These questions are always easy. G Loomis NRX 852S JWR. That is the most versitile spinning rod for almost every technique that calls for a spinning rod.
As a side note: I have this rod in both the GLX and NRX version and the NRX is noticeably more sensitive.
I am very picky about the line pick up amount of my jerkbait reel and I went through a little bit of a process to find what I liked. I didn't want too fast of a pick up, because the natural position of a turn of the handle of the reel between jerks would pull too much line and slightly pull the bait (which I did not want). I also didn't want too little of line pick up where I would have extra slack or I would have to wind the handle just a little more than what felt natural. So after cycling through several reels, I have found that for the cadence I like to work a jerkbait, 28 Inches Per Turn (IPT) was ideal. It is hard to go by gear ratio since one manufacturer's 6.4:1 gear ratio might have 28 IPT and another 7.0:1 gear ratio would be 28 IPT. I guess to make a long story short, you will have to experiment and see which gear ratio suits your jerkbait fishing style.
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