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Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Hop a hair jig on rock piles, tons of bites. Some 4+ pound bites included in the 2 pound range.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
The fish were setting up on big boulders in the shallows. If you were up shallow and there were bait and boulders around you were catching them. Visably looking for big boulders was key. There was often smallies right on them. The ned bomb was killer for theese smallmouth! The other ned rig baits could not keep up.
Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 10lb / 200 Yards
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL 2500 / 6.0:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
The smallies were shying away from a heavy dropshot, we switched to 3/16oz weights and the slow fall matched with the kicking tail on the Hazedong Shad seemed to do the trick.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
46°
Mid-April water temp was 46 degrees. Smallmouth could be found in roaming packs of fish on the edges of the gavel/sand spawning flats. Fish were cruising shallow and along the breaks. They preferred a black 1/8th oz hair jig fished with slow retrieve. Bites happened in as little as 2-3' and as much as 16'. Target fish that are getting ready to move up into the spawning flats along the bank.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
The smallies are really stacking up around shallow rock reefs & points. They were absolutely hammering the Zman power finesse jig with a TRD Bugz trailer. Tossing the jig right up in the shallow spots worked, along with working the edges of the reefs. If you caught one fish, you could boat a few more making smiliar casts.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Smallmouth could be caught in offshore reefs, shallow rock points, and sand banks along the shore. A 1/2oz football jig was the best producer with a craw trailer. Fish also bit on 3" spark shads slow rolled over rocks, a dropshot with a Meagabass Hazedong shad, and a ned rig. Fish liked eating off the bottom with something worked slowly.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Smallies were biting the A-Rig (Minnesota rig version) off sharp dropoffs near rock flats. Tossing the A-Rig out and letting it fall while tracking it's dept on Active Target, then reeling it back up the drop off triggered some nice sized fish.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Insects
The late summer drop shot bite has been hot. Any offshore cover such as brush piles, rock piles or cribs in 18' to 22' seems to be holding nice smallmouth. Weather and time of day don't seem to have much effect on this bite so it's an all day thing too!
