Suspend Jerk Baits Help

[dam0007]

40-47 degree water all my jerk baits: clunn, Ito, rapala, etc. suspended flawlessly last week. Yesterday water around 52-55, couldn't get them to suspend at all. Added 5 split rings to one and it floated. Added a tiny split shot it dove nose down like a sack of rocks. Is there a happy medium trick that isn't time consuming to figure out what works.... Season is so late this year, no beds yet, still lethargic.

[nowicki2005]

Suspend strip?

Change the hooks?

Water temp does play a part.

A lot never suspend out of the package perfectly at least what I've found.

[Deleted account]

Water gets denser as it gets colder (to about 38 degrees) so it sounds like something else is going on. I set my JBs to suspend in cold water, but they are never exactly the same. I like an ever so slight sink in colder water, and an ever so slight rise as it warms. So I "balance" and mark my JBs. Even so, sometimes they just seem to have a mind of their own. Here in MD, the JB bite, came and went more quickly than usual. I'm sure I can catch them with them, but other stuff has been working better for a few weeks now. Also you can use the line you use to fine tune. 

[Bluebasser86]

Get some suspend dots and a size larger hooks and you should be good to go. 

[fish365]

Same line set up as last trip?