Jerkbaits

Jerkbaits

Jerkbaits are slender hard baits that dart and pause when twitched, mimicking injured baitfish. They’re deadly in cooler water when bass are keyed on suspending prey.

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  • Top 5 Pre-Spawn Bass Fishing Baits & Tips - Patrick Walters

    Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing pro Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to share 2 sets of top 5's. Firstly, he shares his top 5 prespawn bass fishing tips, then his top 5 lures for fishing in the prespawn. Watch and learn as Patrick Walters breaks down the types and colors ...

  • The Art of Swimbait Fishing - February 2022

    Swimbaits are great for catching bass. Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament bass fishermen Ryan Salzman joined The Bass University to discuss the finer details of the art of swimbait fishing. Also, recent Sam Rayburn champion Michael Neal joins the show to discuss forward-facing sonar an...

  • Bass Fishing Bridge Pilings - Brandon Cobb

    Brandon Cobb is back on the water with The Bass University to talk about a great spot to save a difficult day of fishing. Bridge pilings almost always hold fish. There are times when the conditions are better and bass are holding tighter to the poles, but you can almost always catch some bass aro...

  • Suspending Jerkbait Bass Fishing - Mike Iaconelli : Remastered

    Professional bass angler Mike Iaconelli is on the water ready to teach you some tips and tricks about fishing a suspending jerkbait, like the Rapala Shadow Rap Jerkbaits. Ike will go over: the equipment he uses to fish this bait, varying retrieves for different seasons and conditions, selecting t...

  • Deep Structure Smallmouth Bass Fishing - Joe Balog : Remastered

    Fishing the Great Lakes for Smallmouth can be one of the most intimidating, but rewarding experiences an angler can have. However, the sheer size of lakes can leave many wondering where to even start. In this seminar, Joe Balog explains how to break down large bodies of water with mapping units t...

  • Fishing Topwater & Surface Baits - Shaw Grigsby : Remastered

    Shaw Grigsby loves to fish topwaters for 2 reasons: it's fun and it catches big fish. Seeing a fish devour your topwater lure is probably the most visually exciting bite in bass fishing. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Shaw talks about some of his favorite lures to fish on the surface. ...

  • Jerkbait Flow - Hank Cherry

    Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Cherry loves fishing a jerkbait. His favorite season for fishing one might surprise you. Like many anglers, he certainly sees the fish-catching power of the jerkbait in the late Winter and early Spring months, but for Hank, there's a better time of year and a more...

  • Inaugural NPFL Lake Eufaula Champion John Soukup

    John Soukup from The Bass Tank won the very first NPFL tournament on Lake Eufaula last week. In this winner's circle interview, John shares why he targeted certain areas, what cover he was marking in practice, the baits he used to catch his tournament-winning fish and how he used forward-facing s...

  • 2021 MLF REDCREST Lake Eufaula Champ Dustin Connell

    In this Winner's Circle interview, Dustin Connell, fresh off a $300,000 win on Lake Eufaula at the 2021 Major League Fishing REDCREST Championship talks with Pete about his tournament practice and when the light bulb came on for the winning strategy. Learn how Connell used Lowrance ActiveTarget t...

  • Cutting Edge Smallmouth Tactics - John Murray : Remastered

    John Murray was in Boxborough, MA a few years back to share some of his favorite lures and techniques for catching smallmouth bass. Some are "old school" techniques that he learned growing up, and they still catch fish. There are also the "new school" techniques that are more finesse-oriented. In...

  • Winter Bass Fishing Tactics - Jason Christie : Remastered

    The winter is a wonderful time to go fishing! Reduced boat traffic and fishing pressure allow you easier access to ideal spots for catching bass, often offshore. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, Jason Christie shares some tips for locating and catching bass in the winter, as well as...

  • Crankbaits & Jerkbaits by Water Temperature - Menendez

    Mark Menendez was in Kokomo, Indiana with The Bass University to talk about fishing crankbaits & jerkbaits in the Winter through the Spring (38-72+ degrees F). In this bass fishing class seminar, Mark breaks down various temperature ranges, where he looks for bass in the time and his weapon of ch...

