Bob La Londe wrote:
I have had the
darndest time with soft jerkbaits. I rig them up, get hit,. and they just
slide right out on the hookset

I know it sounds counterproductive, but when you're not hooking up on a
soft jerkbait try just nose hooking it. I've been fishing soft
jerkbaits since -- well hell, I coined the term soft jerkbait in an
In-Fisherman article on 1987 -- but after getting my rump kicked by a
couple friends who were fishing it that way, I only started the nose
hooking thing a couple years ago but when the cover allows rigging that
way, I'll do it every time these days.