Monofilament Research Paper

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MONOFILAMENT
Monofilament has long been the line of choice of many bass anglers jerkbait system and for good reason. Monofilament stretches and bass are notorious for swiping halfheartedly at a jerk bait and this stretch helps keep from ripping those needle sharp hook points out of the bass resulting in either a lost fish as you fight it or more times than not a missed strike as the hooks pull free upon the hook set. The stretch of monofilament can also contribute to the action of the jerkbait giving it a very erratic action as you jerk your rod tip. Sometimes the violent side to side action is what the bass want and monofilament can really help create that presentation. Monofilament floats and there are times when monofilament will help keep your jerkbait suspended in the water column. A perfect example of this is when making short casts with a jerkbait over shallow grass. Monofilament can help you keep your jerkbait just above the grass enticing bass to come up and strike. You can even …show more content…

Often you need a long cast because the water is clear or the bass want to look at your bait a little longer before striking and this is normal in clear water situations. While fluorocarbon does cast well this isn’t the reason for using it on long casts. The real reason for fluorocarbon on long cast is its next attribute, low stretch. With fluorocarbon you get less stretch in the line and this is important when setting the hook on those long casts. Oftentimes bass will bury themselves into heavy grass and are just too shallow to get in there and catch them with a flipping stick. This is a time when a shallow running jerkbait will lure those big bass out of the grass and when this happens long casts are needed to not only get your bait to the productive sections of the grass flat but to also cover lots of water which will increase your chances of running across a good limit of

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