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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersLots of fish in the 10’-15’ range wherever there was chunk rock or boulders. Quite a few had crawfish in their throats but they still ate the swimbaits.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonFallStructurePoints
Dragging a Strike King Rage Bug rigged on a wobble head produces big bites. Use a 3/4to 1 ounce wobble head with a 3 or 4/0 VMC Wide Gapworm hook. I usually throw the baits on y flipping setup. Braided line helps you feel every rock as you wobble head bounces along the bottom. You can reel slow or most times I drag it a few feet with the rod and reel slack. Make long casts and let the bait drop until your line slacks up. I then just work it back to the boat while maintaining bottom contact the whole time.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Ranger521vxBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersWe had a great day on Lake Ontario near the mouth of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Although the wind was somewhat challenging, we caught about 25 fish on several soft plastics. The fish were tight to cover in about 20-25 feet of water and the 4” Xzone lure original slammer in the 309 special on a drop shot rig was the hot bait. I caught a new personal best smallmouth twice during the day. In the morning, I caught a 5 pound 4 ounce smallmouth on a drop shot in about 20 feet and in the afternoon I caught a 5 pound 11 ounce smallmouth on a drop shot in about 10 feet. We also caught several fish in the 4 pound class on a Berkley green pumpkin Lil General NED Rig and we also caught some quality smallmouth in the afternoon throwing the 3” Hazedong swimbait in shallow water around boulders. Awesome day catching 2 PB smallmouth!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
A lot of the hard bottom was slimed up and they won’t eat the jig with that stuff on it, so a dropshot was the deal.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Popping a swim jig around 10-12 feet with rocks and submerged vegetation.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Bass were suspended hitting moving baits. I caught most of them today on a hair jig. They also were hitting a jerkbait.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
