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Old 08-23-06, 04:42 PM   #1
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Why fish for smallmouth?

Smallmouth bass are a fun fish to catch. If you are fishing during the right time of day, bass can go into such a feeding frenzy that it's not uncommon to catch one after another, each one striking as soon as the bait hits the water. While not the largest fish of the bass family, smallmouth are known for their tenacity. It is almost guaranteed that every one you catch will come ripping out of the water in an attempt to shake free. It really is exhilarating to see these aggressive bass in action. These acrobatics also add an extra challenge to reeling the bass in.

When is the best time to catch smallmouth?

Smallmouth bass can be caught any time during the day but of course the best time to catch them is at sunrise or just before sunset.

Where are the best places to catch smallmouth?

You can catch smallmouth pretty much anywhere because they will move around during the day. But smallmouth, like many fish, like to hide around objects and points. Also bass, although not as picky as some fish, like to stay in relatively cool water.

What kind of bait is used to catch smallmouth?

I always say that if the bass are hitting they'll bite pretty much anything that drops in front of them. But of course live bait will always catch you something. Many fisherman believe that getting the bass agitated will provoke a strike. Because of this many anglers use bubbling top water lures or lures with rattles in them. My personal favorite noisemaker for river fishing is any kind of floating - big spooned (deep running) - rattler. When you're trying to decide what bait to use, you need to think about how well the bait works in the environment. For example if you're casting in an area with a lot of objects like large rocks and logs on the riverbed, which is the case for many rivers because of all the logging that has been done, you will need to use bait that works well in those conditions. These conditions can be especially troublesome if you're fishing in moving water or you're trolling from a moving boat. The bait will always float down stream and get caught on objects. If you try to us a sinker there's no way of telling how far from the sinker you need to put your bait and even if you knew, often times the sinker itself can get caught up on objects. On the other hand, if you use sinking lures especially ones without big spoons, they'll almost always get stuck on objects unless you reel fast enough to get the lure in before it sinks too far. Again because I often fish in the rivers, I like to use a floating lure with a big spoon on it. The big spoon makes the lure point downward making the first thing that contacts the object the spoon instead of the hook. After hitting the object the lure should, in most cases, bounce right off of it. Also the deeper runners get down where the water is cooler which is useful on hot summer days. Of course using a heavy duty line always helps if you're fishing in extremely object filled waters, this way you don't spend a fortune on lures lost to the river bed. The downfall to this is you need to use heavier bait or weights in order to cast to the necessary distances, which you can achieve, you guessed it, by using a big spooned lure. Other kinds of floating lures work well too because they usually stay high enough above objects to not get stuck. Of course top water lures usually don't get caught on logs and rocks so they can be useful as well. Personally I haven't had too much luck with them. Another thing to note is many other baits work well if you can find calm enough water like a pool, or water that is relatively object free.
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Old 08-23-06, 09:01 PM   #2
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around here they can be kinda picky
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Old 08-24-06, 01:39 AM   #3
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around here they can be kinda picky
thats weird cause the ones by me will hit any lure thrown at them..
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