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Hard jerkbaits with John Crews

One reason John Crews says he likes a jerkbait so much is because it stays in the strike zone a long time. Photo by Gary Tramontina

John Crews is a crankbaiter, no doubt. He’s plenty mean with a plastic, too. But what you might not know is that Crews is wicked with a jerkbait. His proving ground was that transitional water in Virginia – transitional because Virginia offers water that’s a bit like a classic Northern lake, a bit like a classic Carolina cranking lake and a bit like a classic highland reservoir in the Midwest. You really need to be able to do it all in Virginia, and Crews certainly can. Here’s a look at how he dials in the hard jerkbait bite.