smallmouth

bigtom125 · 07-12-07, 03:26 AM

hi im new to this site but im fishin for smallmouth bass this weekend and i just wanted to get some tips for the best lures or jigs to use

3dkicker · 07-12-07, 08:56 AM

Big T
Welcome.
Click the "Search" tab and type in smallmouth and you'll find plenty on lures, techniques, etc. You'll find it just above the "Softbait Glue" ad - to the right.
Also scroll down in a couple of the "Categories" and see what's been posted lately. There has been plenty written on this exact subject lately. Fishing for smallies in streams seems to be a popular subject this summer.

hackattack · 07-14-07, 09:03 PM

kalins grubs and 3 inch senkos...

Botte · 07-18-07, 05:20 PM

No better bait than a live hellgrammite. They're found under submerged rocks. Nastiest things you've ever seen and they bite, but they're guaranteed to land fish. (See below)

http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insec...t/bimg121.html

Watermellon or pumpkin. senkos in 3", 4" and even 5" sizes do the trick as well. Some say 3" inches is best because that is the size of a helgrammite.

Regardless of the bait, you need to get it goin on the conveyor belt of food. I put a small/med split shot about 6-12" above the hook and cast upstream at a 45 degree angle and let it drift down. The bait/lure should stay just above the river bottom. I move my rod tip up and down just a little bit to keep the shot from snagging. Let it drift till about 45 degrees downstream and then retrieve.

A hookup will usually feel just like a snag unless it's a big one, then you're drag will be buzzin. "inch for inch and pound for pound the gamest fish that swims." So hang on and reel.

Bender · 07-19-07, 12:27 AM

Where are you fishing? Is it a lake or a river?
Botte, I remember catching Hellgramites when I was a kid to use fishing in the Tuscarawas River, nasty, nasty bugs.

Botte · 07-23-07, 11:20 PM

Delaware River, it separates NJ & PA. Yep, same one George Washington crossed to beat the British. I heard Field & Stream ranked it top 5 in the country for smallies.

angelus40 · 07-24-07, 03:03 PM

i hear their hitting on mr twisters

lunker-lander · 07-24-07, 06:18 PM

A good tactic that I have found works on smallmouth is using a 3/16 Strike King Bitsy Bug with a 3 or 4" Paca Chunk trailer. When this combination is worked along the bottom, it looks like a large crawdad or a dying goby, two key parts of a smallmouth basses diet.

-LL-

ToPwAt'R GuY · 07-24-07, 07:04 PM

I have been catching them on Chompers twin tail grubs in the rivers and streams here.

07-12-07, 03:26 AM	#1
bigtom125 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	smallmouth hi im new to this site but im fishin for smallmouth bass this weekend and i just wanted to get some tips for the best lures or jigs to use

07-12-07, 08:56 AM	#2
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Big T Welcome. Click the "Search" tab and type in smallmouth and you'll find plenty on lures, techniques, etc. You'll find it just above the "Softbait Glue" ad - to the right. Also scroll down in a couple of the "Categories" and see what's been posted lately. There has been plenty written on this exact subject lately. Fishing for smallies in streams seems to be a popular subject this summer. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

07-24-07, 06:18 PM	#8
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	A good tactic that I have found works on smallmouth is using a 3/16 Strike King Bitsy Bug with a 3 or 4" Paca Chunk trailer. When this combination is worked along the bottom, it looks like a large crawdad or a dying goby, two key parts of a smallmouth basses diet. -LL- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

07-14-07, 09:03 PM	#3
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	kalins grubs and 3 inch senkos...

07-18-07, 05:20 PM	#4
Botte BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 15	No better bait than a live hellgrammite. They're found under submerged rocks. Nastiest things you've ever seen and they bite, but they're guaranteed to land fish. (See below) http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insec...t/bimg121.html Watermellon or pumpkin. senkos in 3", 4" and even 5" sizes do the trick as well. Some say 3" inches is best because that is the size of a helgrammite. Regardless of the bait, you need to get it goin on the conveyor belt of food. I put a small/med split shot about 6-12" above the hook and cast upstream at a 45 degree angle and let it drift down. The bait/lure should stay just above the river bottom. I move my rod tip up and down just a little bit to keep the shot from snagging. Let it drift till about 45 degrees downstream and then retrieve. A hookup will usually feel just like a snag unless it's a big one, then you're drag will be buzzin. "inch for inch and pound for pound the gamest fish that swims." So hang on and reel.

07-19-07, 12:27 AM	#5
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Where are you fishing? Is it a lake or a river? Botte, I remember catching Hellgramites when I was a kid to use fishing in the Tuscarawas River, nasty, nasty bugs.

07-23-07, 11:20 PM	#6
Botte BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 15	Delaware River, it separates NJ & PA. Yep, same one George Washington crossed to beat the British. I heard Field & Stream ranked it top 5 in the country for smallies.

07-24-07, 03:03 PM	#7
angelus40 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 436	i hear their hitting on mr twisters

07-24-07, 07:04 PM	#9
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	I have been catching them on Chompers twin tail grubs in the rivers and streams here.

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