I’m trying to play with the buoyancy of some of my jerkbaits, so for anyone who’s had experience in this, which did you think worked better?

I use dots & strips.

Both work well. 

A-Jay

Dots and strips here, too 

49 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I use dots & strips.

Both work well. 

A-Jay

 

20 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Dots and strips here, too 

 

do you guys play with forward and back placement to get different attitudes in the water?

2 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

 

do you guys play with forward and back placement to get different attitudes in the water?

I usually just shoot for horizontal balance and near neutral suspension when weighting most times with just a few exceptions. If a bass is looking for a particular heads up/down alignment in order to bite, its intelligence is stronger than my patience  ?

I'm in the same group as these guys. However, depending on the level of suspension before weighting, adding heavier split rings/hooks, or both will get the desired result. With regards to attitude of the final product, I also go for a horizontal rest.

Used to use dots and strips but have since moved to lead wire on the hook shank. It's much quicker and easier to adjust.

As PapaJoe above, I play with split rings more often than sticky back lead.  The weight you add when its cold you often need to remove as the water warms.

 

oe

i tried opening up a split shot and clamping it onto the front o-ring and it was way too heavy.  i think a MegaBass engineer shed a tear when i did it.  i almost lost it to a snag.  haha.

 

 

11 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

i tried opening up a split shot and clamping it onto the front o-ring and it was way too heavy.  i think a MegaBass engineer shed a tear when i did it.  i almost lost it to a snag.  haha.

 

 

 

You can try these instead....

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Nishine_Lure_Works_Original_Outer_Weight_3pk/descpage-NOW.html

 

scott