[john woods]

as a pike angler the main reason we use 80-100lb braid for jerks is the diameter is comparable to 15-18lb mono which is what we would be using at the lighter end of the scale for lines when casting 4 ounces of wood and lead

why does this seem horribly unbalanced??? because rather than risk crack offs by using stupidly light braid there is a built in error margin, lets face it we use multis so we dont loose any distance, it helps getting lures back; lets not forget the average jerkbait has a pair of hooks around 1/0-3/0 which in sea fishing you would be looking at pirk set ups. As a comparison for the lure rod line combo how would those who fish with moderate boat gear 20-30lb class rods compare them to a jerkbait rod that casts around 3-4 ounce
i know my one boat rod 20lb abu is far lighter in its action than any of my jerkbait set ups even the lightest of them nash 70 has a load more power in the but than the boat rod