DISTANCE ISN’T THE ONLY IMPROVEMENT, HOWEVER; SINCE THE VARIABLE RESISTANCE FLAP-BILL (PAT.) MOVES ON A PIVOT, THE BILL-ANGLE VARIES WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER PRESSURE, ALLOWING FOR UNIQUE ACTION. THIS MEANS THAT WITH A HARD “JERK, JERK, JERK” RETRIEVE, THE FX ONETEN WILL EXHIBIT EVEN MORE ERRATIC ACTION, MIMICKING THE FLAT-OUT PANIC OF A BAITFISH IN DISTRESS. THE MOVING BILL WILL ALSO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE SUBTLE ROD MOVEMENTS OFTEN REQUIRED IN PRE-SPAWN SITUATIONS, TRANSFORMING EACH DELICATE TWITCH INTO DISTINCTIVE ACTION. THESE DYNAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENTS WILL MAKE PAST JERK BAITS SEEM OBSOLETE.
THE JERK BAIT HAS EVOLVED.