Surprising jerkbait rod

[plawren53202]

So this past fall, my main fishing project was to get familiar with the jerkbait, something I had never really fished in the past. I did really well with it and found out that I really enjoy a good jerkbait bite. Enough so that I decided to commit to a separate jerkbait setup. This fall I threw it on my Dobyns Fury 733C/Lew's Tournament MP. That setup was alright, but I really wanted to try a shorter rod, especially for bank fishing, and I also wanted a true "M" even though the Fury 733 is kind of in between a MH and M.

 

Unfortunately the past few months have resulted in a tighter than normal budget, putting some restrictions on getting new gear. Combine that with the fact that I'm going to have to replace one of my workhorse MH/F rods that just snapped the tip. So I had kind of resigned to the fact that a dedicated jerkbait combo was going to have to wait for a while.

 

Other night, I was digging around in the garage and found the first baitcasting rod I purchased many moons ago. It was the Lew's Classic (not even Classic Pro) combo that Walmart used to sell for $79. While looking at the rod it dawned on me that it was a 6'8" M/F--exactly the specs I'd want in a jerkbait rod.

 

So I figured what the heck--took the BPS Johnny Morris signature reel off the rod that snapped the tip, spooled it with 8# copolymer line, and put it on that rod. Took it out today to the local pond and, holy cow, it's a pretty sweet jerkbait combo. With 8# copolymer and the JM signature reel, it slings a Vision 110 Jr. a half a mile, and the 6'8" length is perfect for a jerkbait rod. The M/F action is perfect for snapping a jerkbait but keeping a fish pinned. I also think it is plenty sensitive for fishing a moving bait.

 

I'm really shocked at how a rod that came as part of a $79 Walmart combo seems like it is going to do so well. I've gotten a little spoiled since my current stable of combos are decent quality gear, Fury and Mach II rods, Tournament MP, Fuego CT, SLX caliber stuff. At a time when I really need to save a few bucks, this was the perfect thing to find hiding in the garage.

[jimmyjoe]

   Isn't it great when we're down to our last sawbuck, something that we really need just shows up like magic from out of the blue?  It's almost as if someone were watching out for us, eh?   ? 

 

   jj

[plawren53202]

7 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Isn't it great when we're down to our last sawbuck, something that we really need just shows up like magic from out of the blue?  It's almost as if someone were watching out for us, eh?   ? 

 

   jj

Couldn't agree more.

[GreenPig]

Another win for hoarding fishin stuff.?

[TimTheGearNerd]

Same story, I had a falcon lowrider 6’10 MHF rod I think meant for worms or something. It was just sitting around. 
 

The rod feels really nice throwing a megabass vision 110 on a curado 50 e. The green reel on the brown rod is pretty ugly but hey, gets the job done. 
 

I’ve never thrown any megabass 110 special rod but I also saved 300 bucks.