Jerkbaits, or stickbaits without a doubt produce fish, both in freshwater and saltwater. Fishing jerkbaits is designed for one purpose. That is to mimic injured baitfish. These minnow imitators pop side to side and run erratic patterns when retrieved all to entice a reaction. If you are going to be fishing jerkbaits either freshwater or saltwater the setup, and tactics matter. Sinking and suspending jerkbaits are used mostly for fishing deeper water and around structure. They can be counted down to the depth you are targeting and twitched or slowly reeled. The suspending baits are the most popular of all the jerkbaits setups and are used in water from 4- to 20-feet. Suspending jerkbaits can be worked shallow or deep. They are neutral buoyant and will suspend at the depth you need to fish. This suspending action is what triggers bites.