If it is weedy where you are fishing I would just flip/pitch into the weeds. I did that a ton last year with great success. You could theoretically fish it like a jerk bait but I'd rather use a fluke. But yes, stick baits are very versatile and can be flip/pitched, "jerked", and so many other ways. It's just that it gets really weedy in the summertime. You would probably get more luck fishing it like a jerk bait in the spring.