Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Boyd Duckett has built a very popular rod business and has studied hundreds of blanks in varying tapers, actions, powers and lengths. Today he shares some of his insight on what makes a good jerk bait ...

It's definitely jerkbait time, as most of the anglers in the recently-completed Bassmaster Classic proved--hardly any of the 53 contenders had anything but one of the slender, darting minnow ...