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 ...

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 ...

Jerkbait fishing is one of the clearest examples of how quickly a good technique turns into a bad habit. A cadence that works on one lake, in one month, with one water temperature can fail completely ...

The growing use of forward-facing sonar has taken jerkbait fishing to a whole new level. Once normally reserved for cold-water scenarios, jerkbaits are now year-round lures used to target bass ...