Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) in Spring (Pre-Spawn)

Item: Lake Erie
Author: Ryan Hartman

Ryan Hartman

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4/29/21

Lake Erie

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile

Using paddle tail swimbaits and reeling slow to get that subtle tail kick, we managed to clean up a good amount of smallmouth on isolated boulders next to a gravel bottom. This produced a 25lb bag and a 2nd place finish in one of the bigger tournaments in our area (Port Clinton). Some great baits are the Venture Lures - Steady Swimmer and the usual Keitech.