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 ...

I put the Lunkerhunt BLACK Daggr Stick through its paces, fishing it on two bodies of water, to test its performance. If you're a fan of fishing suspending jerkbaits for bass, you're going to love ...

Wow! The smallmouth bass are on fire! Fish any small pocket 6-10 ft deep with a Bass Pro Teaser Tube (puke color) on a 1/8 ounce ball head with a 2/O hook. Keep that topwater lure handy. Shallow ...

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 ...

On paper, explaining how a suspending jerkbait works couldn’t be easier. On the water, getting one to truly suspend is no easy task. All that “suspending” on the packaging of jerkbaits means is that ...

Alabama native Justin Hamner won the 54th Bassmaster Classic at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma primarily using a jerkbait to catch bass around cover he had located with forward facing sonar.

The doldrums of summer aren't quite here, which means the smallmouth bite is still on in most of the U.S. If your part of the country hasn't become too hot, then you can still catch smallmouth ...

New year, new gear. It's officially 2026 and we're committed to bringing you even more bass fishing gear guides this year. We had a goal to step up the fishing content at the beginning of last year, ...

As summer moves toward fall, smallmouth bass are often on the move. Two baits that help keep you in contact with transitional smallmouth bass are jerkbaits and soft swimbaits. JERKBAITS: Jerkbaits, ...

Recently unveiled at ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) 2025, the Lunkerhunt BLACK Daggr Stick is a suspending jerkbait that raised eyebrows and received praise. Measuring ...