  • Jerkbaits: Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall - Matt Arey

    Many people feel that a jerkbait is a Winter or perhaps Winter/Spring fishing lure. Matt Arey was in Anderson, SC to teach a bass fishing class seminar on fishing jerkbaits in every season. It's important to note that you don't fish the same jerkbait, the same way, using the same colors throughou...

  • KVD's Jerkbait Fishing Master Class - Kevin VanDam

    In this 1 hour + master class from a true jerkbait fishing master, Kevin VanDam breaks down everything you need to know to go from zero to hero as a jerkbait bass angler. This is truly a gold mine of information for either someone looking to get started with, or someone looking to master fishing ...

  • Best Blueback Herring Lake Seasonal Fishing Strategies - Brandon Cobb

    Brandon Cobb has years of experience fishing lakes with blueback herring. Blueback herring are a nomadic type of bass forage that will play in some tournaments, and in others, you may as well ignore they are even in the lake. A lot of this has to do with how bass relate to this food source, and k...

  • Rapala Original Floater & Other Jerkbaits - Bernie Schultz

    Bernie Schultz has been fishing regional tournaments with BASS since 1982 and the professional tour full-time since 1987. Bernie has fished The Bassmaster Classic 9 times spanning 4 different decades. He has a wealth of fishing knowledge. In this segment, Bernie joins Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick...

  • Jerkbait Fishing Made Easy - John Murray

    2020 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour angler John Murray joined The Bass University in Kokomo, IN in January 2020 to talk about jerkbait fishing made easy. In this bass fishing video seminar, you will learn some secret tips and tactics for fishing jerkbaits. Primarily, this video focuses on har...

  • Lure Designer Hiroshi Nishine

    In this video, Pete Gluszek talks with Japanese lure designer Hiroshi Nishine from Nishine Lure Works Ltd. Nishine discusses how he got started in designing lures, differences in fishing in Japan and the US and more.
    Main Topics in this Hiroshi Nishine Interview

    1:02 How Hiroshi got started d...

  • Shallow Water Summer Smallmouth - Seth Feider

    Fishing for shallow smallmouth bass in the Summer is one of Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider's favorite ways to catch bass. Seth explains that most anglers know to fish for smallmouth in the spring during the prespawn and spawning periods, but the bass that stay shallow throughout the summ...

  • Shallow Water Jerkbait Fishing - JT Kenney

    JT Kenney has years of experience fishing lakes in Florida, and he's here to share a technique that's often overlooked, and can often be deadly for catching Florida bass. That technique is jerkbait fishing. In this video, JT will tell you when this bait shines, the tackle you'll need to fish it, ...

  • Tournament-Winning Post Spawn Jerkbaits - McClelland

    BASS tournament professional angler Mike McClelland's fascination with jerkbaits started when he was a young tournament angler, and after his pattern started to give out, his partner for the day suggested the go "really catch them" with a weighted jerkbait. Since then, Mike has gone on to work wi...

  • Mark Zona's Pass & Run Approach to Smallmouth Fishing

    Mark Zona presented this bass fishing instructional seminar in Kokomo, Indiana. In this 48-minute video, Mark is talking about smallmouth bass in lakes. Zona is an accomplished angler, but he's also spent time fishing 1-on-1 with the best anglers in the world, and with all that experience, he has...

  • 2018 Bassmaster Classic : Best New Japanese Lures - Munenori

    Pete Gluszek is joined by Munenori Kajiwara from Japan Import Tackle and Pat Renwick from Stray Casts. Munenori is also captain of the Japan ice fishing national team, a carp angler, and more. Munenori talks about the top 3 fish-catching baits from Japan with results from January 2018. The first ...

  • 2018 Bassmaster Classic : Suspending Jerkbaits & Cashion Rods

    Matt Cashion and John Hunter join Pete Gluszek at The Bass University booth at the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. Matt talks about the labor of love that is developing Cashion rods, and how having his name on each fishing rod keeps him dedicated to ensuring that he produces a top quality product. Matt ...