I was just commenting on jig fishing, telling xrecharge to be patient. Well I think I need to take my own medicine. I have no confidence in jerk baits and have read over and over they are great winter/early spring baits.

What do I need to know: favorite brands/colors for Texas and where and when to use them (beside in the water when I'm fishing).

Thanks for the edumacation!

Here ya go!
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbt...bai#Post8464795

Megabass 110 , best one In my opinion.
Use them anytime water temps are cold or dropping.
Match it with a rod that has the correct action and you'll do fine.

Lucky Craft pointer 78DD in sexy shad or shell color catches a bunch for me as well. The colder & cleaner the water gets the better.

What kind of action does the rod need to have ?

A lot of guys including KVD use their spinnerbait rods for jerkbaits as well. I use a 6'10" Castaway Spinnerbait special. The slightly short length allows you to get the right action without splashing the tip of the rod in the water in the water.

Here are 2 models from Castaway

http://www.castawayrods.com/home/index.p...mp;Itemid=10024

http://www.castawayrods.com/home/index.p...mp;Itemid=10045

I used to have a luckycraft pointer that suspended. got broke off trying to swing fish in boat for grandson.

if i didn't want to spend as much, or wanted to have a backup, what would be the NEXT choice for a suspending jerkbait that is heavy enough to use?

I use a 7'M constrictor rod with 8-10lbs Fluor.

That or a small color variance has won alot of money in tourneys over the last three years for me and some friends

I prefer the water temps to be a close as possible to 55 degrees

Thrown with a 6.10 med rod with good hooks. and no more than 12lb flouro depending on how deep your targeting your gonna loose fish no matter what but this works well for me

I use the rapalas they are a little cheaper still not cheap, think they are around 7 bucks now

Eddie201 - thanks for the link. It really helped me.

Thanks! I'm definitely going to give it a try!

Falcon Cara headturner, 6'10" is the perfect rod for jerk bait fishing. The tip and action as perfect!

I'm curious about this too. I usually use a tap-tap cadence, but sometimes I'll do some real heavy jerks and reeling with no specific pattern. The sometimes I do a long draw on the rod, let is sink or set, then a long draw, this is almost like ripping traps, but slower and more subtle. Are these good methods?