Today’s jerkbait rods get a lot more use than their predecessors did. Historically, serious bass anglers tended to fish jerkbaits only during a limited pre-spawn window, but now it’s considered a year ...

Modern jerkbaits are things of beauty. They sport intricate paint jobs, come in assorted lengths and offer lifelike profiles. They look like they could jump from their package and start catching bass ...

You rarely get a love tap when you’re fishing a jerkbait. In fact, a jerkbait bite is usually more of an arm-jarring blast. These hard-plastic and wood baitfish imitators have been fooling freshwater ...