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Smallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureRiver ChannelsFished weeklies and rock points along a channel edge. Tiny Child rig on the weed edges and crankbait on the rock points yields 20 bass.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Last tournament was real tough fishing rock piles in a lot of current but we drifted for a few good ones
TerryB21Standard AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonFallStructurePilingsPilings and sea walls early, later in the day fish mover off walls and under docks.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureRiver ChannelsFinding subtle Current Breaks within the channel has been the key to catch some good smallmouth bass on Crankbaits. Burning a DT14 or even DT20 has been great in the River. I've also found success with the drop shot and a baby z-too in Pearl.
Nathan PolingBronze Ambassador
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFished a club tournament on 9/2/23 with my dad and we had 16 lbs on a drop shot around the mouth of the Detroit River. Most of our fish came on a Z man Scented Jerk Shad with the remainder being on a Strike King Baby Z Too.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonFallStructureRock PileJust jigging it up and down with a slow controlled action right next to a rocky drop off with a lot of current and craw dads with bait fish
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Let the current rip the drop shot through the rock piles.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Made a long run on to Erie this weekend for the derby. Bite was very tough but the ones we caught were the right size; catching them in about 16-24 ft of water.
