider the best time for a jerk bait. i tend to have a hard time in the winter due to the speed at which one has to fish this type of bait..  

The excalibur jerk bait is not made anymore, there are a few small tackle shops around that still have them. The elite 8 rogue is almost the same bait, it has a different lip , but has almost the same action. Best water temp , in my opinion is from 42 to 55 degrees. The time to start throwing it is January 1 it will catch fish all year, May, June, and September are the months I throw it the least. Some of my heaviest catches on it have been in late July and August, so it does work in warmer water. 

[mjk86]

How bout talking about working jerkbaits?  I know if you have a megabass technique doesn't matter but for those of us without super lures it's important how to fish them. For me I have 2 rods I throw jerkbaits on.  1 is for bank fishing the other for boat fishing.  The boat rod is 6 inches longer than the bank rod.  But both are med heavy extra fast spinning rods.  I need spinning gear to make long casts with it.  One is 6ft the other is 6ft 6.  I use 10/2 braid and a 10# fc leader.  I typically cast out and just let it sit for a 5 or 10 count.  Then I do a hard pull/sweep of my rod to get it down to it's max depth.   Then once again I just let it sit and watch the line.  I've caught more fish on a jerkbait  by fishing it more like a weightless senko.  Not moving it at all.  Pull the rod tip a few feet.  Reel in slack and watch ur line closely.  Often times I'll get a bite the second i move the lure after a very long pause.   The other way I have success with jerkbaits is fishing it like a subwalk type lure.  With a back and forth cadence with periodic stop and starts. I Make the retrieve as erratic and inconsistent as possible at least for me it seems like it triggers more bites.  I like the extra fast rod to give me more control of the lure.  Dressed treble hooks are also important to me but that could just be confidence related.  Another thing I firmly believe is that good hooks are key.  Top water baits and jerkbaits are treble hooked lures that fish eat when they are sitting still.  A jig hook gets set and a crank bait hook sets itself.  But top waters and jerkbaits really need to grab and stick well.  Just my opinion but the hooks have Def made a difference  for me in getting fish in the boat.  I'd be interested in hearing others tips, tricks, and techniques as jerkbait fishing is something I've really only focused on the last few years.