Magazine preview: Soft jerk tackle

Advice, tackle for rigging soft jerkbaits for any situation

Soft-plastic jerkbaits are old reliables of the fishing world, with roots that trace back to the days of the Lunker City Slug-Go. Nowadays, every soft-plastic manufacturer has a jerkbait. Small wonder; it’s easy to use and effective. You can still fish it the simplest way, which is weightless on a worm hook. Or you can experiment with weighting systems and new hooks designed to amp up performance. Here are some terminal tackle and rigging options to consider …

… Read more in our January-February 2012 issue of FLW Bass Fishing magazine.

Editor’s note: This is just a sample of the kind of great content readers will find when they open the pages (or navigate through the online edition) of the January-February issues of FLW Bass Fishing and FLW Walleye Fishing magazines, both offering many articles to help improve your fishing.