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Smallmouth BassTechniqueUnderspinsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructurePointsWater is still cold, not sure of the exact temp as I fish without any electronics. The females were off of points. Slow rolling the finesse swimbait was the ticket.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Drifting with drop shots across rock piles and open basin
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
Fishing rip rap breaks near spawning flats. Targeting areas that the smallmouth would likely stage waiting to spawn. We have a full moon right now, so finding the fish was the tricky part because they were constantly moving. Once you found them you could really beat on them with a steady jerking cadence. 40-80 fish days aren’t uncommon. This day I did about 45 in 3 hours. When it was low light and cloudy I used Mat Skeleton vision 110. When the clouds went away and became bright sunny I switched between the Mavrik, and vision 110 in GG deadly black shad.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Juvy Craw killed it for me on bass opener on the canadian side of lake Erie. highly recommend you guys get yourself some!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fishing the Buckeye division BFL out of Sandusky Bay as a co-angler. Started the morning out on the lake fishing rock piles. Caught a few 1.5 to 2.5 pounds smallmouth on a Baby Z-Too on a dropshot. Moved into Sandusky Bay later in the morning, and caught some 1 to 2 pound largemouth on the dropshot and a Hybrid Hunter fishing rip rap around bridges.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersRotating between multiple boulders in 10-15 fow was what got the bigger bites.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Run this bait in a slow drift while moving from shallow to deep to pinpoint where the bass are. I have had success in the mid-range from 8-15' and they have transitioned from pressure bites to absolutely crushing the bait.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
When it comes to trying to catch post-spawn smallmouth on the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie out of Buffalo, NY, after these fish spawn out from 3' out to 35', they follow the baitfish into the current. The main thing to look at is how much water is being pulled by the Niagara Falls and the Niagara Power Plant in the lower river. It seems to change the flow of water heavily.
