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Clear Water Fishing With a Jerkbait – With Kevin VanDam

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The right DEPTH for your jerkbait is key, but the number 1 thing is fishing it with slack in the line. This allows you to perfect the right back-and-forth action—the Clear Water Fishing With a Jerkbait – With Kevin VanDam.

Check out how to practice it here with a demo and a big bass catch from KVD!

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6’10” medium heavy action rod, GC2 with a 7:5:1 gear ratio, shorter handled rod. Keep that bait jumping and remember to always move your jerk action with the rod and not the reel. Snap that rod tip and pick up the slack, and never towards the boat with the reel. Check this out.

The Power of the Jerk Bait in Clear Water Fishing

 

For any angler, there’s just something unbeatable about using a jerk bait. This lure shines, especially when you’re following a deep break line, allowing you to draw fish up from impressive depths to strike.

It’s one of those things I rely on in any lake I visit, no matter where—north, south, east, or west. If the water’s clear, I always make sure I’ve got a jerk bait ready to go.

Selecting the Right Depth Zone

Using the right jerk bait for the depth you’re fishing in is key. Here, I’m in about 17 or 18 feet of clear water, and these fish are coming up hard to hit this lure.

I’m using the Deep 300 Series Strike King KVD. But if I were fishing shallower over grass, I’d switch to a more shallow-running version to stay effective and avoid getting caught up. The depth and water clarity guide these choices.

Creating That Essential Erratic Action

One major aspect of the jerk bait that makes it so effective is its erratic movement. To get that right, it’s all about fishing it with slack in the line.

The idea is to cast, pop the bait forward, then allow the rod tip to fall back toward the bait—this keeps slack in the line and gives the jerk bait that perfect, erratic side-to-side action. Fish can’t seem to handle it!

Perfecting the Technique

When fishing a jerk bait, I like to work it with quick sequences of two or three jerks or twitches, letting the lure mimic the movement of distressed prey. It’s just about letting the bait do its thing.

Pop it forward, throw that slack by pointing the rod right back at it, and watch as it moves in that irresistible, unpredictable way. That’s what brings the bites.

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