jerkbait mod

[rboat]

I have heard several people say that they always put a feathered treble hook on the rear of all their jerkbaits. Other say no because it kills some of the lures own action. Some lures like the rapala x-rap come with a feathered rear treble. So what do you all do with your jerkbaits, and do have any opinion for or against the rear feathered treble hook?

[Dwight Hottle]

I'm neutral on them. Baits that come with a feathered treble I fish as is. When I have added one to a bait that didn't have one originally I never was convinced that they really help. 

The concept of a feathered treble seems to compliment a bait that is fished very subtlety like a dead stick rod.  

[Esoxfreak]

Feathers have a tendancy ( not a tendancy...they do)to make the bait a bit more sluggish,and straighten it out. I personally don't use em. I think they are there to...never mind what I think,I don't wanna make everyone mad again,So I digress, I'm sure they have their place. But I feel it doesn't belong on a jerkbait.

[jr231]

Feathers are perfect for jerkbaits that you plan on letting suspend for more than a few seconds. Sometimes, regardless of how much you pay for a jerkbait, they don't suspend perfectly. Meaning either slow sink or slow rise... Usually it's slow rise. Suspenstrips (lead tape) is perfect for getting them to suspend just slightly nose down.  I use braid with a loop knot for jerkbaits and since braid floats I usually have to use just a small piece of lead tape to get the jerkbait to stay put. Some say you rip the hooks out of a bass mouth using braid with trebles. This has not been my experience at all.. just a nice smooth sweep has worked for me just fine. 

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

I don't like feathered trebles on my jerkabits. Only thing they seem to do better is catch more crappie or trout for me.

[smalljaw67]

I'm with Dwight, I'm neutral on the issue. I think the feathered treble on an X-Rap makes it useable as a cold water bait because it is really erratic but on other baits not so much. I tried adding feathered trebles to baits without it and I didn't find a lot of difference, so now the only time I add a feathered treble is when I need to replace one that came on a bait.