Best Jerk Bait Reel
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Reels recommendations for using the Hard Jerkbaits technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL
$209.99

Reported by
Austin Paulus
Buckeye Lake (OH)

Reported by
Niko Kitsinis
Cowan Lake (OH)
Niko Kitsinis reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Cowan Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Found bass chasing shad over rock piles. Fish slow and let the bait sit, fish hit on the pause. "

Reported by
Daniel T
Paintsville Lake (KY)
Daniel T reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Paintsville Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Well worth the cost !!!"
Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel
$209.99

Reported by
Eastkyangler
Grayson Lake (KY)
Eastkyangler reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Grayson Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Main lake points and secondary points was key "

Reported by
Hunter Holguin
Cherokee Lake (TN)
Hunter Holguin reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Cherokee Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Rip a jerkbait fast with bottom contact for shallow smallmouth on gravel points."

Reported by
SmugOne
Abbott Lake (VA)
SmugOne reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Abbott Lake. Additional comments from this report: "This is a beautiful place to fish but there is a lot of activity and pressure in this little lake and you can only fish from the bank. At sunrise, they are a lot less skittish and I was able to catch some smallmouth on the opposite side of the damn. Jerk bait with long pauses and working a senko slow was the ticket on this day."
Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel
$304.99

Reported by
jkinner_fishing
Lake Erie
jkinner_fishing reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Lake Erie. Additional comments from this report: "I was set up and ready to catch fish on a drop shot with it being mid July. The fish just weren't eating the drop shot with the shifting wind, the jerk bait ended up being the key. Caught 5 bass in a row at one point off of the rock jetty. The more violently the Megabass 110 was worked the more fish would eat it. Multiple fish were hitting the lure almost every cast. The depth of the 110 is key to drawing those summertime bites. Lake Erie is just an incredible fishery."

Reported by
Max Newkirk
Lake Cumberland (KY)
Max Newkirk reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Lake Cumberland. Additional comments from this report: "This was high school regionals a few years back. We struggled to find some fish the first practice day but we found success throwing a jerkbait on points with some sort of structure like rocks or lay downs. A swimbait with an Owner 3/0 flashy swimmer would get their attention on the further sides of the points. "

Reported by
Kevin Delzell
Bangs Lake (IL)
Kevin Delzell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Bangs Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Used the jerkbait near grass on the northwest corner of the lake. Choppy conditions and gray skies. "
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Austin Paulus reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Jerkbaits technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Buckeye Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Spent this Saturday at Buckeye. Faced a very tough bite however was able to find success in a Vision 110 and in a drop shot with a roboworm dipped in chartreuse dye. I was able to get the most bites using both of these techniques on main lake points. As the day went on and the sun seated down on the rocks, I imagined the fish may push up on rock walls to try and warm up, and I was correct. I was throwing a rapala DT-6 parallel to these rock walls and was able to find my biggest fish of the day doing this. I faced very murky water conditions so I made sure to throw very bright and attracting baits."