Summer Jerkbait Fishing

[Bigbassfisher77]

Hi I'm new to the forum and I've started fishing a lot. I know how to fish a Jerkbait but is there any tips or techniques anyone can give to fish a Jerkbait during the summer.

[Bass Junkie]

Especially when there's Smallies around, speed it up and keep it moving! One region I've had success with a jerkbait involves current and riprap under and around bridges, including the first set of pilings in both sides.

[The Young Gun]

Get a X-Rap, crazy aggressive action for summer.. I've caught fish on the dollar ones at Wally World.. I have a 3$ matzou 3inch jerkbait that caught me so many walleye and bass..

[South FLA]

Let the fish tell you what action they are craving, whether it be crazy erratic and fast or slow and methodical or maybe somewhere in-between.  Also use multiple types jerk baits, sometimes the old school Rapalas are better with no rattles, other times large jerks with rattle make them bite.

[BradH]

I have better luck with the x-rap type jerkbaits fished fast and snappy in the summer rather than the husky jerks and similar.

[hatrix]

Plastic jerk baits work good in the summer months. I use a light wire worm hook and maybe a little split shot ahead of it if I wanted some weight. When fished fast on the surface they can be killer over grasses and pads when bass are busting up on the surface. I throw 2 of them at the same time when fish a schooling.

[Paul Roberts]

Forward speed increases.