Bass worms#Jerkbait

Jerkbaits ( jerking of English to jerk bait = and = bait) are artificial bait for fishing. Through movements of fishing they imitate it a fleeing prey and battered fish. The Jerkbaitfischen is a kind of spin fishing.

Nature

They are often made ​​of hard plastic and are usually 10 to 25 cm tall. Jerkbaits are available as Diver ( moves through the guide bobbing up and down) and glider ( in obtaining swings from side to side ), both floating and sinking version. Some jerk baits are, in contrast to the Wobbler, with a small flexible metal blade at the back part ( diving lip ) provided in order to influence the depth of immersion. Often jerkbaits do not have a bait run and therefore need to be jerked with a hard tail.

Booty and tail

The main prey in the " jerking " in Europe is the pike, from time to time, even large groupers lay hands into the bait. Jerkbaits are kept on the surface. The tail should be short and hard to jerkbait. There are braided lines used because this allows better contact with the bait. The most commonly used type is the role Baitcasterrolle, a small multi- role.