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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Ice
Technique
Tubes
Structure
River Channels
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Tubes
Structure
River Channels
Slow dragging tube through wintering holes
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Inline Spinners
Structure
Boulders
Fishing the flowing water below the ripples with mepps inline spinner and laydowns with a finesse rig.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Tubes are a killer on the rivers. When the cold fronts start to roll in sometimes downsizing to a 2.75” tube can be way more productive than a 3.5-4” standard tube. Find submerged root balls and laydowns and your eventually going to cross paths with some River Bronze!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Flooded Brush
Slow working jerk baits and dragging tubes near cover and wintering holes.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
twitching swimbaits in slow water and at the ends of pools. Also dragging tubes near rootballs and bridge pillings.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Fishing jerkbaits in current and tubes near deep holes.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Laydowns
Focusing on fishing the whopper plopper in tight to cover looking for calm pockets and current breaks. Finnese Jig as a follow up.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Focusing on deep runs and rocky segments with a slow jerk pause got most of the action. Fish near but outside of current.
